this pic sure isn't it, at least 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. embarrassed but she didn't seem to 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. 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. As he cut them off he threw them in the corner beside the shelf and I can remember how strange they looked leaning against the wall! Target audience. I'm considered a Vietnam Veteran, due to the dates I served. All of the rounds hit in swamp area between the main base and FLC command building . Late in the day we had built them a nice hootch and had them moved in. Over the months as I got to know my Vietnamese and they opened up to me the most asked question they had for me. Learn more about royalty-free images or view FAQs related to stock photos. know what it was about "shower January 30, 1968 marked the beginning of the Tet Offensive. 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. Download this Camp Tien Sha photo now. side of the handling, I'd say it had severe understeer entering a the upper left hand part of the pic. On 1 April 1966 Naval Forces Vietnam was established in Saigon and assumed control of NSA Danang from III MAF. Work started at 0700 hr and we got off at 1700 hr. But when shit happens to you and you are the victim, everything changed! This is the near miss at our Post office. They made runs north to Cua Viet at the mouth of the river (80 miles north of DaNang and 6 miles south of the Demilitarized Zone) and then upriver eight miles to Dong Ha to haul cannon ammunition to the marines. He was transported in critical condition to the NSA Hospital in Da Nang with a massive head injury. Sometimes we could be called out 2 or 3 times in a night. It is just to heart breaking to see the suffering of the children in this world who are caught in a war! The VC had taken their 782 gear (combat gear, weapons and ammo) and bugged out. If your lost and want 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). 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 . ACTOV addition Admiral Army assets assistance attack August base Beach beds began boats Bridge buildings Camp Tien Sha cargo Center changes Class closed combat Commander Communications. It was time to go look for some food! If you have To know all the different sounds was to be able to read what was happening at night and how safe I was. Drawing Another thing that screwed up the night for us was our night radio, phone watch, it was a real bitch ! Had fun there, especially since I had to wear civilian clothes. Chapel? The Coate gave me two sets of shorts and short sleeve shirts. After a couple rocket and mortar attacks my brain never went completely to sleep. meal in Vietnam was roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, green peas, 2 large 15x12. it for their personal use. there. I tried one other time a few months later but didn't have the appropriate paper work. We took several trucks and picked up Pham Ba and Babyson outside the gate and headed down the road. The rest of my tour I did what every good Seabee team would do, I stole them ! Bruce Moore 06-Apr-2016 07:04: I was stationed at Camp Tien Sha from June 1968-July 1969.,I was a BU3 attached to the US Naval Support Activities Danang.I lived in barracks #35 which was on the backside of Camp Tien Sha.I was in barracks #35 when the Rocket and mortar attack began.we had a material storage yard directly behind the barracks that was hit with incoming rounds.I also, as a . I had just been recruited to help the Doc and nurse amputate this poor farmers legs. by the time they got to us AWC# 5 we would be awake (hopefully) and report in. It was common for the Marines to sneak off base at night for a couple hours in the Village. Additional responsibilities included harbor defense and the transshipment of cargo to the smaller ports in the region. identified as "enlisted head." at Camp Fay, never. [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. All in the name of saving them from Communism. I set up a course When I got on the bus to Camp Tien Sha (the one with chicken wiure on the windows) I knew I wasn't in Kansas. thought about was the airbase in Danang was under attack, quarters. At first it was because every thing was so knew and exciting. On May 21,1968 at 2400 hr. He was driving a 1 1/2 ton flat bed stake truck and was making the rounds to pick up supplies. He said that if they could ship her to the hospital in Japan or back in the states they could probably save her. and I was just finishing up the door. It might be inaccurate in some details, suffice to say, I When I got on The Monkey Mountain Patrol. It was to late to get him settled in because we were so incredibly busy with rocket attack damage. This was a real live human! If I wanted something I had to have Bet or Ski pick it up. Us transit guys were on two section duty (port and starboard was the Navy term for that). All the stuff that related to the . the duty jeep normally delivered the crew to the base in the No. Jack Shulimson . Everyone was busy as hell and I didn't have any idea as to what was going on. configured jeep. really an enclosure. I finished the shower and got We had devastated their economy and destroyed their infrastructure. The argument got pretty heated. didnt get shot at and we safely landed and taxied off the run way. As I remember Jeep parts? 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. to DaNang. never even gave a thought that a On the technical a small cargo plane in the middle of the night, all I Surprise, I think that was normal precaution . History U.S. You have destroyed my country and my family! Smile like you mean it! Then walk the length of pier re-installing any buffer pads that might have come out. He was honorably discharged in 1968 after completing his tour in Vietnam, as Petty . The pilots jumped out . I got my NAUI Scuba diving cerification in July 1966. May 5,1968 was my first rocket attack in Vietnam and you can see the hit 7 different places in my AO including my new home at FLC Camp Books. I had my broken leg cot and was living out of my sea bag. The tracer rounds stopped ,I gave it a couple minutes and got in the truck and sped on my way back to the shop! Our boat and one other transported the Barrels of asphalt damaged by rocket attack, April 1969, Camp Tien Sha Annex, Ray Norton. changes to : My Vietnamese works didn't want to hang around waiting for the truck to take them back to the shop. Book cover type. I didn't understand at that time the danger of rocket attacks. 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 . I would have to find some time to build a foot locker. On Friday I left the shop at 1800hr and went to the Children's Clinic. Memoir of my time served with the Navy at Camp Tien Sha, Da Nang, during the Vietnam war. Coate introduced me to a Chief Boatswain Mate who was our executive officer.The Commanding officer wasn't there( a lieutenant Junior Grade.) The field had been filled with red dirt and rocks and had been compacted with heavy equipment. Individuality, not. Finally I interrupted and said I would sleep in the Korean bunker on the broken cot that was in there, end of argument ! We stopped work and watched. Later after they landed it became obvious that they were throwing out the ammo boxes so they wouldn't explode when they landed. It was kind of a taste of what we would get when the monsoons came in September. Lance Corporal James D Feucht (cause of death,misadventure). Camp Tien Sha Vietnam 1968, viewed from Monkey Mountain. would be thinking about that meal a lot! I will expect you to be able to do your job and if you can't then your out of here! The Marines broke out in laughter. 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. You FNGs get off the plane and fall in over there. Spent four years in college, and achieved QM3, and qualified in I believe we also tied him around the waist. Cn Th Base Camp. Camp Haskins, Da Nang, Vietnam, served as headquarters of the 30th Naval Construction Regiment, who exercised operational control of Seabee units deployed to Vietnam. Style attributes. context of what was happening. The following information was emailed in to You are a builder so Beerworth or Yost will be who you report too." If they were caught they were punished by court marshal and were busted one pay grade. The truck dropped us at the work sight. 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. When I started working on this clinic project I was full of good feelings as to how we were helping these poor Vietnamese people. I have absolutely no recollection of My body was always waiting to react. With Coate gone Judy would still sleep in his hooch and she would ride around on the stake truck, hang around the office or the hooch s. Judy hated Marines, and Vietnamese men but she was alright with Vietnamese women as long as they treated her nice. Yes, we would help them build new huts and we would patch up their children and pay compensation for the damages done. A small craft repair facility and an Auxiliary Floating Drydock (AFDL) helped keep NSA vessels in working order. There was no time off just the same 12 hr work shift. this pic is. You FNGs I would sit at the desk and drink coffee, write letters or poetry. k. while we were starting the wall framing we heard the sound of a UH-1 helicopter. It really, really broke my heart! configuration it would hold about 10 people. When I found out about that I went with Bet to talk to that officer. technical and supply stuff. 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. pissed me off the most about the We were also vulnerable to sappers . He asked the officer in charge about them and was told that they didn't have any use for them because they didn't have any Marines who were certified divers. I needed to know which of the sound meant danger! Naval Support Activity, Da Nang 1969 Cruise Book vietnamandmilitary $175.00 101st Airborne "Tour Book" 1967-68 The first year!!! She giggled a bit (talk I had to make a quick exit when the patients got excited when I walked towards the main ward! When Puppy was big enough our secretary, interpreter Miss Nguyen took Puppy home with her to Danang. aspects of it are certainly more memorable than the bad parts. Let me tell you that wasn't fun at all. IN VIETNAM. Recent photo of Cheryl and me He told me step by step every detail. The road was closed to civilian traffic at night so there would be no other vehicles on the road. I lay there waiting for the out posts to return fire, nothing happened! We also had a land line (telephone) installed for communication with the Marines. 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 If one of the other bases in our AO got hit by mortars or rockets then our siren went off and we were on red alert which meant we had to role out with weapons, helmets,and flack jackets and man our posts. The kids head had been stitched up and looked just like a soccer ball. We weren't expecting any new men and we don't have the time to train you. information beyond what we already have. Alan on Haircuts The guy on the right had black hair, he had been shot with a small caliber pistol right where the skull meets the spine. In July 1966 the "Bridge Cargo Ramp" (160307N 1081352E / 16.052N 108.231E / 16.052; 108.231) began operations increasing NSA's supply capability. Total Area Sprayed (sq. These truck convoys would run from Danang to Quang Tri Marine base every few days and would spend nights or off time either at Quang Tri or Phu Bi or Danang. Naval Support Activity DaNang (1965-1970), the U.S. So my hooch would now have 5 of us. Paperback. when I was there. The course is a model in how to survive, and how to come home with honor. I don't And there were certainly good things there, at least in the There was one thing that bothered me about Tien Sha. If you were to divide Camp Fay into 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. There was a permanent concrete hospital being built close to my building and by the beginning of June 1968 had all the walls built up and was waiting for materials for roof trusses and the roof. Maybe 6 on a side. as soon as they were installed. It didn't take long to get out of bed when the first rocket struck nearby. Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. He expired nine days later. building. I wish I would have known about it then! corner and pretty balanced oversteer under power out of the corners. Back at the hootch the Seabees got in a major debate about where to put me. 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. Before we destroyed their lives they all had jobs and skills that worked in their culture! We looked a lot more hard corps than we were. VVA's goals . Another source for jungle fatigues was up at Camp Reasoner. Chu Lai Base Area. What was done was done! Do you have CAMP TIENSHA, DANANG,VIETNAM Reunion information you'd like to share. There hours were 0800 to1700 so it was impossible for me to go. The nurse laid across the farmers upper thighs to hold him in place. The were riding shotgun on truck convoys to and from Danang to Quang Tri Province. 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. Vietnam veterans, age 60+, American. From 1800 hours until 0600 we had to have some one stand watch. I could feel the rasping of that bone saw through the stick in the farmers mouth! It is very likely this was were the Marines were killed . airlines circling the DaNang airbase over the Country of South Vietnam. Guess earlier generations of residents at Camp Fay had their Link to video tour of . By TET of 1968 most of the rural Vietnamese had been moved into relocation camps (Dog Patch). It was more the "ambulance" configuration with a 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 ESSO fuel plant from the north east side where we were snorkeling. To add your photos, please email them to webmaster@ccvva.org. 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. Just to the right of MST1 and thought it would be a good time to go back and see At the moment it happened, my buddy Dave Lozier and I were at Camp Tien Sha at the foot of Monkey Mountain. I spent 33 years [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. I have no significant memories For African Americans soldiers serving in the armed forces during the Vietnam War the domestic scene loomed large. Mostly I was just kind of mentally numb. The shop door are between the 2 telephone poles. They had absolutely nothing and were dependent on the charity of other refuges in Dog Patch. CD-ROM, but it didn't provide any new I held that little girl sitting on my tool box and in a short time she was used to me and clutching onto the front of my shirt. With chow finished I had the rest of Because of Da Nang's strategic location on rail, air, and highway routes, development of its . really care. K-9 Security Unit-1 (Navy Sentry Dog Unit) Det Cua Viet 1st Naval LARC Division. Only 364 more days to go! The Doc narrated as he worked, what he was doing, what he was going to do, when I should be prepared for the farmer to go ballistic! Still, perceived attacks. On Tuesday May 14 I finished my hooch and settled into the corner right inside the door. Also we took care of damage at Camp Reasoner and the small CAP out posts. New customers can download this image at no cost with a risk-free trial. The next weekend I asked about the farmer ? The enlisted head Keep exploring. ( the rules for Camp Books were that to be off base you had to have a weapon). Often times during a rocket or mortar attack rounds would over shoot landing in Hoa Kahn or Dog Patch ,providing children for the Clinic. this place, wearing only "shower Detachment Cua Viet - 1967 - 1970. One of them used to take me to the MACV Club located by the USS Repose. thought though was he was just putting on a show for us new guys. Yes, everyone called him soccer ball head ! of the enclosure with a "shower "Honcho come", he pulls me around the Quonset hut, his eyes were as big as saucers! good times in the "duty jeep". The Marines slept 12 to 14 men in a hootch. When we arrived at Red Beach the Seabee team shop was a mad house. And search more of iStock's library of royalty-free stock images that features Vietnam photos available for quick and easy download. roof. Sure. It was where the French first landed in the 19th Century in their quest to control the area and. Often several rockets would have gone off before I even knew we were under attack ! The wounded man was the Mess Sargent who was the only one at the mess hall at the time. After the little girl died I never went back to the clinic. ptfnasty.com and the DaNang section, It turned 90 degrees to the right and touched down between two rows of concertina wire in the middle of the perimeter. I spent the last 5 months of my tour as a NSA Investigator for the Naval Support Activity, Da Nang. 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. Within a hundred feet of the generators. Soon there were Marines all over the place. I slammed on the brakes and dove out the truck door head first catching my foot under the clutch peddle on the way out. 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. 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. All terrain forklifts would scurry back and forth off I didn't think about the danger but was aware of it. The huge fuel tank was just being build on the left out of the picture. through the base that would allow me to do "hot laps" as long as no Sunday late afternoons we were able to get over to the Red Beach causeway and get in some water sessions. was the building directly adjoining Just keep on working in the rain. Detachment Nha Trang - 1965 - 1971. The doctors at the Hoa Kahn Clinic were all Navy I think mostly off the hospital ships, they would volunteer for the clinic and rotate out every week. I was new in country and still in John Wayne mode. 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. She wanted to send care packages and letters to me as part of a High School project. Over time that changed, I didn't want to know any newbies! Drive out the back gate and about 2 miles to the Navy Seabee base. One rocket struck this barracks, but the man in this room survived by . Pretty big load for Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! As usual US style plumbing, the The other important thing we had to do was to check the Red Beach causeway at 2400 hr. The engine suddenly stop and flames shot out the top of both side back door openings. Then there were the incoming Rockets, we had three big generators and fuel tank and we were a bulls eye. 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. Then he could pick my guys up and pick up materials to build my hooch. 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. I would have to wait a few more days for that to start. Detachment Hue - 1965 - 1970. Her top was not buttoned and she had a gauze bandage about the size of a tea plate on her chest up to her neck. That was the LTs first rocket attack and he didn't react fast enough. I was in Danang less than a month when the Vietcong used rockets to attack the Danang Air Base for the first time in the war, on the morning of February 27. because of all the flares in the mountains next to the base. Anyone who tried to open that door without giving our pass word would have been shot. meand I translated it to this map. The PTFs, under Vietnamese officers and crews, conducted over 1,000 raids against North Vietnam from March-April 1964 to January 1972. That episode followed rioting along China Beach by black . I would like to help you with your content on your website. June 29, 2022; creative careers quiz; ken thompson net worth unix This building was about 24 ft wide and 200 feet long and was a two story building. Honorably Discharged as a QM2(SS) in 1971ish. 5440 x 3520 px (18.13 x 11.73 in.) The building site was about 150 yards outside of the north perimeter and the perimeter had not been opened up yet. Why are you here in Vietnam ? So much for getting Sunday off. and drop their bow ramps. The The number of rockets are probably plus or minus a couple rockets. I was driving on the perimeter road with the dry storage ASM wall on my right. It was really to late to save the helicopter but at least nobody was killed or hurt! - (07-07-02) I have NO remberance of Our electricians went to wire up the building for electricity. The MPs had used their white belts as tourniquets just above the knees. We took 2 122mm rockets about where the crates are. the two boat docks at DaNang. [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. [1], U.S. NSA Danang was officially established on 15 October 1965 under the operational control of Commander, III MAF. On the night of February 23, 1969, we held off an attack on the Da Nang Air Base by a large VC force.
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