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. He always seemed happy and smiling and the whole time he was around the clinic I never heard him speak a single work. Because I was just getting situated it was just mass confusion for me . Some time that day the Catholic Priest who was in charge of the clinic and also the Da Nang orphanage showed up . The plane started to drop, going in steep and fast. perceived attacks. I think it was on May 22,Wednesday when I was on the night radio,phone watch that I wrote my poem about this event. snakes and other items of entertainment. The rocket attacks after that the would be on target! There were 6 area work centers in the Da Nang AO . These positive relations were largely a reflection of the fact that black and white soldiers in combat were heavily dependent on one another. 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. The scarcity of lighterage and the heavy weather that often buffeted the harbor made ship-to-craft cargo transfers hazardous and inefficient. The wounded are only those who were medivaced to a hospital. Ch Linh Camp. There were Seabees, Korean Philco Ford, Vietnamese all working like mad . I was . the place. The were riding shotgun on truck convoys to and from Danang to Quang Tri Province. I served there and just would like to hear from some of the guys that was there. The Docs loved coming to Hoa Kahn Clinic. side was a area called Bridge Ramp which was where the Navy LSTs would pull in Well I never did hear from Barbee. Danang Vietnam 1966 1967 Camp Tien Sha was an old French army base. It turned 90 degrees to the right and touched down between two rows of concertina wire in the middle of the perimeter. Anyone who tried to open that door without giving our pass word would have been shot. and Captain David A . There was about a weeks over lap so the knew Chief could learn his job! For that action, we were awarded the Naval Unit Commendation, the highest Naval or Marine award issued without action by the President. I was to hear FNG thought though was he was just putting on a show for us new guys. at Camp Fay. Long , long ago, far, far away on the other side of the paths and painted white and there were white picket fences around almost every Ok, I T is a history of NSA in Vietnam, which by 1969 was the Navy's largest overseas command with the largest public works department in the world. Download this Camp Tien Sha photo now. called to general quarters was in training), ands a week at Whidby Island (E&E, and SERE. Just keep on working in the rain. I guess that is why there were a lot of E-2 in the Marines. whole story here. to LCU-1498 (same routine). It had been a very busy month with a lot of things happening. A refugee family was living in a lean too in Dog Patch south . [2] During the next several years, the command created subordinate NSA detachments at Chu Lai, Hu, Tn M, ng H, Ca Vit, Ph Bi and Sa Hunh. I have no significant memories Everyone had his turf marked out and nobody was willing to give any for me. The Marines in that ambush had fired on me to scare me because they thought I was the duty officer making the rounds. I was at Camp Tien Sha from June '69 until Feb '70. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Danang was officially established on 15 October 1965. I spent the last 5 months of my tour as a NSA Investigator for the Naval Support Activity, Da Nang. It's a win-win, and it's why everything on iStock is only available royalty-free including all, Royalty-free licenses are the best option for anyone who needs to use stock images commercially, which is why every file on iStock whether its a, From social media ads to billboards, PowerPoint presentations to feature films, you're free to modify, resize and customize every asset on iStock including all. If your lost and want It took until 2000 hours to finish that first slab. I didn't Just kind of shut it off excepting that I had very little control over my situation and excepting that if shit happened ,shit happened !! Detachment Chu Lai - 1964 - 1971. Whatever, I was very During the first half of his in-country tour, Norton made the best of a boring and life- consuming job as a Tien Sha Peninsula Security Division guard. In other words, if you could drive a Corvair fast and survive you I needed to know which of the sound meant danger! Because I had to fend for myself I did help the newbies who moved into my hooch. I don't It's the 4th largest city in Vietnam. The Monkey Mountain Patrol. Khoi Tran and Hong Th Hin faved this 3,723 views 2 faves 0 comments Taken on March 17, 2017 Some rights reserved Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED We took 2 122mm rockets about where the crates are. I joined the Navy Reserve and went to Viet Nam anyway. I have absolutely no recollection of So over time it was easier to just not know anyone. I think the thing that Funny thing about the base exchange was I only went there once my whole tour. 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% . Over time that changed, I didn't want to know any newbies! 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 . There was to much noise from the generators and air conditioner to hear the rockets explode or the warning siren go off . All though I grew up on a farm butchering animals to put in our freezer every year this was something different for me. On May 13,1968 we took 6 122mm rocket rounds as explained in my May 15,1968 leter. I pretty much walked the whole base then back to the EM club for a cold beer ! who manned the PTF base at night used for transportation to and from As I recall Taylor dropped out when we got to the ocean diving but Pat Brown stuck it out and we became dive buddies. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. The three strong backs that I was to build for 7th motors was put on hold. I was given our 2 new carpenters to help with the concrete pour, 3rd class builder Calabresy and builder CN Craig Taylor. Here is an E mail I got from Karl explaining his arrival to Vietnam and Camp Books (FLC) The last week of May brought us a knew Chief Builder and our old Chief Botswains mate left us. I forgotten how much it sucked being there? 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. On the evening of May 23 we got a knew man in, Karl Voiles. The tents were on the right. I can still hear the snip of the scissors as the Doc cut away the flesh. Book description. I was probably in as much in shock as the farmer. Very often our flares would land in Hoa Kahn or Dog Patch burning down many Vietnamese huts providing more damaged children for the clinic. I took this photofrom the stern of YFU 80 which was docked at SCRF, looking across Da Nang harbor at sunset. This was the closest skivvy house to Camp Books , a very short walk. At the base of Monkey mountain was Camp Tien Sha, the main Navy base. camp where you get sheared. There were other things to screw up the nights. Over the months as I got to know my Vietnamese and they opened up to me the most asked question they had for me. basis Do the job, get it done right and then sign off the work order and move on to the next one. The next day a Chinook helicopter dropped a cable down to the burned out UH-1 and hauled it away. She smelled horrible! mind. For African Americans soldiers serving in the armed forces during the Vietnam War the domestic scene loomed large. But that only happened once as from then on I was ready. )The Doc gave me a large stick like a tongue depressor ,except bigger. These detachments decentralized the support function and improved the logistic flow. The flares were often still burning when they hit the ground. He left me sitting there on the steps saying he would send Beerworth down at 1700 hr to get me settled in. 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. Why are you here in Vietnam ? Coate gave me two sets of shorts and short sleeve shirts. The next work order I got for there I gave it to Beerworth and told him I would not work there any more! The solution that I found was just to build big rectangle frames (20 feet by 40 feet) sitting on top the ground . It is a code of conduct course as much as it teaches the practical issues of survival. Fish and Game, as a diver/biologist, and retired as the I think he may have had scrambled brains to go with his stitched up head . We weren't expecting any new men and we don't have the time to train you. Every morning I was stripping floors and then in the afternoon waxing and buffing and cleaning the showers, normal Navy grunt work. [3]:2, By 1969 NSA Danang was the Navy's largest overseas shore command and third largest supply depot after Norfolk and Oakland Naval Supply Depot and Camp Tien Sha had grown to accommodate over 6000 personnel. There was only one hospital bed and a couple cots in the building at that time. maids walked in and started cleaning Soon we came to the bridge across the Han River. In March 1965 when United States Marine Corps combat troops landed at Danang, the support establishment was rudimentary. The PTFs, under Vietnamese officers and crews, conducted over 1,000 raids against North Vietnam from March-April 1964 to January 1972. With chow finished I had the rest of I also made life long friends. side of the handling, I'd say it had severe understeer entering a Chapel? What was done was done! Cat Lo Naval Base. 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. 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. It might be inaccurate in some details, suffice to say, I So now I know why the sniping stopped. I dont know a damn thing so Some time before the end of the month we got three more guys in . The Seabee team had 8 junior men in one hootch and 4 senior men in the second hootch. Surprisingly, I never step foot on a ship, I was always stationed in Navy hospitals. The firemen loaded foam canister on a mule and were able to get to the UH-1 and finally put the fire out. Welcome! One night I was called out for some lights on the west perimeter. Link to Silent Spring Deadly Autumn (the best book ever written about Agent Orange and the other chemicals we were exposed to in Vietnam. With over 81,000 members, VVA provides a community of fellowship with people who share common experiences, needs and hopes for the future. camp tien sha danang, vietnam 1968 In 1968, I was about to be drafted into the Army and did not want to go to Viet Nam. We started pouring concrete Wednesday June 5, 1968. Then I could triangulate my frames ,run some string lines, pound in the rebar stakes. Camp Horn is a former United States Marine Corps and United States Army base located in Danang, Vietnam. I recognize the admin building on the right, everything else is pretty vague. right , Huan one of my carpenters. with her work. James L Chambers (cause of death,misadventure). Camp Horn is a former United States Marine Corps and United States Army base located in Danang, Vietnam. naval reserves just before graduating from high school in 1962. I never really realized the high level of tension we lived under until I left Vietnam ! Here in Vietnam with the advanced gangrene she was going to die and there was nothing that could be done! That episode followed rioting along China Beach by black . Sandoval. a shower enclosure that wasn't Some of the materials for rebuilding came from my civic action salvage yard. Later I built a wash building and cook shack just about where these cots and the officers are standing. The Priest took the kid around with him and often left him at the clinic with the nurses as the other children at the orphanage would pick on him. Beerworth dropped us at 1st MPs. Most of them would be dead by now as most of the men were in their mid forties then . 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. not leaving a big enough tip. Keep exploring. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Biologist), and chaired the Diving Safety Board. During the day of May 21 or May 22 Bettencourt took our flat bed truck to covered storage in Danang to pick up supplies while he was there a bunch of Navy trucks were lined up to load beds and lockers to furnish some barracks at Camp Tien Sha . It The other important thing we had to do was to check the Red Beach causeway at 2400 hr. It was a horrifying thing to watch. to develop this map. It became the headquarters for all U.S. Here is the letter I wrote my parents on May 15, 1968. Vietnam Vet? In July 1966 the "Bridge Cargo Ramp" (160307N 1081352E / 16.052N 108.231E / 16.052; 108.231) began operations increasing NSA's supply capability. On Friday I left the shop at 1800hr and went to the Children's Clinic. We took several trucks and picked up Pham Ba and Babyson outside the gate and headed down the road. The first half of my year in Vietnam (1967) I was stationed at the large U. S. base in Danang. Well I had 11 months to go and it was going to be a very long 11 months ! Da Nang Cluster. On Sunday most of my team mates loaded up our flat bed truck with building materials from our salvage yard. The fire was caused by a Air or artillery white phosphorus flare ( WP). There was a Marine listening ambush set up outside the perimeter in that area. Go through their front gate then out their back gate to the causeway. I dropped the log book on the microphone button and yelled AWC#5 -INCOMING ROCKETS! Suprise, suprise, Often the convoys would drop off kids from out in the bush. Her husband was an ARVN soldier who had been killed. Yes, everyone called him soccer ball head ! Stephen was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving state side and in Vietnam at Camp Tien Sha, Danang. There are 186 crew members registered for the Naval Support Activity Danang. specialty up the Cua Viet to Dong Ha, where we supported the Marines Great Discounts & More! It must have been about 1100 hr. blocked. The helicopter crew sat down a couple hundred feet from their UH-1 and waited. In 1997 I drove my motor bike through the gate while the guard was taking a nap at lunch time and was able to get to the main office and talk to a doctor. Issues related to race and race relations helped to define the African American experience in the United States, and these same issues defined the experiences of black soldiers in Vietnam.Race relations in combat were typified by cooperation, shared sacrifice, and a sense of brotherhood. those Nastie's were fun boats! I am searching for anyone who may recall serving with me in the Seabees at Camp Tien Sha, Da Nang between 1969-1971. The new wood frame building that I did was behind the camera. This is Judy and her puppy ( named Puppy) Judy was Coate s dog and was named after his girl friend. the two boat docks at DaNang. [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. There were no boat parts in supply 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 . 15 rounds hit us with 3 KIA and 15 wounded. She is always with me ! Suddenly the helicopter went nose high and stopped going forward. [4] : 2 as soon as they were installed. Between 1969 and 1971 hundreds, if not thousands, of incidents of racial violence occurred in and around American military bases It was more the "ambulance" configuration with a The Marines would open that up and would also be extending the perimeter and adding watch posts . I set up a course The mountain is in the background. Danang had become the largest fuel complex in South Vietnam capable of holding over 500,000 barrels. "Sorry that's all we have!" Shortly after 1000 hr the team expediter showed up and I was introduced to him . With tears in my eyes I told the guard that I had been helping the doc at the children's clinic and he could take his fucking travel chit and shove it up his ass! A sad day because we were no longer a Seabee Team ! 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. In my first week at Camp Books after we were finished building the office, shop we installed a short wave radio which was used for communication with the Navy. After the little girl died I never went back to the clinic. She promised not to eat Puppy. 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. We looked a lot more hard corps than we were. BU 3 Beerworth s crew took over and finished the walls and roof on Saturday May 18. I went to my CO and asked to help. In a while the nurse and doc came out to get the little girl and I volunteered to hold the little girl if they had other things to do. Not all the time but sometimes . Then after thinking about it I realized how wrong I was. Individuality, not. A couple of our guys , Craig Taylor and Pat Brown were interested in learning to Scuba dive so I took it upon my self to teach them. Craig Tailor is on the left and on the right is Carl Rice who came on board about the same time as the new Chief. delivering warm water was good She was wearing light blue pajamas with little lambs printed on it. I was going to start building my own hooch so I would have a place to sleep ! The map I sent you is how I remember that I am a 20 year old US soldier and my country says I have to be here! ( very much reminds me of cutting up chickens at butchering time). risking my life in a really inadequate vehicle! Well Beerworth didn't show up until 1845 and he dragged me off to the mess hall that would close a 1900 hr. Back at the hootch the Seabees got in a major debate about where to put me. I spent 33 years We hopped in his truck and he took me down to H&S company supply to get bedding and mess gear. 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. Sometimes we could be called out 2 or 3 times in a night. This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Some part of it was always listening to what was going on . Different kinds of flairs, the different mortar sounds and small arms fire. "When I Joined VetFriends, I read about the email locator service, and sent an email to my old friend. I stood there wondering how I was going to drive wood stakes into that hard ground. The argument got pretty heated. I experienced rocket attacks, an ammunition dump explosion, total boredom, drug busts, police raids, China Beach, and the birth of my daughter, Rebecca. This is the day I started my real job. Vietnam War Home Movies Tien Sha & Da Nang 1969 ammo dump explosion, freedom hill VintageFilmArsenal 2.48K subscribers 37K views 8 years ago Go to vintagefilmarsenal.com to purchase a. I didn't know it then but that was my last good meal for a long time! didnt get shot at and we safely landed and taxied off the run way. large canvas covering over the rear area that protected bench I jumped into the fighting hole beside the post and yelled at the Marines there "holy shit some one is shooting at me!" really care. Sunday late afternoons we were able to get over to the Red Beach causeway and get in some water sessions. the upper left hand part of the pic. I feel strongly about it and love learning more on this topic.generator hire & new generator sales, Mark, I served with the Naval Support Activity DaNang from Aug 1966 - Mar 1968. As usual US style plumbing, the The nurses were all Vietnamese and were employed there so I would often see the same nurses.
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