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Photograph of 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 accompanying document:…

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen of Mobile Construction Battalion 10 (MCB-10) waiting to board an LST, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "305. MCB-10 getting ready to load LSTs to leave Okinawa."

Photograph of the opening to a tunnel near Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "306. Opening to tunnel on the edge of our camp at Chu Lai."

Photograph of a Vietnamese man and child and an American serviceman on a rural path, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "307. A child and adult on tril [trail] past a rice paddy."

Photograph of a woman holding a child, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "308. A Vietnamese lady and her child."

Photograph of villagers at the grand opening of a new marketplace, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "309. The new market and village."

Photograph of the USS Wexford County (LST-1168) en route to Chu Lai, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "310. LST 1168 Wexford County on the way to Chu Lai."

Photograph of the runway at Chu Lai Air Base (Vietnam), as seen from a nearby hill, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "311. The runway from a hill to the north of Chu Li [Lai]."

Photograph of tents in a monsoon, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "312. The rains went on from September to November."

Photograph of an American serviceman and Vietnemese children sitting outside a store, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "313. A small store on the Truong Giang river N of Chu Lai."