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Digital Object Identifier
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363-03940
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Title
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Vietnam Olympic Games Star Navy Seabees
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Description
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Original title: "Vietnam Olympic Games Star Navy Seabees." Seabees press release 44 (65)
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AI Usage Disclosure
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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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Transcript
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UNITED STATES NAVY
CONSTRUCTION BATTALIONS
SEABEES IN ACTION
"CONSTRUIMUS, BATUIMUS - WE BUILD, WE FIGHT"
"CAN DO!"
U.S. NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION SIXTY-TWO
FLEET POST OFFICE
NEW YORK, N.Y. 09501
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VIETNAM OLYMPIC GAMES STAR NAVY SEABEES
Release No. 44 (65)
Navy Seabees at Phu Bai Combat Base, South Vietnam recently joined Marines, soldiers and Vietnamese youths in staging the Rue Olympic Games.
For the 21-man Seabee contingent, who are actively involved in a variety of construction tasks supporting the Third Marine Division combat and pacification operations, near the "Imperial City" of Rue, the games provided a welcome relief from workday routines. It also allowed them to indulge their appetites for competition in the vigorously contested three day series of track and field events, soccer and volleyball matches.
In the final tallying of the Olympiad, the Seabees, who are members of Mobile Construction Battalion SIXTY-TWO, did very well, winning one first, two second and seven thir-0 place medals in track and field contests. In all events in which they participated, the MCB-62 athletes competed heartily and in the sportsmanlike spirit in which the Hue Games were held. Medals were awarded as follows to the Seabees:
16 lb. Shotput, first place, Builder (Light) Third Class C.G. Stineman, 40 feet, 5 inches; second place, Equipment Operator (Construction Equipment) Third Class J.R. Farrell, 36 feet, 3 3/4 inches; Broad Jump, third place, Builder (Concrete) Third Class D.R. Balch, 5,60 meters; High Jump, third place, Construction man G. c. Williams, 5 feet, 7 inches; 40 Meter Relay, third place, LTJG R.G. Schneider, Construction Electrician (Wiring) Third Class J.L. Sawyer, Construction men R. Bonilla and K. W. Penick. Discus, second place, Construction man R.D. Harvey, 29 meters; 5,000 Meters, third place, Construction Electrician (Telephone) Second Class R .E. Dunn.
1967 marks the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Navy Seabees; the 100th of the Navy Civil Engineer Corps whose officers lead the Seabees in action; and the 125th of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (formerly Bureau of Yards and Docks).
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(DEAR EDITOR: We Seabees hope you can use this copy and we would appreciate a tear sheet mailed to:) PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE 09DI, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY - NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND - WASHINGTON, D. C. 20390
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Date
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1967
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Subject
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United States. Navy. Seabees; Vietnam War, 1961-1977; Construction projects; Press releases; Hosting of sporting events
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Location
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Washington, D.C.
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Coordinates
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38.9072; -77.0369
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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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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, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
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Language
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English
