cold glasses of chocolate milk, ice cream and an apple to go. List of battleships of the United States Navy, http://www.worldcat.org/title/southeast-asia-building-the-bases-the-history-of-construction-in-southeast-asia/oclc/952642951&referer=brief_results, https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/b/by-sea-air-land-marolda/chapter-4-winding-down-the-war-1968-1973.html, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, United States military bases of the Vietnam War. background old PTF Base and Monkey . Most of them would be dead by now as most of the men were in their mid forties then . They had decided to spend the night at the Skivvy house (whore house) in Dog Patch. Our electricians went to wire up the building for electricity. My big problem was how to build those damn concrete forms without using wood stakes. the bus to Camp Tien Sha (the one with chicken wiure on the windows) It was an opportunity to get off the Hospital ships and see a little bit of the real Vietnam. Well whenever I was working in that area I would sneak in the tent and find some dirty uniforms,still in good shape and steal them, put them in my crew tool box and take them back to my hooch and hand wash them ! Naval Support Facility DaNang (1970-1972), and the Detachments. African Americans perceived racial issuesrace relations, prejudice, and discriminationin Vietnam through a lens heavily influenced by their earlier experiences in the United States. Tien Sha to Da Nang Vietnam War home movies DVD Freedom Hill 1969 She giggled a bit (talk That was necessary because Book cover type. Learn more about royalty-free images or view FAQs related to stock photos. Some times a lot of shit happened . Surprise, I think that was normal precaution . Guest 31-Aug-2016 02:35: . [1], The logistic establishment at Danang functioned with growing efficiency by mid-1968 as it built new port and shore facilities. The advantage was that I got a whole extra year of dive time at Hoods Canal with Pett and got to do deep water dives with him ( 120 to 140 feet) in the summer of 1966. There was one thing that bothered me about Tien Sha. The U.S. Navy established the MST-1 detachment to train Vietnamese crews and maintain PTFs in February 1964. Read their name tag,don't look at their face, it was a hell of a lot easier to pick up the pieces or load up a stretcher of some one you don't know than to deal with a friend ! In November 1965 500 men moved into the old French Army camp, Camp Tien Sha (Tin Sa) at the foot of Monkey Mountain. I actually took the class in 1965 but at that time you had to be 18 years old to get a Scuba Certification. Clayton Beerworth and I were working on major repairs there by 0600 and the Mess hall was in operation more or less by that evening although it took a couple more days to get it up to 100% . Link to Silent Spring Deadly Autumn (the best book ever written about Agent Orange and the other chemicals we were exposed to in Vietnam. Download this Camp Tien Sha photo now. I was not in the bush and am grateful that I wasn't. And search more of iStock's library of royalty-free stock images that features Vietnam photos available for quick and easy download. Storage areas ashore were limited by space and access. Warehouses, open storage areas, cargo handling equipment, and good exit routes from the port were limited. the two boat docks at DaNang. We knew the helicopter was in trouble because of the trail of smoke and how fast it was flying. Often the convoys would drop off kids from out in the bush. Was a different Doc and Nurse and they didn't know anything other than the farmer had been moved to the civilian hospital in Da Nang City. "enlisted". For African Americans soldiers serving in the armed forces during the Vietnam War the domestic scene loomed large. Later after they landed it became obvious that they were throwing out the ammo boxes so they wouldn't explode when they landed. Also we took care of damage at Camp Reasoner and the small CAP out posts. of the guys took to securing a In mid-October 1968 the Deep Water Pier complex ( 16.12N 108.214E) on the Tien Sha peninsula was completed, beginning operations in September 1968. I was Another interesting point is the H&S Co. I could feel the rasping of that bone saw through the stick in the farmers mouth! Had tied their hands behind their backs and executed them. on the National Geographic Magazine I always had hot meals and a warm bed. This would also give Beerworth time to get his guys out on their job. Well it scared the crap out of me and probably took a few months off my life ! There were two supply tents up there and when the Field Marines (grunts) would come in from the bush they would strip off all their dirty clothes and throw them in piles in one tent then go into the other tent and pick up clean uniforms. camp tien sha danang, vietnam 1968. I have 'issues' from that crap hole as well.I don't want to put my email address in here publicly so how can I get in touch with you?Ernie Hodge, is this the Ernie hodge that was with the fuel crew in 1966-1967. my name is larry Kirby and my twin brother is gary Kirby if this is the same Earnie Hoge please email me at lwk472000@yahoo.vom. I was given our 2 new carpenters to help with the concrete pour, 3rd class builder Calabresy and builder CN Craig Taylor. I was face down on the road under the edge of the truck with my foot stuck under the clutch peddle. Then when I went back to the shop that night I would have Bettencourt cut me a bunch of rebar stakes 2 ft long. The usual row of sinks, toilets and Cn Th Base Camp. There were at least 500 RVN Sailors, 6 American Sailors, and two Koreans who worked for Philco Ford. Well, the Camp Tein Sha barracks got me for Friday, and Saturday. Maps of Heavily Sprayed Areas and Dioxin Hot Spots the "enlisted head" identified in Some part of it was always listening to what was going on . The station hospital begun in 1965 had treated over 21,000 casualties, 44,000 nonbattle patients and one million outpatients flowing in from the hostile and disease-ridden I Corps environment. As good as we were trying to do for the Vietnamese we sure as hell were not winning their hearts and minds! Alan on Haircuts We were supposed to protect our base generators and fuel tank from sappers. At the moment it happened, my buddy Dave Lozier and I were at Camp Tien Sha at the foot of Monkey Mountain. The harbor defense unit used landing craft, picket boats and 16 feet (4.9m) Boston Whalers to monitor and protect the maritime traffic. The Seabee construction crews he is referring to was my crew. I have absolutely no recollection of The kids head had been stitched up and looked just like a soccer ball. If your lost and want Everyone had his turf marked out and nobody was willing to give any for me. . from two times. Camp Fay in the evening and morning. The wounded man was the Mess Sargent who was the only one at the mess hall at the time. I was driving on the perimeter road with the dry storage ASM wall on my right. I cried to myself on the way back to the base. Nights in Vietnam were uncomfortable at best. So I would start the mornings dancing around the job site until the sniper was done and then we would get to work. [3]:33, In mid-October 1968 the Deep Water Pier complex (160712N 1081250E / 16.12N 108.214E / 16.12; 108.214) on the Tien Sha peninsula was completed, beginning operations in September 1968. Danang. Well I don't know how much of an impression that left on me but these guys getting killed in the Skivvy house got my attention ! this place, wearing only "shower Stephen Marcoux Obituary (1947 - 2017) - Hoosick Falls, VT - Legacy Unfortunately when we got there it was closed for one hour for lunch and Coate did not have the time to hang around. to develop this map. time does that. The hardest things for them to figure out was the batter boards, how to measure and cut rafters and how to measure and cut gable end studs. naval reserves just before graduating from high school in 1962. The MPs had used their white belts as tourniquets just above the knees. Another thing that screwed up the night for us was our night radio, phone watch, it was a real bitch ! and I was just finishing up the door. Vietnam veterans, age 60+, American. It was losing altitude and we were wondering if they would make it. a small cargo plane in the middle of the night, all I The other time was that day in boot At first it was because every thing was so knew and exciting. and drop their bow ramps. places that you or others would be referring to. [3] The camp was quickly expanded to include 25 new barracks able to accommodate an additional 1,700 men, together with a barber shop, post exchange and milk plant. Just to the right of The doctor and nurse came out of the clinic. Memoir of my time served with the Navy at Camp Tien Sha, Da Nang, during the Vietnam war. I could see through the gauze and there was some kind of wound underneath that looked like velvet. Both of his legs had been pretty much blown off. I experienced rocket attacks, an ammunition dump explosion, total boredom, drug busts, police raids, China Beach, and the birth of my daughter, Rebecca. training), ands a week at Whidby Island (E&E, and SERE. seating along the sides of the rear area. Then walk the length of pier re-installing any buffer pads that might have come out. I am a 20 year old US soldier and my country says I have to be here! That's danger close to the shop! Management and planning of the logistic flow needed refinement, as ships arrived en masse with cargo improperly stowed and packaged. U S Naval Support Activity Danang Vietnam 1969 Yearbook - Worthpoint NMCB THREE Main Body Flights consisting of three passenger . All though I grew up on a farm butchering animals to put in our freezer every year this was something different for me. morning. Left Phung a Vietnamese carpenter and formerly a French foreign legion Major. The carpenter flat bed truck. Ch Linh Camp. Detachment Chu Lai - 1964 - 1971. We were told that we were teaching them skills so they would be able to have a useful job. I wanted to go back and see that little girl before she died but all that next week I was to busy to get off early ( or maybe I was just to scared and heart broken). The crew truck got there about 1745 hr or so and the doc was still busy. The after noon of May 14, I had a work order to make escape doors out of the back of FLC (Force Logistics Command) administration building. Chu Lai Base Area. Not all the time but sometimes . I thought they were trying to lighten their load. I got in the habit of sleeping with my right foot hanging off the edge of my cot so I would always be pointing towards the bunker. Our group that was sent to MST1 landed in to return to To add your photos, please email them to webmaster@ccvva.org. at Camp Fay, never. Only 364 more days to go! So after the 2400 check in I would jump in the truck with M-16 and ammo. I was going to start building my own hooch so I would have a place to sleep ! Here is the letter I wrote my parents on May 15, 1968. [3] NSA Danang originally operated from a commercial pier on the city side of the Hn River and this "Museum Ramp" (160300N 1081328E / 16.05N 108.2245E / 16.05; 108.2245) near the Cham Museum began operation in November 1965 off-loading LCU's and LST's. After that LT Branch never stayed late at the office, he would leave at 1700 to take Miss Nguyen home to Da Nang. ( so we could see to make a quick exit to the bunker during a rocket or mortar attack. About a mile out the crew started kicking boxes out the doors. I went home in August 1967, Vietnam veteran (Navy) wants simple design for book on Da Nang 68-69 I just haven't had time for any more. aspects of it are certainly more memorable than the bad parts. 1968 SPECIAL REPORT: "CAMP TIEN SHA RACIAL TROUBLE" Hezakya Newz & Films 165K subscribers Subscribe 300 9.9K views 1 year ago For African Americans soldiers serving in the armed forces during the. The trailer was to short so the Marines legs were bent at the knees and sticking up, no shoes, pant legs up to their knees showing their very white legs. ] [ Base Drawing Legend ]. This combined attack, executed jointly by the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese People's Army, was a series of coordinated surprise attacks launched against both military and civilian targets. said hours 1700 to 2100. a small cargo plane in the middle of the night, all I I was one of the unlucky ones who ended up shoveling a lot of shit! The Brief. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Naval_Support_Activity_Danang&oldid=1137856150, Military installations of the United States in South Vietnam, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Naval History & Heritage Command, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 6 February 2023, at 20:12. The Doc first put surgical tourniquets on and took the belts off. On Friday May 17 I was sent out on another job. DaNang Harbor. I joined the Navy Reserve and went to Viet Nam anyway. Did he live or die? Naval Support Activities in the I Corps, the northern-most theatre of war in South Vietnam. I wanted to know everything about what happened to those Marines. - Alan, Drawing (The Doc had a black medical bag that was exactly like the one Doc Holiday on Gunsmoke carried around. It was a Saturday, perhaps we were finishing up the cook shed. Vietnam Vet? Some time before the end of the month we got three more guys in . the evening to wonder about and check out what Camp Tien Sha had to offer. Individuality, not. meand I translated it to this map. So just go back to work and keep moving so he doesn't have a stationary target and you should be OK!" I took all the materials that I thought I would need to build the cement forms for my strong backs. When I look back it sure seems stupid but at the time what else could I do? As ship demand for potable intensified at NSA Danang, on page 82 of COMNAVFORV Monthly Summary May 1968, A new dam on Monkey Mountain was completed and an effort was begun to store as much water as possible in this 1,900,000 gallon storage site. One Square Mile of Vietnam: Da Nang - BBC News the upper left hand part of the pic. We weren't expecting any new men and we don't have the time to train you. You will use the chain of command ,don't come to me. I served there and just would like to hear from some of the guys that was there. . Coate took care of my paper work and handing in my bedding while I was packing up my sea bag and then it was back to clothing issue somewhere in China beach to pick up my clothing issue which was 4 sets of green utilities a couple soft hats (the Marine Corps kind) and a pair of work boots. These places were essential for the completion of the overall mission and are important for understanding the assignments and accomplishments of personnel who served with the U.S. Then there were the incoming Rockets, we had three big generators and fuel tank and we were a bulls eye. I faked being a doctor from the USA and was shown around a little. Donations for May. And there were certainly good things there, at least in the Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! I would have to find some time to build a foot locker. I am sure had I not done that , the Chief, when he came down to the hootch, would have solved the problem by sending me back to China Beach. and created an overlay of the changes to the harbor, which was They were only a couple hundred yards away! Despite the repeated assurances uttered by our senior non-commissioned petty officers that Camp Tiensha's location on the peninsula that juts out from the City of Danang, and with the location of the Danang airbase on the opposite side of the city itself, generally put our base beyond the purported 7 mile range of the Russian-made 122 millimeter Katyusha rockets . 44 Declassified Vietnam War Photos Taken By U.S. Army Photographers View Gallery History is not a fixed set of facts. march in columns of two over to that building. Chn Thnh Camp. The fleet also managed logistic operations at these locations. We were also vulnerable to sappers . I guess that is why there were a lot of E-2 in the Marines. This is the first Poem that I wrote in Vietnam and is about the two marines killed in the skivvy house. Moore recalls serving in Vietnam | News | muskogeephoenix.com camp where you get sheared. [2] Well we All of the workers that worked for us were dislocated Vietnamese and us putting them to work was an attempt to keep their economy rolling. There was about a weeks over lap so the knew Chief could learn his job! The Post office took a close hit and there was damage to 3 ambulances by sick bay and a bunch of trucks at the motor pool. one of authority noticed. [1] In November 1965 500 men moved into the old French Army camp, Camp Tien Sha at the foot of Monkey Mountain. from Danang, Republic of Vietnam. So as May 1968 ended I had been in Vietnam for 1 month! It was kind of a taste of what we would get when the monsoons came in September. Because I was just getting situated it was just mass confusion for me . Click Below to watch some clips from "Tien Sha & Da Nang 1969" -- Please note that because of the transfer process this You Tube video is of a lesser quality than the actual DVD. The building to the right of the Post office was the base exchange and it took a shit load of shrapnel from this hit. The scarcity of lighterage and the heavy weather that often buffeted the harbor made ship-to-craft cargo transfers hazardous and inefficient. I had never been a boss and language was an obstacle so there was a lot of pencil drawings or just comparing construction with the closest hooch. You got to do what you got to do ! On the back of the truck was his dog Judy and inside on the dashboard was an M-16 rifle. Rank Among Most Heavily Sprayed Provinces in Vietnam. whatever you say Mr. The audio is a little weak, so listen in a quiet place with the sound turned up. The sound had carried down the valley making it sound very close, then it would die down then get loud again, very strange how the sound bounced around the walls of the valley. I needed to know which of the sound meant danger! was the building directly adjoining The day we put up our sign . They cut a hole through their new fence and cleared a path threw the tangle foot and mines wide enough for a 4 wheel drive mule. Between 1969 and 1971 hundreds, if not thousands, of incidents of racial violence occurred in and around American military bases My barracks was an old French barracks at Camp Tien Sha near Da Nang. I think there were only three or four of us on duty at the My Vietnamese works didn't want to hang around waiting for the truck to take them back to the shop. Sure. I forgotten how much it sucked being there? My very first If there was any heavy weather and to many buffer pads were jumping out I would have to go back to the hooch and roust out a work crew. He got in line and they loaded his truck with beds, lots of beds. Nang officers billeting ! 10 Best Things to Do in Da Nang - What is Da Nang Most Famous For We Another source for jungle fatigues was up at Camp Reasoner. The best attractions in Da Nang include a good mix of centuries-old pagodas, French colonial buildings, as well as tranquil beaches with clear blue waters, and verdant national parks. He was driving a 1 1/2 ton flat bed stake truck and was making the rounds to pick up supplies. I'm considered a Vietnam Veteran, due to the dates I served. I spent 1968-72 in the US Navy, as a Corpsman (Medic). K-9 Security Unit-1 (Navy Sentry Dog Unit) Det Cua Viet 1st Naval LARC Division. 2023 iStockphoto LP. Over 130 rough terrain and warehouse forklifts and 20 cranes eased cargo handling. I slowly walked around the trailer checking them out. The rocket attacks after that the would be on target! After a couple rocket and mortar attacks my brain never went completely to sleep. 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