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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers

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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers

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363-03939

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"Seabees Team" in Vietnam Get New Leader

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"Seabees Team" in Vietnam Get New Leader

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Original title: "'Seabees Team' in Vietnam Get New Leader." Seabees press release 36-67 (45)

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Original title: "'Seabees Team' in Vietnam Get New Leader." Seabees press release 36-67 (45)

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1967

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1967

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United States. Navy. Seabees; Vietnam War, 1961-1977; Construction projects; Press releases; Poole, A.S.

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United States. Navy. Seabees; Vietnam War, 1961-1977; Construction projects; Press releases; Poole, A.S.

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Washington, D.C.

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Washington, D.C.

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B65, F12

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press releases

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MS 363

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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers

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United States. Navy. Seabees

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United States. Navy. Seabees

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Copyright information:

These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.

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Archives & Special Collections Historical Records Statement

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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries

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Transcript:

UNITED STATES NAVY CONSTRUCTION BATTALIONS SEABEES IN ACTION "CONSTRUIMUS, BATUIMUS - WE BUILD, WE FIGHT" "CAN DO!" THIRD NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BRIGADE APO SAN FRANCISCO, 96214 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 'SEABEE TEAMS IN VIETNAM GET NEW LEADER Release No. 36-67 (45) Lieutenant Commander A.S. Poole CEC, USN, is now Officer in Charge of the Navy's Construction Battalion Pacific Detachment, at Saigon, South Vietnam. Lieutenant Commander Poole, of Roanoke, Va., will be charged with administering and coordinating the operations of the eight Seabee Teams presently deployed in Vietnam. These teams, composed of 13 volunteers (one officer, 11 construction men and a hospital corpsman) are hand-picked from the Navy's Mobile Construction Battalions. They are sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development and are designed to help the Vietnamese by building and teaching more effective methods of construction, sanitation and health care. 1967 marks the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Navy Seabees; the 100th of the Navy Civil Engineer Corps whose officers lead the Seabees in action; and the 125th of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (formerly Bureau of Yards and Docks). -30- (DEAR EDITOR: We Seabees hope you can use this copy and we would appreciate a tear sheet mailed to:) PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE, U.S. NAVY SEABEES, Yards and Docks Annex 2B-35, Washington, D.C. 20390 DEPARTMENT or THE NAVY - NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND - WASHINGTON, D. C. 20390

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