Cam Ranh Bay: Base Exchange 1966
July 30, 2009 - 9:04 am
Views of the ‘old’ US Air Force PX and Exterior & Interior views of the ‘new’USAF Base Exchange (BX) when it opened on 31 October 1966.
Shows soldiers & airmen waiting in long lines to enter. Inside, we see them shopping and making purchases.
The video shows and explains the use of ‘Ration Cards’ for scarce goods like cigarettes, alcoholic beverages and electronic goods.
Video also explains how the US attempted to control the flood of US dollars into the Vietnamese economy by the use of Military Payment Certificats… and the Vietnamese efforts to acquire them via the black market.
Duration : 0:7:19