Seabee Honey Bear Mascot in Vietnam 1965

[Salvage Sailor]

 

NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION TEN

MCB-10 IN VIET NAM Camp Shields, Chu Lai, Viet Nam November 1965

 

In April of 1965, the Men of TEN became the "Pacific Alert" battalion on Okinawa. This was the jumping off point for an amphibious landing at Chu Lai, Republic of Vietnam, on the 7th of May 1965. The SEABEES of TEN landed over the beach at Chu Lai in support of the United States Marines. TEN'S landing marked the first full scale battalion to deploy to the Republic of Vietnam.

 

Malaysian Honey Bear Cub, Mascot of MCB-10 being fed by and frolicking with Seabees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Salvage Sailor]

Playing on the beach with the Master At Arms

 

 

 

 

 

[Salvage Sailor]

General Quarters!

Into the beach defense revetment

 

 

 

 

 

 

[268th C.A.]

It makes you wonder what became of him. He defiantly out of his typical surroundings.