This snapshot captures a hazy view over the rooftops of a Vietnamese town during the Vietnam War era, taken by a crew member of USS Ticonderoga while ashore or in port. Smoke rises from a chimney amid a dense cluster of tin and tile roofs, utility poles, and tropical trees. Photographs like this, taken informally by sailors, document everyday surroundings beyond the flight deck and offer a rare civilian-eye perspective on wartime Southeast Asia. Project: 218112