AUGUSTA, Kan. (KSNW) — Ray Brown grew up in tiny Brainerd, Kansas, and later, he lived in Potwin for over 45 years. In between, he joined the Navy at the age of 19 and served as a Seabee during two ...

In this two-part series, former U.S. Navy Seabee Mel Pierson talks about his combat duty during the Vietnam war, and his struggles with alcohol addiction after he left the service. Read more about ...

Veterans of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 gathered this weekend to honor their service and remember their role in ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Alfred Perez joined the Navy, but he never stepped foot on a ship. He was never on the ocean, either. However, he was a “busy bee” during two tours to Vietnam in the late 1960s.

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 ...

This article appeared in the Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, June 30, 1968. It is republished unedited in its original form. In the midst of war Army, Navy and other American military engineers are ...