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[Fishing nets on beach]
Photograph of fishing nets on a beach, Chu Lai, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "162. Fishing nets being dried and repaired on Chu Lai beach."

[Site selected for Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of the site selected for Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "163. Laterite soil base for airfield."

[Village marketplace under construction]
Photograph of a village marketplace under construction, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "164. Construction of market area north of Chu Lai."

[M50 Ontos anti-tank vehicle]
Photograph of a U.S. Marine Corps M50 Ontos anti-tank vehicle, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "165. M50 Ontos, 'the pig' with 6 106 mm recoilless rifles / lt was designed as a tank killer there were no VC tanks in our area."

[Fred Quarnstrom in landing craft]
Photograph of Fred Quarnstrom in a landing craft, Vietnam, circa 1965. Other boats are visible in the background.Caption on accompanying document: "166. Lt Quarnstrom on LCM 'mike boat' Landing craft men."

[Navy task force en route to Chu Lai, Vietnam]
Photograph of a U.S. Navy task force en route to Chu Lai, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "167. Our task force on the way to Chu Lai."

[Servicemen loading equipment on USS Washtenaw County]
Photograph of servicemen loading equipment on the USS Washtenaw County (LST-1166), Okinawa, Japan, circa 1965. A Navy truck is parked in the foreground.Caption on accompanying document: "168. Loading our LST 1166 in Okinawa 'Washtinaw [sic] County.'"

[Fred Quarnstrom relaxing on landing ship]
Photograph of Fred Quarnstrom relaxing on a landing ship, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that the chair Quarnstrom is sitting in was reserved for the captain.Caption on accompanying document: "169. Lt Quarnstrom sitting in Captian's…

[Vietnamese coast as seen from arriving U.S. Navy ship]
Photograph of the Vietnamese coast as seen from an arriving U.S. Navy ship, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "170. The morning of our landing. The speck was a small boat that was full of explosives and was destroyed by gun fire."

[Officers on deck of LST]
Photograph of U.S. Navy officers on the deck of an LST, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "171. To [two] officers of the LST waiting to offload MCB-10."
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