China Beach Surf Club
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china-beach-surf-club-197-15075478
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China Beach Surf Club
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The China Beach Surf Club was an unofficial U.S. Military association founded in 1967 in Da Nang, Vietnam and grew into a major cultural and therapeutic outlet for young G.I.s to surf during R&R (military) back from the front lines of the Vietnam War. The beach was referred to as China Beach, but technically was My Khe and marked the first time U.S. troops officially set foot in Vietnam when 3,500 soldiers disembarked there in 1965. What started initially as a small lifeguard outpost, grew into
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Beach_Surf_Club
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2023-12-19T21:17:19Z
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