The Don Englebreston Collection

Brick Blast Wall and Wooden Building, USAF Base Installation, Vietnam

Brick Blast Wall and Wooden Building, USAF Base Installation, Vietnam

A brick blast wall shields a base building from rocket and mortar fire. Protective barriers like this one were a common sight at U.S. air bases throughout Vietnam, built to reduce casualties and damage from the frequent enemy attacks that threatened installations such as Pleiku Air Base. Project: 219012