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[Seabees leveling sandy terrain to extend runway at Chai Lai Air Base]
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."
[Servicemen blasting rocks in preparation for road construction]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen blasting rocks in preparation for road construction, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "284. Blasting to make a road to the potential pier north of Chu Lai."
[USS Wexford County en route to Vietnam]
Photograph of the USS Wexford County (LST-1168) en route to Vietnam, circa 1965. Two servicemen are in the foreground.Caption on accompanying document: "286. LST 1168 Wexford County on the way to Chu Lai."
[Advancement ceremony at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of an advancement ceremony at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes the security detail with their rifles.Caption on accompanying document: "274. Advancement ceremony at Chu Lai. Captan [Captain] Bannister on left. Notice security with rifles in the background."
[Servicemen and villagers at dedication ceremony for new village]
Photograph of South Vietnamese 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: "279. Cerimony [ceremony] at new village that was displaced from area of airfield."
[Seabees blasting rocks in preparation for road construction]
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 in the river."
[U.S. Navy and South Vietnamese servicemen dining together]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen of Mobile Construction Battalion 10 (MCB-10) and South Vietnamese servicemen dining together, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "271. MCB-10 personal [personnel] and Vietnamese troops."
[Serviceman feeding BooBoo]
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."
[Servicemen helping USO entertainer out of jeep]
Photograph of servicemen helping a USO entertainer out of jeep, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "253. Woman USO entertainer getting out of a jeep at MCB-10) at Chu Lai."
[Servicemen and villagers at grand opening of new marketplace]
Photograph of servicemen and villagers at the grand opening of a new marketplace, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "239. Village ceremony for opening of covered market and homes in displaced village."