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Vietnam, 1968

Images from my service with Inshore Undersea Warfare Group One, Westpac Detachment, during the Vietnam War, 1968. These images are just as they came from the original slide scans. No digital processing has been done to them. I wanted them to convey their age to the viewer.
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  • Point Fermin Lighthouse in San Pedro, California. This lighthouse was used for training during the Vietnam War. The lighthouse has been restored to it's original configuration since the war.

    Point Fermin Lighthouse in San Pedro, California. This lighthouse was used for training during the Vietnam War. The lighthouse has been restored to it's original configuration since the war.

  • Point Fermin Lighthouse...

    Point Fermin Lighthouse...

  • "The Crew". A visit to the club during a layover in Hawaii while enroute to Vietnam.

    "The Crew". A visit to the club during a layover in Hawaii while enroute to Vietnam.

  • C-130 transport aircraft at Kwajalein Atoll.

    C-130 transport aircraft at Kwajalein Atoll.

  • Aboard the C-130...

    Aboard the C-130...

  • Line shack at NAF, Cam Ranh Bay

    Line shack at NAF, Cam Ranh Bay

  • Flight line, NAF, Cam Ranh Bay

    Flight line, NAF, Cam Ranh Bay

  • Hoorah!

    Hoorah!

  • Chart of Nha Trang Harbor. HECP stands for "Harbor Entrance Control Post"...

    Chart of Nha Trang Harbor. HECP stands for "Harbor Entrance Control Post"...

  • Remember, it was 1968...

    Remember, it was 1968...

  • Sentry post at entrance to Nha Trang base

    Sentry post at entrance to Nha Trang base

  • Harbor Entrance Coltrol Post tower, Nha Trang

    Harbor Entrance Coltrol Post tower, Nha Trang

  • Boat pier, Nha Trang

    Boat pier, Nha Trang

  • "Skimmer" (Boston Whaler) patrol boat. This boat was actually owned by the US Army, hence the "USA 72" number...

    "Skimmer" (Boston Whaler) patrol boat. This boat was actually owned by the US Army, hence the "USA 72" number...

  • Nha Trang Harbor

    Nha Trang Harbor

  • Nha Trang Harbor

    Nha Trang Harbor

  • Nha Trang Harbor

    Nha Trang Harbor

  • Nha Trang base

    Nha Trang base

  • Nha Trang base and harbor

    Nha Trang base and harbor

  • Nha Trang Harbor

    Nha Trang Harbor

  • "Facility", Nha Trang

    "Facility", Nha Trang

  • Club, Nha Trang

    Club, Nha Trang

  • Sophisticated, high-class personnel...

    Sophisticated, high-class personnel...

  • Senior Petty Officer with M-79 grenade launcher

    Senior Petty Officer with M-79 grenade launcher

  • On patrol...

    On patrol...

  • Another of the highly-trained, elite personnel

    Another of the highly-trained, elite personnel

  • Excavating a foundation for a new club, not enemy action

    Excavating a foundation for a new club, not enemy action

  • Me again... (Can't believe I was ever that young...) The weapon is an M-16 rifle fitted with a first generation night vison scope. That thing was heavy!

    Me again... (Can't believe I was ever that young...) The weapon is an M-16 rifle fitted with a first generation night vison scope. That thing was heavy!

  • Recreation beach at Nha Trang. A-1 Skyraider taking off from AF Base.

    Recreation beach at Nha Trang. A-1 Skyraider taking off from AF Base.

  • Passenger ferry, Nha Trang

    Passenger ferry, Nha Trang

  • Villa belonging to high-ranking South Vietnamese government official

    Villa belonging to high-ranking South Vietnamese government official

  • Budda statue, Nha Trang

    Budda statue, Nha Trang

  • Catholic Church, Nha trang

    Catholic Church, Nha trang

  • Commercial pier, Nha Trang

    Commercial pier, Nha Trang

  • Street scene, Nha Trang

    Street scene, Nha Trang

  • Building damaged in Tet Offensive fighting

    Building damaged in Tet Offensive fighting

  • Another damaged building

    Another damaged building

  • Life magazine issue from after the offensive.

    Life magazine issue from after the offensive.

  • Captured Chinese-built Kalishnikov AK-47

    Captured Chinese-built Kalishnikov AK-47

  • Suspected Viet Cong or VC sympathizers

    Suspected Viet Cong or VC sympathizers

  • Military Police raid on local bar/brothel. Our commanding officer was inside at the time...

    Military Police raid on local bar/brothel. Our commanding officer was inside at the time...

  • American flag at half-staff for assassination of Martin Luther King.

    American flag at half-staff for assassination of Martin Luther King.

  • Village near Nha Trang

    Village near Nha Trang

  • Barracks, Cam Ranh Bay

    Barracks, Cam Ranh Bay

  • Harbor Patrol Office, Cam Ranh Bay

    Harbor Patrol Office, Cam Ranh Bay

  • Chart, Cam Ranh Bay

    Chart, Cam Ranh Bay

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