You FNGs get to the back of the readers. I think there were only three or four of us on duty at the boats took place at the other base. The next day he would become my first hooch mate although I had to rush to get a couple partitions up so he would have his own space. Published October 25, 2017 Updated April 22, 2021 These Vietnam War photos taken by U.S. Army photographers reveal a side of the conflict that few people have ever seen. The Brief. Well I never did hear from Barbee. The flares were often still burning when they hit the ground. click here or click "back" until you The fire was caused by a Air or artillery white phosphorus flare ( WP). The firemen loaded foam canister on a mule and were able to get to the UH-1 and finally put the fire out. At Freedom Hill you'll see some panoramic shots of the base and buildings (USO Club, ), likewise at Tien Sha (Snoopy's Chicken Hut, Acey Ducey Club). from Danang, Republic of Vietnam. side was a barge with a sign. One night I was called out for some lights on the west perimeter. 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. His name was Coate and he was a 3rd class yeoman. When I found out about that I went with Bet to talk to that officer. Well it scared the crap out of me and probably took a few months off my life ! I wish I would have known about it then! The Brief. The MPs left in a hurry. Our group that was sent to MST1 landed in It must have been about 1100 hr. Surprisingly, I never step foot on a ship, I was always stationed in Navy hospitals. shower heads came out from the side Guest 31-Aug-2016 02:35: . It I spent 1968-72 in the US Navy, as a Corpsman (Medic). care of the base. I served there and just would like to hear from some of the guys that was there. Camp Fay in the evening and morning. YFUs and LCUs such as the 62 were assigned to Lighterage Div of the Naval Support Activity, DaNang, and were based at Camp Tien Sha Annex. Driving around on the perimeter of the base checking for burned out security lights could also be very hazardous . Don't try to cross in to the base as there were mines. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. I forgotten how much it sucked being there? ! These positive relations were largely a reflection of the fact that black and white soldiers in combat were heavily dependent on one another. The iStock design is a trademark of iStockphoto LP. The field had been filled with red dirt and rocks and had been compacted with heavy equipment. VVA's goals . Coate was not there to know about Puppy. An electrician CN (E-3). I didn't realize at the time that the intended target was me and the generators. What that means is we stood a four hour night watch every other night. We were here, It had been built the end of April so was brand new. When I came off my Saturday night watch I was told I would be standing six hours duty at the PWC trouble desk on Sunday morning. Chief then showed me the mess hall and walked me down to the Seabee hooch's. That is the only time I had to get clothing issue. The poor farmer screamed like you could never imagine until he finally passed out. Because of the rocket attack on May 13 (rockets hit with in 50 yard of this building) some of the officers there wanted escape doors out the back of the building where they were starting to build their own bunkers. A regular jeep would accommodate 5 people, while in this So much for getting Sunday off. On the "left side" was all the Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm - 1967 | 1968 | 1969 - now Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the Naval Support Activity Danang. In other words, if you could drive a Corvair fast and survive you meal in Vietnam was roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, green peas, 2 large 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. Later after they landed it became obvious that they were throwing out the ammo boxes so they wouldn't explode when they landed. 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 Then we saw a little dot far up Elephant Valley. whole story here. To save them from Communism was not the right answer because most of them did not feel that Communism was a threat ! The new pier facility allowed deep-draft ocean-going vessels to unload cargo directly onto trucks instead of offloading into Lighters while anchored in the harbor. Our generators were not even running yet so I heard the rocket coming in. Even then every time the Doc cut through a nerve that farmer would try to fly through the roof! Our group that was sent to MST1 landed in This is the first Poem that I wrote in Vietnam and is about the two marines killed in the skivvy house. Suddenly dozens of tracer rounds started ricocheting off the wall about 20 feet in front of the truck! C Chi tunnels. When a child died they were bundled tightly in white sheets and tide off with string. Sandoval. 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. Da Nang is known as the tourist capital of South-Central Vietnam, with a west coast location that makes for beautiful sunsets against an impressive backdrop of lush mountains. 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. enough for me. The beach is more than twenty miles long, and in the last two decades, numerous China Beach hotels as well as dining and shopping venues have sprung up along it. identified as "enlisted head." With chow finished I had the rest of good times in the "duty jeep". The ESSO fuel plant from the north east side where we were snorkeling. half, aside from the times that I as soon as they were installed. So after the 2400 check in I would jump in the truck with M-16 and ammo. to LCU-1498 (same routine). I needed to know which of the sound meant danger! The official report was small arms fire on the perimeter. Donations for May. 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 ! I lay there waiting for the out posts to return fire, nothing happened! He expired nine days later. 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 . The Doc first put surgical tourniquets on and took the belts off. Paperback. Thursday morning we stripped the forms and started building the framing of the first building. Guess The only answer I could give them that they would except was. The solution that I found was just to build big rectangle frames (20 feet by 40 feet) sitting on top the ground . The two guys shot in the skivvy house that night were, Pvt. We got danger close rockets in that area often. Our electricians went to wire up the building for electricity. My body was always waiting to react. Well I had 11 months to go and it was going to be a very long 11 months ! Guess earlier generations of residents at Camp Fay had their In this pic the enlisted I am searching for anyone who may recall serving with me in the Seabees at Camp Tien Sha, Da Nang between 1969-1971. I am very grateful to Annette for the support she gave me while I was in Vietnam. airlines circling the DaNang airbase over the Country of South Vietnam. Charlie 2. I was a certified SCUBA diver. Here is the battalion report for May 1968. Me, age 23, sitting on my bunk drinking a beer and smoking a cigarette. time does that. side was a area called Bridge Ramp which was where the Navy LSTs would pull in [6], In April 1972 all US Navy facilities in Danang were transferred to the Republic of Vietnam Navy.[1]. After a short rest to pull my self together I went back and finished putting the door spring on and about that time one of my team mates picked me up and took me back to the shop. I yelled "incoming" and took off running to the nearest watch post which was 150 yards away. I suppose that I needed that time alone to recover from the amputation! map to the right is intended to be used as a The guys loaded up my tool box and gave me an M-16 so I would be able to walk back to the base later. k. I knew I wasn't in Kansas. My very first Anyone who tried to open that door without giving our pass word would have been shot. information beyond what we already have. I wanted to know everything about what happened to those Marines. hair cutting all my time there aside The truck dropped us at the work sight. The kids were always hanging around and the best way to keep them from stealing was to befriend them by giving them candy. Often times during a rocket or mortar attack rounds would over shoot landing in Hoa Kahn or Dog Patch ,providing children for the Clinic. So what did I do for work uniforms ? The nurse was carrying a little girl about 4 years old. The next work order I got for there I gave it to Beerworth and told him I would not work there any more! In DaNang we had what was called the "duty jeep". We were supposed to protect our base generators and fuel tank from sappers. once. I asked where she was now and he said the Priest had taken her to Da Nang to be burried! The weekend after the amputation I went to build a small operating room and install a examination light. Nang officers billeting ! What we finally did was a one man 12 hour watch. Biologist), and chaired the Diving Safety Board. This exhibit is now closed. Around back there was a Jeep with a utility trailer on behind. I held that little girl until it started to get dark and I had no choice but to give her to the nurse and walk back to the base. I suppose we had a good conversation but don't have a clue of what. Over time that changed, I didn't want to know any newbies! The other time was that day in boot And search more of iStock's library of royalty-free stock images that features Vietnam photos available for quick and easy download. Here is the satellite view of At first it was because every thing was so knew and exciting. Then I could triangulate my frames ,run some string lines, pound in the rebar stakes. Spent four years in college, and achieved QM3, and qualified in The events highlighted in yellow directly affected me. But I don't consider myself as one. and drop their bow ramps. As I remember I dreaded standing that watch but ever 5 and then 7 days I was going to get it! In the fall of 1966 I was transferred The huge fuel tank was just being build on the left out of the picture. As tired as I was I never got much sleep. They had decided to spend the night at the Skivvy house (whore house) in Dog Patch. I didn't understand at that time the danger of rocket attacks. No. Some of the materials for rebuilding came from my civic action salvage yard. Find Camp Tien Sha, Headquarters unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. There are 186 crew members registered for the Naval Support Activity Danang. I was The Gunny Sargent assured me that the cost of the 782 gear would come out of their final pay check! Naval Support Activity Danang or NSA Danang was a United States Navy logistics support organization located in Danang, South Vietnam active from October 1965 to April 1972. Unfortunately when we got there it was closed for one hour for lunch and Coate did not have the time to hang around. morning. This was a real live human! Historian, US Navy Seabee Museum. really care. The bundle was given to the mother who would take the bundle out side and set it down in the dirt by the street. I went back to my cubicle crawled into bed, ending my Here in Vietnam with the advanced gangrene she was going to die and there was nothing that could be done! 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. Some where along the line the nurse had done an IV drip. embarrassed but she didn't seem to 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. Yes that's me smiling up from the 122mm rocket crater. The new wood frame building that I did was behind the camera. While the Seabee's exploits in Vietnam would carry on the tradition set during the Second World War, their work in Southeast Asia actually . was the building directly adjoining It took six and one half days to finish that hooch (later with a full crew it would usually take us four days to build a hooch). 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. Maybe it's just me. Ch Linh Camp. Maybe 6 on a side. I was later assigned to the Monkey Mountain Patrol. It was a Saturday, perhaps we were finishing up the cook shed. Do you have CAMP TIENSHA, DANANG,VIETNAM Reunion information you'd like to share. On Sunday May 19 I was dropped off alone ( The Vietnamese got Sundays off) and my job was to build steps and a door for the building. head" screwed onto the pipe. [1] In November 1965 500 men moved into the old French Army camp, Camp Tien Sha at the foot of Monkey Mountain. 1966 and assumed I would spend two years on a submarine in WesPac. and Captain David A . I think the thing that [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. distributed to ships coming in. It might be inaccurate in some details, suffice to say, I They were the best I could When I got on The Post office was about 75 yards from my hootch. Let me tell you that wasn't fun at all. CONTACT: VETERANS CENTER OF NORTH TEXAS. There are over 500 chapters that provide fellowship, volunteer opportunities and community service. couldn't resist testing it's limits! Their shirt tail were hanging out and sleeves not rolled up (Marine style). I shook my head when the CO sent you to Red Beach to exercise your idealism, knowing no one would want you there in the CB team already established. It was more the "ambulance" configuration with a Hard at work in the Investigations Office, Camp Tien Sha annex, Da Nang area, 8/69 to 7/70, Ray Norton. If you have The "enlisted head" was pretty bare. Some of the women were in their early twenties, so there is still hope. My barracks was an old French barracks at Camp Tien Sha near Da Nang. the fresh meat so what do I know about it. But when shit happens to you and you are the victim, everything changed! the upper left hand part of the pic. That distance above us was only 4 feet. She would throw dirt into the air and scratch at her face until it was bleeding , rubbing dirt into the cuts. The U.S. Navy established the MST-1 detachment to train Vietnamese crews and maintain PTFs in February 1964. The know what it was about "shower me at Port Services, then I was tasked with setting up a chart (and Pham Ba went around back to take a pee. Craig Taylor was pulled from the job to go work another project.He had also gotten cement poisoning in a cut on his foot so would not be able to help on any more concrete work. The doc had no idea but it was a sure thing she was going to die. Da Nang Cluster. I stretched it to it's The Doc took a big syringe and needle and shot both legs up with anesthesia. We were told that we were teaching them skills so they would be able to have a useful job. I was going to have to hit the ground running if I intended to stay with this team. It was very clear that they did not want a FNG getting in their way. When that needle went in that poor farmer screamed and jerked up headed for the ceiling! Everyone had his turf marked out and nobody was willing to give any for me. I slammed on the brakes and dove out the truck door head first catching my foot under the clutch peddle on the way out. We visited Chu Laiu, Hue, and our Over the months as I got to know my Vietnamese and they opened up to me the most asked question they had for me. Nobody bothered to help the new guy with the profoundly negative and dangerous war situation you found yourself in. I'm at camp Tien Sha at Da Nang now. little early to get back in school and finish my degree. The Marines on the perimeter were yelling at them to run parallel to the wire. When I got to the gate it was a little past curfew and the guard started to give me some shit and wanted my travel chit. The doc asked if I could baby sit the little girl while he and the nurse did a surgery. My day was done!! middle , Mr Kim a Korean Philco Ford electrician . Before we destroyed their lives they all had jobs and skills that worked in their culture! 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. We Nights in Vietnam were uncomfortable at best. Alan on base Seabees, initially using materials pre-stocked before the war in Advanced Base Functional Component packages, constructed three deep-draft piers for oceangoing ships, two 300 feet (91m) wooden piers an LST causeway and the Bridge Cargo Complex that consisted of a 1,600 feet (490m) long wharf, 300,000 cubic feet of refrigerated storage space and 500,000 square feet of covered storage space. The carpenter flat bed truck. The base appears to remain in use by the PAVN. Sleeping in that bunker was not good.It had 2 opening which allowed the mosquitoes to get in and eat the shit out of me. Learn more about royalty-free images or view FAQs related to stock photos. Electrician CN (E-3) Pat Brown, Builder CN (E-3) Craig Taylor, Builder 3Rd Class Calabresi. 5440 x 3520 px (18.13 x 11.73 in.)
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