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From the archives: Seabees rebuild Old Route 1 in Vietnam, 1968
Stars and Stripes
March 5, 2026
(Andrew Headland Jr./Stars and Stripes)
Typical Seabeem road building and bridge projects on Route 1 between Phu Loc and Hue, the old capital. Trucks pass a Seabee-built bridge on Route 1.
Two battalions of Seabees under the 32nd Naval Construction Regiment are working on several construction project along a single 20-mile stretch of Route 1 between Phu Loc and Hue. Ambushes, mines and mortar attacks are among the hazards faced daily by the crews.
Much of the Seabee construction effort centers on rebuilding sections of old Route 1, the road originally built during the French occupation. The road is the chief artery connection Saigon with Hue and stretches for hundreds of miles across the country, but is in poor condition from lack of maintenance.
Read the full article on the Naval Construction Regiment here.
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