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[Servicemen and villagers at dedication ceremony for new village]
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: "304. Ceremoney [ceremony] at the new village after it was removed from the area of the runway."
[Aerial view of runway at Chu Lai Air Base]
Aerial photograph of the runway at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "303. The completed runway."
[Navy medical team and Marine escort walking through field]
Photograph of U.S Navy medical team and their Marine escort walking through a field, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that the team is en route to a village to provide medical and dental care.Caption on accompanying document: "294. Our medical team walking through the fields to do medical and dental proceures [procedures] in a village about 5 miles west of our defensive lines."
[Fred Quarnstrom dining with South Vietnamese officers in village restaurant]
Photograph of Fred Quarnstrom (foreground center) dining with South Vietnamese officers in a village restaurant, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "291. Me, Lt. Quarnstrom having lunch with Vietnam officers in the dirt floored restuarnt [restaurant]."
[Flares illuminating Chu Lai Air Base during nighttime attack]
Photograph of flares illuminating Chu Lai Air Base during a nighttime attack, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "291. Flairs [flares] over the airfield the night of the attack."
[LST approaching dock in Troung Giang River]
Photograph of an LST approaching a dock in the Troung Giang River, Vietnam, circa 1965. Several servicemen watch the approaching ship from the beach.Caption on accompanying document: "293. LST coming in to new dock in the Truong Giang River."
[Aerial view of Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft on runway at Chu Lai Air Base]
Aerial photograph of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft on the runway at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "281. C-130 on Chu Lai runway."
[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."