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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 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:…

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

Photograph of the Saigon River, as seen from the Hotel Majestic, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "302. The Siagon [Saigon] River from the Majectic [Majestic] Hotel. We watched a fire fight on the other side of the river at…

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 a boat, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "300. Vietnamese boat in small inlet."

Photograph of Dr. Star (on left, in sunglasses) and Vietnamese officers dining at a village restaurant, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "299. Vietnamese officers and Dr. Star in the sunglasses in the best restarunt [restaurant]…

Photograph of the Hùng King Temple (Đền Kỷ niệm), Saigon, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "298. A temple in Saigon."

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen of Mobile Construction Battalion 10 (MCB-10) in dress uniform, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that the photo was taken just prior to their departure to Okinawa.Caption on accompanying document: "297.…

Photograph of people working on a fishing boat, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "296. A fishing boat made of bambo [bamboo] strips woven together and sealed with pitch."