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[Motor pool at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of the motor pool at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The medical dental tent is on the left, next to the ambulance. Ships are visible in the distance. Caption on accompanying document: "94. Motor pool red cross is ambulance at…

[Officers' club tent and BOQ tent at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of the officers' club tent (left) and the BOQ tent (right) at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) is visible in the background. Caption on accompanying document: "95. Officers club with open sides and no floor…

[Fred Quarnstrom and another serviceman with tractor]
Photograph of Fred Quarnstrom (left) and another serviceman with a tractor, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "96. It was hot me in my cut off pants before we had to stay in long pangs [pants] note sholder…

[Serviceman with sand sculpture of woman]
Photograph of serviceman with a sand sculpture of a woman, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "98. Once the big jobs were done we had some fun. A hue [Huey] came over our sand sculpture ane [and] almost crashed."

[Serviceman showering in rain]
Photograph of serviceman showering in the rain, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "99. When the rain came in October it was still very hot to show [shower] just step out of the tent with a bar of soap."

[Fred Quarnstrom removing abscessed tooth from BooBoo]
Photograph of Fred Quarnstrom removing an abscessed tooth from BooBoo, the sun bear mascot of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 10, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "120. I am taking an absessed [sic] tooth out of BooBoo the…

[Servicemen on USS Washtenaw County en route to Chu Lai]
Photograph of servicemen on the USS Washtenaw County (LST-1166) en route to Chu Lai (Vietnam) from Okinawa (Japan), circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "121. On the Washtenaw County LST 1166 going from Okinawa to Chu Lai / It took 7 days."

[Beach north of MCB-10's camp]
Photograph of a beach north of MCB-10's camp, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "122. The beach North of the SeaBee camp at Chu Lai."

[Fred Quarnstrom removing abscessed tooth from BooBoo]
Photograph of Fred Quarnstrom removing an abscessed tooth from BooBoo, the sun bear mascot of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 10, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "125. I am taking an absessed [sic] tooth out of BooBoo the…

George Jessel came with the USO tour to put on a program and came to our camp for a beer after the show
Photograph of servicemen with George Jessel (left, dressed as a general), Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "126. George Jessle [Jessel] came with the USO tour to put on a program and came to our camp for a beer…
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