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Cayetano E. Barrera's Vietnam War Photograph Collection

 

The photographs in this collection were taken in Vietnam during the Vietnam War from 1966-1967. Cayetano E. Barrera, M.D. was drafted into the U.S. Army as a captain in the Medical Corp as a General Medical Officer. He was sent to Vietnam to serve in the 12th Evacuation Hospital in September 1966. The 12th Evacuation Hospital was not ready in Cu-chi, South Vietnam, so he was temporarily sent to serve with the 1st Infantry Division at Di-An. The photographs in this collection begin in Di-An. Later, he was sent to establish a small Emergency Hospital at Quan-Loi near the Cambodian border.

The base at Quan-Loi was placed on an old French rubber plantation, with the hospital on the 9th fairway of the golf course. The Emergency Hospital was to take care of casualties that could occur while the 1st Infantry opened up a highway from Saigon to the Cambodian border.

After three weeks at Quan-Loi, Captain Barrera was sent back to the 12th Evacuation Hospital at Cu-chi, the headquarters of the 25th Infantry Division. Cu-Chi was approximately 30 miles north of Saigon. Already there was the 7th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH), so the 12th Evacuation Hospital helped the MASH until the 12th Evacuation Hospital was fully functional. Captain Barrera was at the 12th Evacuation Hospital from October 1966 until April 1967.

Captain Barrera was sent back to the States and from April 1967 until January 1968, he served as the Post Surgeon at the Umatilla Army Depot in Hermiston, Oregon. In 1968 he was discharged from the Army and started his medical practice in McAllen, Texas on February 2, 1968.

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  • 12th Evac at Cu-Chi by Cayetano E. Barrera

    12th Evac at Cu-Chi

  • 12th Evac. Hospital by Cayetano E. Barrera

    12th Evac. Hospital

  • 12th Evac. Hospital surgical wards by Cayetano E. Barrera

    12th Evac. Hospital surgical wards

  • 12th Evac. Medical wards and latrine by Cayetano E. Barrera

    12th Evac. Medical wards and latrine

  • 12th Evac. Under construction at Cu-Chi by Cayetano E. Barrera

    12th Evac. Under construction at Cu-Chi

  • 175mm cannon "Big Bertha" by Cayetano E. Barrera

    175mm cannon "Big Bertha"

  • 175mm cannon "Cong Chaser" by Cayetano E. Barrera

    175mm cannon "Cong Chaser"

  • 3rd Field Hospital, Saigon by Cayetano E. Barrera

    3rd Field Hospital, Saigon

  • 7th Surgical Hospital Drs. & Nurses waiting for casualties (MASH) by Cayetano E. Barrera

    7th Surgical Hospital Drs. & Nurses waiting for casualties (MASH)

  • 93rd Evac. Hospital at Long-Bihn by Cayetano E. Barrera

    93rd Evac. Hospital at Long-Bihn

  • A&D (Admission & Disposition) tent at Quan Loi by Cayetano E. Barrera

    A&D (Admission & Disposition) tent at Quan Loi

  • A&D (Admission & Disposition) & tent at Quan-Loi clearing station by Cayetano E. Barrera

    A&D (Admission & Disposition) & tent at Quan-Loi clearing station

  • Air strike at Quan-Loi. Airplane barely visible by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Air strike at Quan-Loi. Airplane barely visible

  • Air strike from helicopter on way to Vung Tau by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Air strike from helicopter on way to Vung Tau

  • Air strip and fuel bladders by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Air strip and fuel bladders

  • Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) bunker by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) bunker

  • Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Compound by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Compound

  • Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) soldiers pitching coins by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) soldiers pitching coins

  • Artillery at Quan-Loi by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Artillery at Quan-Loi

  • Artillery firing by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Artillery firing

  • Audience at Lom-Son by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Audience at Lom-Son

  • Bachelor's Officers Quarters (B.O.Q.) at 24th Evac Hospital "Beer Tent" by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Bachelor's Officers Quarters (B.O.Q.) at 24th Evac Hospital "Beer Tent"

  • Big Bertha ready to fire. by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Big Bertha ready to fire.

  • Bull session at Phu-Loi by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Bull session at Phu-Loi

  • C-130 and Phantoms at Bien-Hoa. Going to Cam Rahn Bay to visit cousin Beto Saenz by Cayetano E. Barrera

    C-130 and Phantoms at Bien-Hoa. Going to Cam Rahn Bay to visit cousin Beto Saenz

  • C-130 cockpit by Cayetano E. Barrera

    C-130 cockpit

  • Camp Alpha by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Camp Alpha

  • Cam-Rahn Bay by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Cam-Rahn Bay

  • Cam-Rahn Bay by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Cam-Rahn Bay

  • Cam-Rahn Bay, city in the distance by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Cam-Rahn Bay, city in the distance

  • Cam-Rahn Bay, on top of U.S. Army ship by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Cam-Rahn Bay, on top of U.S. Army ship

  • Cam-Rahn Bay, ships can be seen in the distance by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Cam-Rahn Bay, ships can be seen in the distance

  • Cam-Rahn Bay, ship unloading onto a U.S. Army truck by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Cam-Rahn Bay, ship unloading onto a U.S. Army truck

  • Captain Abboussie by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Captain Abboussie

  • Captain Gibford by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Captain Gibford

  • Captain McDonald and "Troops" at Lom-Son by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Captain McDonald and "Troops" at Lom-Son

  • Captain McDonald talking to Mrs. Dow by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Captain McDonald talking to Mrs. Dow

  • Captain Phil Smith by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Captain Phil Smith

  • Captains Aboussie and Swink (all American from Texas Christian University) by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Captains Aboussie and Swink (all American from Texas Christian University)

  • Captains Barrera, McDonald and James at Di-An by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Captains Barrera, McDonald and James at Di-An

  • Captains Martin, Barrera, Dry and Massler at Quan-Loi by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Captains Martin, Barrera, Dry and Massler at Quan-Loi

  • Captains Smith, Aboussie and Barrera at Cu-Chi. by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Captains Smith, Aboussie and Barrera at Cu-Chi.

  • Caribou airplane, Gray Tiger Lines by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Caribou airplane, Gray Tiger Lines

  • Casualties by Cayetano E. Barrera

    Casualties

 
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