Naval Communication Facility. In the early days the security perimeter of the base was only about 50 feet from our shop and was not very well guarded. We took 2 122mm rockets about where the crates are. Another source for jungle fatigues was up at Camp Reasoner. It is a code of conduct course as much as it teaches the practical issues of survival. say I rarely ventured onto the left The rest of my tour I did what every good Seabee team would do, I stole them ! Sometimes we could be called out 2 or 3 times in a night. And I took my time cooling myself off in that shower then went ptfnasty.com and the DaNang section, The rocket attacks after that the would be on target! That sure screwed with our sleep! Catecka Base Camp. The Marines in that ambush had fired on me to scare me because they thought I was the duty officer making the rounds. I recognize the admin building on the right, everything else is pretty vague. 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. Just keep on working in the rain. The memory of this little girl and the events at the Children's hospital are the reason I never had children of my own. There was an indoor movie theater, snack bar, hobby shop, NCO club and EM club, basket ball courts and tennis courts. Quite the contrary, African Americans frequently complained that they were disproportionately assigned menial duties, not promoted to the level they deserved, unfairly targeted for punishment, disproportionately drafted, assigned to combat units, and killed in Vietnam. Color home movie footage filmed by a serviceman at Camp Tien Sha and Da Nang during 1969, including footage of Freedom Hill, Dogpatch, the April 27th Da Nang ammo dump explosion & aftermath, and more. You FNGs get off the plane and fall in over there. History [ edit ] Following the initial landing of Marines in South Vietnam on 8 March 1965, the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (9th MEB) established their headquarters in an old French Army compound on the western edge of Da Nang Air Base . Every morning I was stripping floors and then in the afternoon waxing and buffing and cleaning the showers, normal Navy grunt work. The fleet also managed logistic operations at these locations. Well it scared the crap out of me and probably took a few months off my life ! If there were any trouble calls from the Marines (usually lights out on the perimeter or something not working at the mess hall) then it was jump in the truck drive out and check and drive over to our hooch and get who ever was needed to go fix the problem. Well I had 11 months to go and it was going to be a very long 11 months ! barrels over the bow. She giggled a bit (talk Not all the time but sometimes . Soon there were Marines all over the place. Detachment Dong Ha - 1967 - 1970. May 27 was my birthday. In November 1965 500 men moved into the old French Army camp, Camp Tien Sha (Tin Sa) at the foot of Monkey Mountain. camp tien sha danang, vietnam 1968. I sure didn't void I would share it with my team mates but a lot of it I gave to the Vietnamese children at the Clinic or whenever I worked off base. I did spend plenty of time on Marine firebases around the Da Nang-Phu Bai area and spent time at a camp located at Phu Loc. The number of rockets are probably plus or minus a couple rockets. Then he pulled all that up to expose the bone where he wanted to cut the bone.The nurse held all the skin and muscle up while the Doc cut off the bones. Probable a pissed of old farmer getting off a couple round while drinking his morning coffee. 5440 x 3520 px (18.13 x 11.73 in.) The Brief. There was only one hospital bed and a couple cots in the building at that time. blocked. 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. I slammed on the brakes and dove out the truck door head first catching my foot under the clutch peddle on the way out. The Seabee team had 8 junior men in one hootch and 4 senior men in the second hootch. Suddenly dozens of tracer rounds started ricocheting off the wall about 20 feet in front of the truck! Danang, Naval Support Activity, Operations, Lighterage, U-Boats. at Camp Fay. It had been a very busy month with a lot of things happening. . The Doc started by cutting the legs off. Marine guns up to the DMZ, we looked like shoe boxes eith long gun While the Seabee's exploits in Vietnam would carry on the tradition set during the Second World War, their work in Southeast Asia actually . Here is the battalion report for May 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. From March to July 1965, III Marine Amphibious Force (III MAF) troops delivered supplies to the units in the field while the Seventh Fleet ran port operations. once. Naval Support Activity DaNang (1965-1970), the U.S. It turned 90 degrees to the right and touched down between two rows of concertina wire in the middle of the perimeter. When we got there the doc wanted to show us around. sat idle. was about vehicles, building But when shit happens to you and you are the victim, everything changed! The next work order I got for there I gave it to Beerworth and told him I would not work there any more! Mostly I would just build and they would watch and fallow what I did. Our group that was sent to MST1 landed in Suddenly the helicopter went nose high and stopped going forward. The Navy Doc was probably in his mid 30s and it was obvious to me that he had done this type of work before. I spent 1968-72 in the US Navy, as a Corpsman (Medic). We destroyed what they had and were teaching them skills that didn't even fit into their culture. Well damn right I was scared. It took until 2000 hours to finish that first slab. May 1. identified as "enlisted head." He was really short, only six more days and a wake up and he would be out of Vietnam, back to the world and his girl friend Judy. They were only a couple hundred yards away! Stephen was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving state side and in Vietnam at Camp Tien Sha, Danang. Late in the day we had built them a nice hootch and had them moved in. We went downtown in Long Beach, and we got harassed a lot. Did he live or die? Thursday morning we stripped the forms and started building the framing of the first building. 11. Closer and closer, the engine starting to whine! Inside of that trailer, face down were 2 dead Marines. Chu Lai Base Area. At the base of Monkey mountain was Camp Tien Sha, the main Navy base. The events highlighted in yellow directly affected me. During my research I found an entry in the Diary of Marine Lieutenant Don Griffis who was CO of the Provisional Rifle Company who operated patrols out of Camp Books. "driving deprived" at the time and any time I had access to a iwas in the 1097th med boat co. dongtam,vietnam 1968 towed 3rd 34th artery barges up down the canels moble riverine force 9th inf divion, caption wild was incharge It wasn't a normally I think to return to I forgotten how much it sucked being there? My AR 15 slept on my left side right next to my body so I could always feel where it was. This comment has been removed by the author. Surprisingly, I never step foot on a ship, I was always stationed in Navy hospitals. In July 1966 the "Bridge Cargo Ramp" (160307N 1081352E / 16.052N 108.231E / 16.052; 108.231) began operations increasing NSA's supply capability. arrive there again.. Joe Witmeyer shares this 50th Phu Loi Airbase Information by: Daniel Hanley, Phu Loi Airbase is 30 mile North of Saigon.I was with A Company, 1st Aviation Battalion, Infantry Division, October 1965-1966. It The saw he used was a miniature version of the bone saw we used when we cut up cows or pigs at butchering time on the farm! ( very much reminds me of cutting up chickens at butchering time). I do web work now and I want to help you fix your articles so people can read them easier.I'm not asking to get paid I just want to do something for you. Da Nang marks the halfway point between Hanoi in the north and Ho Chi Minh City in the south. As such a small group we couldn't do the standard Navy 4 hour watch. My body was always waiting to react. ---- I spent the rest of the day until after dark alone in the shop building a foot locker. There were so many sound at night and for my own safety I had to learn them all. So every week there would be a different doctor. I had plenty of time to take it all in and it was very UN-nerving. ed Camp Haskins (South) for Camp Tien Sha to complete the retrograding of equipment. That distance above us was only 4 feet. Guess earlier generations of residents at Camp Fay had their Even now-days I hate phones,radios, air conditioning and coffee ! He was honorably discharged in 1968 after completing his tour in Vietnam, as Petty . 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. Book description. The Doc first put surgical tourniquets on and took the belts off. DaNang aerial photograph It was reported in an Email that National Geographic Magazine somewhere between Jan. 1967 and June 1968 had an aerial photograph of DaNang with enough detail to get the CIA uptight. I was new in country and still in John Wayne mode. Bombardier Jan 17, 2016 I bet they had to patrol that high ground a lot though Media information Category Images of Vietnam Added by nstar48 Date added Jan 30, 2008 View count 16,033 2 I took this photofrom the stern of YFU 80 which was docked at SCRF, looking across Da Nang harbor at sunset. What the hell is that? Just to the right of Another interesting point is the H&S Co. And search more of iStock's library of royalty-free stock images that features Vietnam photos available for quick and easy download. [2] The camp was quickly expanded to include 25 new barracks able to accommodate an additional 1700 men, together with a barber shop, post exchange and milk plant. Because I was just getting situated it was just mass confusion for me . time does that. Well I answered once about the FNGs. This exhibit is now closed. The harbor defense unit used landing craft, picket boats and 16 feet (4.9m) Boston Whalers to monitor and protect the maritime traffic. There were 6 area work centers in the Da Nang AO . Later I built a wash building and cook shack just about where these cots and the officers are standing. While I was building the door the Doc and nurse moved in medical supplies to the shelf unit. Honorably Discharged as a QM2(SS) in 1971ish. Soon we came to the bridge across the Han River. They had absolutely nothing and were dependent on the charity of other refuges in Dog Patch. quarters. Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. Statewide Water Diversion and Fish Passage Coordinator (Senior Welcome to Viet----fuckn Nam you FNGs ( funking new guys) !!! The Marines would open that up and would also be extending the perimeter and adding watch posts . It is very likely this was were the Marines were killed . Everyone had his turf marked out and nobody was willing to give any for me. After the farmer passed out and the legs were cut off the nurse was able to stop holding the farmer down and assist the Doc by handing him the clamps and other tools as he needed them. You got to do what you got to do ! 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% . Style attributes. for references to information received from For African Americans soldiers serving in the armed forces during the Vietnam War the domestic scene loomed large. On the left - Alan, Drawing There were Seabees, Korean Philco Ford, Vietnamese all working like mad . I joined the Navy Reserve and went to Viet Nam anyway. We all thought that everyone on this earth was doing the highest and best possible all the time for each situation. All though I grew up on a farm butchering animals to put in our freezer every year this was something different for me. I spent 33 years large canvas covering over the rear area that protected bench Despite these positive interactions with whites, African Americans did not view the armed forces as an institution free of racial prejudice. I was face down on the road under the edge of the truck with my foot stuck under the clutch peddle. Ya, we continued our work and started building my hooch. Although the helicopter was only a couple hundred feet out there was no way to put the fir out as they couldn't cross the mine field. But I don't consider myself as one. In the future I maids walked in and started cleaning We were supposed to protect our base generators and fuel tank from sappers. In the fall of 1966 I was transferred All in the name of saving them from Communism. It's claim to fame was that it had a black prostitute. heads all in an area I'd call around 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 ! They were pissed off at him because they were sent out there that night when they had already done a day patrol, and they wanted to scare the crap out of him. We found the family and with the help of other refugees were proceeded to tear down their shelter and build them a house. delivering warm water was good Maybe it's just me. very first day of war. It was just after 1700 so I was good. to pull a copy and edit in the I read of your arrival in China Beach with a bit of a chuckle remembering how green we all were at that time. I served there and just would like to hear from some of the guys that was there. 1966 and assumed I would spend two years on a submarine in WesPac. I cried to myself on the way back to the base. The flares were often still burning when they hit the ground. Additional responsibilities included harbor defense and the transshipment of cargo to the smaller ports in the region. Naval Support Activities in the I Corps, the northern-most theatre of war in South Vietnam. I was later assigned to the Monkey Mountain Patrol. care of the base. The base appears to remain in use by the PAVN. Often times during a rocket or mortar attack rounds would over shoot landing in Hoa Kahn or Dog Patch ,providing children for the Clinic. He had to re arrange his schedule to accommodate me. I faked being a doctor from the USA and was shown around a little. 2023 iStockphoto LP. This would also give Beerworth time to get his guys out on their job. Over 130 rough terrain and warehouse forklifts and 20 cranes eased cargo handling. Yes that's puppy and our new steel worker (Calhoun). You'll see scenes filmed along the roads between Da Nang and Camp Tien Sha -- driving through villages and countryside, past ships in the harbor . After I let them go I was sitting on my tool box waiting for the crew truck to come pick me up. The village it refers to was just north of Camp Books. There are other memories of my time working at the clinic. Pett George my ex UDT instructor allowed me to go through the class early being as how my older brother Jay and my Dad were going through the class too. changes to : In this pic the enlisted January 30, 1968 marked the beginning of the Tet Offensive. Trying to locate: Navy member at Tien Sha Ramp, 1968 - 1969 Branch of Service: Navy Unit was: Navy Support Danang Where served: Tien Sha Ramp When served: 1968 - 1969 . He had no hair and always had snot running out of his nose and down his chin. even included a week in Coronado, a week at Pendleton (weapons ( so we could see to make a quick exit to the bunker during a rocket or mortar attack. He seemed totally comfortable and relaxed. 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. She promised not to eat Puppy. from two times. 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. OK, Im new here, the rooky, On Monday morning Bet returned the snorkeling gear to Special Service and noticed that they had two sets of double 70 scuba tanks with Mark-2 regulators. Then I was out the door, I passed LT Branch halfway down the stairs and was waiting for him in the bunker! I asked if the prostitutes had been shot ,he didn't know but thought they were probably the ones who came to the gate and reported the incident! Nang officers billeting ! [4]:8. The cot had a broken leg so I had to prop it up with a sand bag and it was missing one end piece so it just wanted to fold up on me when I laid on it. the upper left hand part of the pic. Nobody bothered to help the new guy with the profoundly negative and dangerous war situation you found yourself in. Stephen was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving state side and in Vietnam at Camp Tien Sha, Danang. So there I would be for over a week trying to keep the mosquitoes off of me by covering with the sheet and putting my head in the pillow case. They had to be manned 24 hours a day. pilot said that was to avoid being shot at by the VC. that's one of our generators upper left. Then of course there was the dreaded incoming 122mm and 140mm incoming rocket. Pilot, youre the one flying the plane. We looked a lot more hard corps than we were. The Navy Doc cleared off the big desk and the MPs deposited the farmer onto the desk. I experienced rocket attacks, an ammunition dump explosion, total boredom, drug busts, police raids, China Beach, and the birth of my daughter, Rebecca. was the building directly adjoining cold glasses of chocolate milk, ice cream and an apple to go. I had to make a quick exit when the patients got excited when I walked towards the main ward! I would have to find some time to build a foot locker. It was good for our working relation ship to do them favors so that I could count on them to perform for me when I really needed them. 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 . I was standing in front of the hut assessing the job. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Danang was officially established on 15 October 1965. She did not cry but there were big tears running down her checks and every once in a while she would let out a loud shuddering sigh! I was in Vietnam from November 3, 1968, through November 7, 1969. Mountain. We had no black out lights on our trucks so we would have been any easy target for anyone who decided that they were going to kill us! We took several trucks and picked up Pham Ba and Babyson outside the gate and headed down the road. click here or click "back" until you painting rocks. . boats took place at the other base. maintenance, and generally taking The other important thing we had to do was to check the Red Beach causeway at 2400 hr. We were among the first units to arrive after ti was secured by Armor and Artillery. march in columns of two over to that building. So on the hour we would get a call. Detachment Cua Viet - 1967 - 1970. little early to get back in school and finish my degree. Any damage at FLC was my teams responsibility to asses , clean up and repair or replace so I had direct involvement in all rocket and mortar attacks at FLC. I didn't He praised me for staying calm and I had done good then he said I should go outside and sit down as I was looking a little green around the gills! the evening to wonder about and check out what Camp Tien Sha had to offer. If you have Barbee was very well liked by the labor crew. The Seabee construction crews he is referring to was my crew. It is just to heart breaking to see the suffering of the children in this world who are caught in a war! aspects of it are certainly more memorable than the bad parts. at Camp Fay. [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. [1] In November 1965 500 men moved into the old French Army camp, Camp Tien Sha at the foot of Monkey Mountain. We took good care of Judy and she ate very well, We would get stake and chicken from the mess hall and She also loved to drink beer. As tired as I was I never got much sleep. two parts, right and left, I have to This was First came the steps and as soon as that was finished I helped the Navy doctor and Vietnamese nurse move in a big grey office desk and an open book shelf unit.

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