Around back there was a Jeep with a utility trailer on behind. Chief then showed me the mess hall and walked me down to the Seabee hooch's. The argument got pretty heated. meal in Vietnam was roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, green peas, 2 large I was told to put it between the farmers teeth with the ends sticking out of the sides of his mouth and I was to gently but firmly hold on to the ends of the stick and hold his head down. This comment has been removed by the author. The MPs left in a hurry. 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. 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% . This was the closest skivvy house to Camp Books , a very short walk. Uss garrett county ( lst-786 ) uss garrett county ( lst-786 ) uss garrett (. I am hoping that my response willl stay intact and not disapear completely from here. ( the rules for Camp Books were that to be off base you had to have a weapon). I would like to help you with your content on your website. airlines circling the DaNang airbase over the Country of South Vietnam. It really, really broke my heart! 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. First I had to do a couple hour job at the 1st MP Quonset hut. 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. Back at the hootch the Seabees got in a major debate about where to put me. painting rocks. The Post office was about 75 yards from my hootch. But that only happened once as from then on I was ready. 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! All in the name of saving them from Communism. This was a real live human! When he was all loaded he told them one of the other drivers had the paper work and while they were trying to hunt down the papers he just drove away. Download this Camp Tien Sha photo now. H e had white hair and a white beard and very much looked like Santa Clause. Luxury. cold glasses of chocolate milk, ice cream and an apple to go. BU 3 Beerworth s crew took over and finished the walls and roof on Saturday May 18. En savoir plus sur les images libres de droits ou consulter la FAQ sur les photos. It was in a large dirt field 150 yards outside of the north perimeter. Bruce Moore says he first returned from a 13-month stint in the Vietnam War to a "poor response." "We were at Norton Air Force Base. Didnt take long to figure out that everyone could see that you were a FNG. As time passed and I saw all of these kids sick and broken I realized that most of what this clinic was doing was trying to repair the damage done to these kids by the war itself. History is not a fixed set of facts. Everyone was busy as hell and I didn't have any idea as to what was going on. It became the headquarters for all U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Danang was officially established on 15 October 1965. MCB 53 was decommissioned at Davisville, Rhode Island on 10 December 1969. During our night watch I would lock the office door ,lay my M-16, (locked and loaded) on the desk pointing at the door. May 1. Within a hundred feet of the generators. nstar48; Media item; Jan 30, 2008; korean engineers maintenance control division vietnam war year 1968; . We were here, So just go back to work and keep moving so he doesn't have a stationary target and you should be OK!" 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 . His name was Coate and he was a 3rd class yeoman. All terrain forklifts would scurry back and forth off Danang East/Main: Served in Da Nang East then Main. Then a voice came from inside the Quonset hut." It is very likely this was were the Marines were killed . Le logo iStock est une marque dpose de iStockphoto LP. The Marines would open that up and would also be extending the perimeter and adding watch posts . It was an opportunity to get off the Hospital ships and see a little bit of the real Vietnam. Vietnam veterans, age 60+, American. right , Huan one of my carpenters. Yes that's me smiling up from the 122mm rocket crater. It's the 4th largest city in Vietnam. Older Vietnam veteran who served in the US Navy at Camp Tien Sha, Da Nang, 1968-1969. Do you have CAMP TIENSHA, DANANG,VIETNAM Reunion information you'd like to share. 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. 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 . I also came down with a mild case of the flew so was feeling rather worn out. On the far end of the bridge right 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. I didn't realize at the time that the intended target was me and the generators. So now I know why the sniping stopped. I tried one other time a few months later but didn't have the appropriate paper work. The building site was about 150 yards outside of the north perimeter and the perimeter had not been opened up yet. The MPs had used their white belts as tourniquets just above the knees. What ever it was we were done by shortly after 1600 hr. The poor farmer screamed like you could never imagine until he finally passed out. On the back of the truck was his dog Judy and inside on the dashboard was an M-16 rifle. Another interesting point is the H&S Co. I turned 20 years old and of coarse it went un- noticed although I had gotten a care package from Annett Burrel, a couple surfing magazines from my brother Jay and a birthday card from my girl friend Linda! camp tien sha danang, vietnam 1968. Photo libre de droit de Camp Tien Sha banque d'images et plus d'images libres de droit de Vietnam - Vietnam, Base militaire, 1968. Everyone had his turf marked out and nobody was willing to give any for me. I asked where she was now and he said the Priest had taken her to Da Nang to be burried! Level the frames and tie them to the stakes and I would have my concrete forms complete. 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. Also we took care of damage at Camp Reasoner and the small CAP out posts. I thought they were trying to lighten their load. (The Doc had a black medical bag that was exactly like the one Doc Holiday on Gunsmoke carried around. 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. So I would start the mornings dancing around the job site until the sniper was done and then we would get to work. U.S. I was one of the unlucky ones who ended up shoveling a lot of shit! That episode followed rioting along China Beach by black . One of them used to take me to the MACV Club located by the USS Repose. It didn't take long to get out of bed when the first rocket struck nearby. The nurse laid across the farmers upper thighs to hold him in place. loading the LSTs and loading onto trucks. I would sit at the desk and drink coffee, write letters or poetry. I was finished with my concrete forms before noon on Wednesday . Well I had 11 months to go and it was going to be a very long 11 months ! We are the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1122, based in Collin County, Texas. Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. They were all in alignment with our generators. I took my time cooling myself off in that shower then went Camp Tien Sha Vietnam 1968 from Monkey Mountain. 6 years ago. He was wearing his best short timers uniform. In August 1967, the headquarters of NSA Danang was moved from downtown Danang to Camp Tien Sha.:33. 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! Then walk the length of pier re-installing any buffer pads that might have come out. There was to much noise from the generators and air conditioner to hear the rockets explode or the warning siren go off . 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. Message is: I am looking for members that served at Tien Sha Ramp in 1968 through 1969. It's claim to fame was that it had a black prostitute. He had to re arrange his schedule to accommodate me. [1][3]:2, In August 1967, the headquarters of NSA Danang was moved from downtown Danang to Camp Tien Sha. Liked the Oriental rock bands came to the Club: Christopher, Eric: RD3: Mar 1970 - May 1971: Naval Support Activity Danang: YFU 73 - a flat bottomed Skilak. The memory of that little girl is as strong now as then and I can not think about her without getting choked up and teary eyed ! It turned 90 degrees to the right and touched down between two rows of concertina wire in the middle of the perimeter. En savoir plus. That distance above us was only 4 feet. While originally designed to be two volumes, it was decided that unity and cohesion required one book. We had to give Puppy away as we were not even supposed to have a dog. 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. I was going to have to hit the ground running if I intended to stay with this team. I went to my CO and asked to help. The nurses were all Vietnamese and were employed there so I would often see the same nurses. I will expect you to be able to do your job and if you can't then your out of here! I hated that phone, radio, air conditioning and black coffee! Soon there were Marines all over the place. He spent the night at the shop bunker by himself , totally confused as to what was going on. He was standing about 10 feet from me and the first round of a rocket attack went through the ventilator on top of our building ,exactly four feet above the LTs head and exploded in the ware house bay next to our shop. We aren't sure where he is yet and haven't got permission to go after him! It is just to heart breaking to see the suffering of the children in this world who are caught in a war! If you served in Camp Tien Sha, Headquarters, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. In reality, it is a collection of ideas, images, and information that enough people have chosen to preserve and disseminate. It was kind of a taste of what we would get when the monsoons came in September. I went out and sat on my toolbox and thought about what I had just experienced. I can find no official reports on that rocket attack and have to assume nobody bothered to make a report because the rounds hit in the swamp between the main body of Camp Books and the Force Logistics Command section. He told me step by step every detail. Then I started paying more attention. Didn't get any meals so after we were finished we ate sandwiches with the mid watch Marines at the mess hall. Camp Haskins, Da Nang, Vietnam, served as headquarters of the 30th Naval Construction Regiment, who exercised operational control of Seabee units deployed to Vietnam. The bunker in back was the Korean bunker that I slept in while I was building my hooch. The sign on the mess hall door I dropped the log book on the microphone button and yelled AWC#5 -INCOMING ROCKETS! Right at daybreak back in '69, I was sent on a dangerous mission in Danang. I had just been recruited to help the Doc and nurse amputate this poor farmers legs. didnt get shot at and we safely landed and taxied off the run way. 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. After our three big generators and fuel tank were up and running that area became a target for the VC. Ray Norton. 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. I went back to my cubicle crawled into bed, ending my This is the first Poem that I wrote in Vietnam and is about the two marines killed in the skivvy house. APL-30 or barracks craft in docks at Da Nang Harbor. I got used to the nights but was never comfortable enough to sleep well. A refugee family was living in a lean too in Dog Patch south . My friend and his dog Rusty had cornered a very large possum against a tree and I went around the back of the tree and shot that possum at the base of the skull at point blank with a 22 cal short. Historian, US Navy Seabee Museum. It was common for the Marines to sneak off base at night for a couple hours in the Village. I asked about the little girl and the doc said she had died Thursday night. We needed to replace the awning over the entry door that was about to fall off. Activity Navymen NSA Da Nang NSA's NSAD Officer opened operations OPPOSITE period personnel Plans port providing Public Ramp Rear record repair reported responsible River sailors SCRF Security ship small craft Staff Supply Support Facility Task Third tion tons transferred troops turned turnover U. $10 of that came from me. He got in line and they loaded his truck with beds, lots of beds. Barbee was very well liked by the labor crew. At first it was because every thing was so knew and exciting. He expired nine days later. Don enlisted in the US Navy and attained the rank of Builder Third Class (BU3) with MCB 53. Mostly I was just kind of mentally numb. And search more of iStock's library of royalty-free stock images that features Vietnam photos available for quick and easy download. Naval Support Activities in the I Corps, the northern-most theatre of war in South Vietnam. 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 ( very much reminds me of cutting up chickens at butchering time). 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. Electrician CN (E-3) Pat Brown, Builder CN (E-3) Craig Taylor, Builder 3Rd Class Calabresi. There was the real possibility of hitting a mine or being ambushed by the VC (it happened more often then I would like to think about) . 11/03/70 - John D. Shewmake Sr., SFC, Adona, AR. 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. 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. There weren't even any stairs going up there yet. Book cover type. Because I was just getting situated it was just mass confusion for me . The Seabee construction crews he is referring to was my crew. Da Nang Vietnam 1968 stock footage and images. Here they surfed, sunbathed, and tried to forget the war they would soon return to. Cela profite tout le monde. A very nice book. 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