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Photograph of Seabees blasting rocks in preparation for road construction, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "272. Seabees blasting rock to put a road down to the potential Pier. It was abandoned in lue [lieu] of placing the dock…

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."

Photograph of secured defensive positions at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Wire and a fighting hole are visible in the scene.Caption on accompanying document: "72. Our defensive positions with wire and berm and fighting hole."

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: "240. Booboo being fed."

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."

Photograph of a serviceman holding a spike trap found near Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "184. Booby trap found in a grassy area."

Photograph of a serviceman laying concertina wire near Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "93. Laying concertena [sic]wire for defense."

Photograph of a serviceman looking at a submerged road, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "76. Main road after the rains came that mud puddle is 3 feet deep."

Photograph of a serviceman on the edge of a rice paddy, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "43. Rice paddies NW of Chu Lai on way to village to do dentistry."

Photograph of a serviceman on a partially finished road, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "70. Partially finished road to dock that was not built."