An Hoa
![A group of Seabees is working in the heat to build an airstrip. A helicopter is flying over them. A group of Seabees is working in the heat to build an airstrip. A helicopter is flying over them.](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/exhibits/communities/artwork-of-african-americans-in-the-us-navy0/african-americans-in-the-navy-during-vietnam-and-the-60-s/an-hoa/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1614710950308.jpg)
Men of the US Naval Mobile Construction Battilion finish an airstrip that ended up 3500 feet long by 72 feet wide, in ten days while under enemy fire. They worked 24 hours a day to accomplish this feat at An Hoa, South Vietnam.
Topic
- People--African Americans
Document Type
- Art
Wars & Conflicts
Navy Communities
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- Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials
- NHHC
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