The Don Englebreston Collection
Airmen Playing Cards in Off-Duty Recreation Room, NKP, Vietnam War Era
Off-duty airmen unwind with a card game in this candid photograph from Nakhon Phanom (NKP) Royal Thai Air Force Base during the Vietnam War. Scenes like this -- beer, cards, and camaraderie -- were an essential counterbalance to the stress of combat operations for crews flying rescue and strike missions over Laos and North Vietnam. Project: 219023