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Photograph of Ensign Pat Donnelly inspecting runway damage, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, December 1965. A Douglas A-4F Skyhawk aircraft is visible in the background.Caption on accompanying document: "155. Ens. Pat Donnelly inspecting damage after an…

Photograph of night landing lights at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "156. Night landing going missed after A-4 missed the arresting wire."

Photograph of construction equipment at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that the equipment is about to be loaded onto a ship.Caption on accompanying document: "158. Our heavy equipment lining up to get on LSTs."

Photograph of lights for nightwork taking place on the runway, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "159. Night work on runway."

Photograph of flares illuminating Chu Lair Air Base during an attack, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "160. Flares helping to illuminate the airfield the night it was attacked."

Photograph of mountains and a valley, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "161. Not a Vietnam slide."

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."

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

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

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."