This 35mm slide captures the muddy, labor-intensive work of American base construction during the Vietnam War. Stacks of perforated steel planking, known as Marston Mat, await placement to form a runway or hardstand, while workers and a military jeep occupy the churned earth. Such engineering projects, often built with the help of local labor, were essential to establishing the extensive network of American airfields and bases across South Vietnam. Project: 218407