Sawing the seam on Chu Lai runway

Item

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Digital Object Identifier

363-02749

Title

Sawing the seam on Chu Lai runway

Description

Original caption: "A diamond saw bites into Chu Lai's two-mile Main Runway as Seabees from MCB 71 hurry to complete repairs on the damaged center seam. Lester Carroll, 19, from San Antonio, Texas, a member of Seventy-One's Charley Company guides his gas-powered saw along the seam. A constant supply of water was used to lubricate the work. As many as ten of the power saws were at work at one time on a 2-mile runway. The Seabees finished the project 4 days ahead of schedule...'in keeping with the tradition of the Seabees,' said Commodore Turner of third Naval Construction Brigade." American soldiers cut a narrow ditch in an air field runway with a large saw.

Date

1967

Subject

Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Navy. Seabees; Construction; Sailors; Runways (Aeronautics)--Maintenance and repair; Air bases

Location

Chu Lai, South Vietnam

Coordinates

15.4123; 108.7045

Size

15 x 22 cm

Container

B146, F3

Format

black-and-white prints (photographs)

Collection Number

MS 363

Collection Title

Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers

Creator

United States. Navy. Seabees

Collector

Keever, Beverly Deepe

Copyright Information

These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.

Publisher

Archives & Special Collections

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