This photo is of the Nipa Hut Bar overlooking the South China Sea on base at San Miguel, Philippines. It was taken in March 1968. Any CT that was stationed there has to remember this base bar. Many a CT set up his camera equipment at sunset to capture the most beautiful skies at twilight. The hut had a great juke box and served mostly San Miguel Beer which of course was the beer of the PI. If the juke wasn't playing in the Nipa Hut the Chiefs' club about 50 yards away was sending out the tunes from their juke box..... Mostly C & W. Being from NY, I didn't appreciate the sound that much then, but I have really grown to enjoy it today. So let's hoist a San Miguel and listen to Geoge Jones and the boys and gals that made such wonderful memories back then, yesterday when we were young.

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