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Sheet of typed captions for slides #232-281, circa 2019.

Aerial photograph of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft on the runway at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "281. C-130 on Chu Lai runway."

Photograph of a flower, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "280. Nice flower with bug."

Photograph of South Vietnamese servicemen and villagers at a dedication ceremony for a new village, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that the original village was displaced by the construction of Chu Lai Air Base.Caption on…

Photograph of a wood carving in a museum, Saigon, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "264. Wood carving in museum in Saigon."

Photograph of a U.S. Navy tugboat in a harbor, Okinawa, Japan, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that this tugboat was escorting an LST en route to Vietnam out of the harbor.Caption on accompanying document: "277. Navy tug escorting the LST…

Photograph of BooBoo, the sun bear mascot for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 10, at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "276. Boo Boo the bear having dinner as a small cub."

Photograph of boats on a beach, Chu Lai, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that this site was selected for Chu Lai Air Base and the nearby village relocated.Caption on accompanying document: "275. A variety of boats at the fishing…

Photograph of an advancement ceremony at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes the security detail with their rifles.Caption on accompanying document: "274. Advancement ceremony at Chu Lai. Captan [Captain] Bannister…

Photograph of lights illuminating nighttime work on the runway, Chai Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "273. Night work on the runway."