The Don Englebreston Collection

Base Post Office/Mail Building with Sandbag Revetments, Vietnam Air Base, circa November 1969

Base Post Office/Mail Building with Sandbag Revetments, Vietnam Air Base, circa November 1969

A base mail distribution building at a U.S. air base in Vietnam, protected by sandbag revetments against enemy shelling. A hand-lettered sign announces the day's mail call time, a small but meaningful detail of daily life for airmen serving far from home during the Vietnam War, circa 1969. Project: 219827