A young sailor pauses for a snapshot on the island superstructure of the aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga during Vietnam War-era operations in the Western Pacific. Dressed in the everyday dungaree work uniform of the era, he stands near the ship's signal bridge with the flight deck and a carrier-based jet fighter visible below. Personal photographs like this one offer an intimate counterpoint to official Navy imagery, documenting the daily life of the young men who kept Ticonderoga's air wing flying combat missions over Vietnam. Project: 218112