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Aerial photograph of the runway at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "303. The completed runway."

Photograph of a wrecked Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that this aircraft, along with about 30 others, was destroyed in an attack on the air base. Caption on accompanying…

Photograph of flares illuminating Chu Lai Air Base during a nighttime attack, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "291. Flairs [flares] over the airfield the night of the attack."

Photograph of a wrecked Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that this aircraft, along with about 30 others, was destroyed in an attack on the air base. Caption on accompanying…

Photograph of Seabees leveling sandy terrain to extend the runway at Chai Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "285. Seabees leveling sand to extend the runway while flight operations continue."

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 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 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."

Photograph of a serviceman feeding BooBoo, the sun bear mascot for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 10, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "269. Booboo the bear as a baby with security keeper at Chu Lai."