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[Water well lined with sandbags]
Photograph of a water well lined with sandbags, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "133. Our water welll [sic] after sandbagging with sand bags that were preserved with creosote. This gave the whole camp the diarrhea."
[Two ambulances at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of two ambulances at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "134. Our ambulances in the monsoon rains."
[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."
[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 BOQ with wid [sic] sides and floor, Iwo Jima in distance."
[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 [shoulder] holster."
[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 medical dental tent LST at causway [sic]."
[Serviceman laying concertina wire near Chu Lai Air Base]
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."
[Servicemen laying runway matting]
Photograph of servicemen laying runway matting, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "91. Laying runway matting at night under lights they did take fire once in a while."
[Servicemen using construction equipment to level site]
Photograph of servicemen using construction equipment to level the site selected for Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "87. Heavy equipment used to level and smooth the sand and laterite for air field."
[Servicemen with stacks of matting]
Photograph of servicemen with stacks of matting, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "88. Matting stacked prior to building helo [sic] landing pad."