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363-03901 to 363-03908
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Seabees news release about Christian Service Society
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Description
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Original title: "Seabees Help Christian Service Society in RVN." A Seabee news release about the Christian Service Society (CSS), including photos of CSS activities. Seabees news release 12-67 (16)
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Draft transcripts were automatically generated via Google Document AI and are currently under review. Please report significant errors to Archives & Special Collections at archives@unl.edu.
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STATES
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NAVY
CIVIL ENGINEER CORPS
100th ANNIVERSARY
MARCH 2, 1967
UNITED STATES NAVY
CONSTRUCTION BATTALIONS
SEABEES IN ACTION
"CONSTRUIMUS, BATUIMUS WE BUILD, WE FIGHT"
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PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION SEVENTY-FOUR
Fleet Post Office San Francisco 96601
SEABEES
SEABEES
25th ANNIVERSARY
MARCH 5, 1967
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Official U. S. Navy News Release
For Immediate Release
Release/No. 12-67 (16)
3 July 1967
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SEABEES HELP CHRISTIAN SERVICE SOCIETY IN RVN
Ten sewing machines, two and one-half acres of land, a second-hand minibus,
an ice cream machine and a dream. These things are what the Vietnamese Christian
Service Society of DaNang has to work with, and U. S. Naval Mobile Construction
Battalion Seventy-Four, which is currently serving in the Republic of Vietnam,
is doing its best to help fulfill their dream.
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The Christian Service Society is a society which was founded by, is ad-
ministered by, and operated by a group of Vietnamese Protestants, whose major
project is to provide for the physical well-being and progress of the Viet-
namese people of DaNang.
The Society owns two and one-half acres of ground at Bac Sa, which is
five miles north of DaNang. On this ground they plan to construct and maintain
an inpatient clinic; a home for the aged, blind, and crippled; a welfare center
for refugees; and a health school for youngsters and teenagers, where they will
be taught the necessity and means for personal hygiene.
Because of the non-denominational nature of the work done by the Society,
the land they are going to use for their center was donated to them by the Budd-
hist village of Hoa Khanh. This cooperation between the Buddhist and Christian
factions of Vietnam, marks a sharp change from the bitter rivalry that existed
just a few years ago.
A construction project of this magnitude requires money, not only for the
initial building period, but for maintenance, operation and expansion. U. S.
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Seventy-Four is lending a hand to help this
organization to raise money.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND WASHINGTON, D. C. 20390
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The ten sewing machines that the Society now possesses, were given to
them by MCB-74, as part of the Battalion's Civic Action Program.
These machines,
which the Battalion brought with them from their home-port, Gulfport, Miss.,
were collected for the Battalion by the Christian Reformed Church of Grand
Rapids, Mich.
MCB 74's Chaplain, LT Herbert L. Bergsma, who was the former pastor of
the Christian Reformed Church, took possession of the sewing machines in behalf
of the Battalion. Chaplain Bergsma was also the man who delivered the machines
to the Christian Service Society in DaNang.
The Society plans to use the sewing machines to set up a sewing center
where they can teach the people to use the machines, and at the same time manu-
facture goods that can be sold. The money they make from the sale of these
goods will go toward the construction of the Bac Sa Center.
Two other sources of revenue are currently being utilized by the Society
to increase their building fund. They use a converted minibus as a taxi in
Da Nang, and have invested in an ice cream machine. The Society expects the
ice cream machine to be their big money maker, making about 100,000 piastres
(approx. $850.00) per day.
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This project is a perfect example of how the industric
Vietnamese can
and will produce with some external support and the Seabees of MCB-74 will
continue the necessary support of this worthwhile program.
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DEAR EDITOR: We Seabees hope you can use this copy and we would appreciate
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Release/No. 12-67
Vietnamese people may be small of stature, but their strength
and spirit is amazing. The man carrying the sewing machine,
during the transfer of the machines from MCB-74 to the
Christian Service Society, illustrates a living example of
their strength.
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HÙNG VƯƠNG
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Release/No. 12-67
Many Vietnamese people gathered to watch the transfer of
the sewing machines from MCB-74's truck to the Christian
Service Society Sewing Center in DaÑang, Republic of
Vietnam.
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CHRISTIAN SERVICE SOCIETY
Wishes To Thank Chaplain BURGSMA
and American Christians.
SINGER
GINGE
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Release/No. 12-67
Although Chaplain Bergsma' 's name is misspelled on the sign,
the message comes across loud and clear.
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Date
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1967
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Subject
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United States. Navy. Seabees; United States. Navy; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Press releases; Christian Service Society
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Location
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Da Nang, South Vietnam
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Coordinates
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16.0545; 108.0717
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Container
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B65, F12
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Format
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press releases
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Collection Number
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MS 363
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Collection Title
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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
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Creator
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United States. Navy. Seabees
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Collector
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Copyright Information
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These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Publisher
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Archives & Special Collections
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Language
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English
