A 1965 snapshot from the personal collection of a 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing serviceman, this image was taken not over the battlefields of Vietnam but along a klong in Bangkok, Thailand -- a favored rest-and-recuperation (R&R) destination for US personnel during the Vietnam War. The canal-side temple school, with its tiered tile roof and gilded finials, reflects the everyday cultural encounters that framed the wartime experience of American servicemen far from the flight line. Project: 218390