Orderly Room, Eagle Beach. Eagle Beach was established on the South China Sea six miles east of Hue in May of 1969 for incountry Rest & Relaxation (R&R). A Company was sent to Eagle Beach to recuperate for several days after suffering major casualties due to contact with the the North Vietnamese off Firebase Veghel.

But even on R&R, you can't completely escape the realities of war. The perimeter around Eagle Beach was guarded including the beach.

Sunrise over the South China Sea at Eagle Beach.

Colorful "hooches" line the beach at Eagle Beach.