A quiet canal-side village in South Vietnam, photographed in 1965 by a member of the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing stationed at Bien Hoa Air Base. Traditional stilt and wooden houses line the waterway, with a covered sampan moored at the bank and rusted oil drums, common improvised storage containers, resting in the foreground grass. Images like this, taken away from the flightline, capture the rural landscape and daily life American servicemen encountered beyond the base perimeter during the early years of the Vietnam War. Project: 218282