Danang had become the largest fuel complex in South Vietnam capable of holding over 500,000 barrels. On the night of February 23, 1969, we held off an attack on the Da Nang Air Base by a large VC force. uniform. It didn't take long to get out of bed when the first rocket struck nearby. Despite these positive interactions with whites, African Americans did not view the armed forces as an institution free of racial prejudice. Naval Support Activities in the I Corps, the northern-most theatre of war in South Vietnam. 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. I slowly walked around the trailer checking them out. All though I grew up on a farm butchering animals to put in our freezer every year this was something different for me. There was one thing that bothered me about Tien Sha. She would throw dirt into the air and scratch at her face until it was bleeding , rubbing dirt into the cuts. I believe we also tied him around the waist. I was called to active durty in July Tour: August 2, 1969 through July 17, 1970. I didn't understand at that time the danger of rocket attacks. Didn't get any meals so after we were finished we ate sandwiches with the mid watch Marines at the mess hall. Here in Vietnam with the advanced gangrene she was going to die and there was nothing that could be done! Tien Sha to Da Nang Vietnam War home movies DVD Freedom Hill 1969 I spent 1968-72 in the US Navy, as a Corpsman (Medic). Lance Corporal James D Feucht (cause of death,misadventure). [4]:33, Logistic vessels under the control of NSA Danang included Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM 3 & LCM 6) and LCU landing craft; harbor utility craft (YFU); small harbor tugs (YTL); open lighters (YC); refrigerated barges (YFRN); Army craft; and a refrigerator ship. 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). k. The truck dropped us at the work sight. Anniversary story of his trip back LCU-1498, then the chart office at the White Elephant. Category:Military bases of the Vietnam War - Fandom The tracer rounds stopped ,I gave it a couple minutes and got in the truck and sped on my way back to the shop! Well Beerworth didn't show up until 1845 and he dragged me off to the mess hall that would close a 1900 hr. Barbee was very well liked by the labor crew. The mountain is in the background. meand I translated it to this map. ! side was a barge with a sign. maps) office in the White Elephant. Vietnam went on and I was done at the Clinic and never heard about it anymore until I went back to Vietnam in 1996 and tried to visit and the guard at the gate chased me away but I did find out that after the war in became a mental hospital for young people. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. On the technical from two times. Moore recalls serving in Vietnam | News | muskogeephoenix.com distributed to ships coming in. I was standing in front of the hut assessing the job. It became the headquarters for all U.S. They did hit the fuel bladders at truck company several time so I knew there would be a nice warm fire if our fuel tank got hit. With over 81,000 members, VVA provides a community of fellowship with people who share common experiences, needs and hopes for the future. Well damn right I was scared. 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. Da Nang, Vietnam, Camp Tien Sha, 351 Days in Da Nang Ray Norton Me, age 23, sitting on my bunk drinking a beer and smoking a cigarette. a lot in Vietnam. Learn more. And standing duty after working hours you were pretty much alone. The Seabee team had 8 junior men in one hootch and 4 senior men in the second hootch. One of them used to take me to the MACV Club located by the USS Repose. We also had a couple of American Philco Ford teachers. Because of Da Nang's strategic location on rail, air, and highway routes, development of its . If they were caught they were punished by court marshal and were busted one pay grade. This would also give Beerworth time to get his guys out on their job. I was not prepared and he totally over powered me! So every week there would be a different doctor. If your lost and want The Navy Doc was probably in his mid 30s and it was obvious to me that he had done this type of work before. While base facilities were under construction, the fleet deployed to Danang LSTs, a Landing Ship Dock (LSD) and an Attack Transport (APA), the latter for quartering and messing NSA personnel. To save them from Communism was not the right answer because most of them did not feel that Communism was a threat ! Nice history lesson for me. ALL work centers report in : AWC # 1 reports everything is quite ! It was very clear that they did not want a FNG getting in their way. On May 21,1968 at 2400 hr. This is Judy and her puppy ( named Puppy) Judy was Coate s dog and was named after his girl friend. The Magazine was found - (07-07-02) I have NO remberance of The harbor defense unit used landing craft, picket boats and 16 feet (4.9m) Boston Whalers to monitor and protect the maritime traffic. Some time that day the Catholic Priest who was in charge of the clinic and also the Da Nang orphanage showed up . The green building upper right is the hooch that I built for our Vietnamese workers. On May 13,1968 we took 6 122mm rocket rounds as explained in my May 15,1968 leter. 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. Only 364 more days to go! ---- I spent the rest of the day until after dark alone in the shop building a foot locker. ( very much reminds me of cutting up chickens at butchering time). The Sargent in charge told him we would have to get gear from NSA Danang because the Seabee team was turned over to NSA. right out of there. The enlisted head "When I Joined VetFriends, I read about the email locator service, and sent an email to my old friend. Link to Silent Spring Deadly Autumn (the best book ever written about Agent Orange and the other chemicals we were exposed to in Vietnam. I jumped into the fighting hole beside the post and yelled at the Marines there "holy shit some one is shooting at me!" 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) . We destroyed what they had and were teaching them skills that didn't even fit into their culture. The poor farmer had stepped on a mine. 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. The doctor and nurse came out of the clinic. Pilot, youre the one flying the plane. There are over 500 chapters that provide fellowship, volunteer opportunities and community service. Maps of Heavily Sprayed Areas and Dioxin Hot Spots Local Page TIMES-MIRROR and OBSERVER Section B WARREN, PA., WEDNESDAY. Da Nang Cluster. I was in Vietnam from November 3, 1968, through November 7, 1969. "My wartime experiences have changed me. I don't laugh as much or the In the fall of 1966 I was transferred About a mile out the crew started kicking boxes out the doors. He always seemed happy and smiling and the whole time he was around the clinic I never heard him speak a single work. I think who manned the PTF base at night used for transportation to and from know what it was about "shower Jack Shulimson . 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. Military personnel learn some of the basics in other training, but this is the course for the big boys. I actually took the class in 1965 but at that time you had to be 18 years old to get a Scuba Certification. C Chi Base Camp. 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. The guy on the right had black hair, he had been shot with a small caliber pistol right where the skull meets the spine. It was no problem during the day because either the XO or Chief were there or the secretary,interpreter (miss Nguyen). Coate introduced me to a Chief Boatswain Mate who was our executive officer.The Commanding officer wasn't there( a lieutenant Junior Grade.) 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 History U.S. I suppose that I needed that time alone to recover from the amputation! very first day of war. Every month she would send a large box of candy, cookies and other goodies. This is our new Chief Builder. Individuality, not. ( so we could see to make a quick exit to the bunker during a rocket or mortar attack. Right. ( the rules for Camp Books were that to be off base you had to have a weapon). I will expect you to be able to do your job and if you can't then your out of here! Camp Tien Sha is a former United States Navy base located in Danang, Vietnam. Then he could pick my guys up and pick up materials to build my hooch. I was to hear FNG He seemed totally comfortable and relaxed. If it had detonated when it hit the ventilator we both would have been killed! It We were working with basic hand tools, cutting everything with one cross cut handsaw. This is surely just something I've [6], In April 1972 all US Navy facilities in Danang were transferred to the Republic of Vietnam Navy.[1]. this place, wearing only "shower . MAY 10, 1967 FOR COLLEGES State-Related Status Unique By WILLIAM E. DEIBLER HARRISBURG (AP) How would yo and the LT moved to the Da. Nobody even knowing where from or if they had families. On Tuesday May 14 I finished my hooch and settled into the corner right inside the door. Ok, I There was a Marine listening ambush set up outside the perimeter in that area. large canvas covering over the rear area that protected bench couple of Corvairs (ok, stop laughing!) the duty jeep normally delivered the crew to the base in the I started building my hooch on Wednesday May 8th at just before noon. 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. The firemen loaded foam canister on a mule and were able to get to the UH-1 and finally put the fire out. What that means is we stood a four hour night watch every other night. I was new in country and still in John Wayne mode. As good as we were trying to do for the Vietnamese we sure as hell were not winning their hearts and minds! limits and no one ever said a word to me about these activities. Had fun there, especially since I had to wear civilian clothes. Probable a pissed of old farmer getting off a couple round while drinking his morning coffee. Nang officers billeting ! So over time it was easier to just not know anyone. it for their personal use. We all thought that everyone on this earth was doing the highest and best possible all the time for each situation. He was wearing his best short timers uniform. Within a hundred feet of the generators. Before I went into the Navy I had a I'm considered a Vietnam Veteran, due to the dates I served. The field had been filled with red dirt and rocks and had been compacted with heavy equipment. We I am very grateful to Annette for the support she gave me while I was in Vietnam. I was then sent to Camp Carter while we were opening up an old ROK base that was being used by Philco Ford to teach Vietnamese Sailors how to maintain diesel motors that were used in the river boats. meal in Vietnam was roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, green peas, 2 large Well it scared the crap out of me and probably took a few months off my life ! From 1800 hours until 0600 we had to have some one stand watch. Then I was out the door, I passed LT Branch halfway down the stairs and was waiting for him in the bunker! Our mess hall, about 70 yards from my hootch took a direct hit on the serving line and kitchen area. The village it refers to was just north of Camp Books. kms.) The feet just kind of hanging by muscle and skin. Travis, Hawaii, Subic Bay (and shore patrol in Olongapo), then to The My first assignment was YFU-54, then My body was always waiting to react. In November 1965 500 men moved into the old French Army camp, Camp Tien Sha (Tin Sa) at the foot of Monkey Mountain. - Alan, Drawing Chu Lai Base Area. head has about the lightest colored He was honorably discharged in 1968 after completing his tour in Vietnam, as Petty . ed Camp Haskins (South) for Camp Tien Sha to complete the retrograding of equipment. I am not sure what possessed me to write poems there. What I really The flares were often still burning when they hit the ground. Then there were the incoming Rockets, we had three big generators and fuel tank and we were a bulls eye. Some time before the end of the month we got three more guys in . Get those Fucking Gooks away from that Damn trailer". Nights in Vietnam were uncomfortable at best. Most of them would be dead by now as most of the men were in their mid forties then . It wasn't a normally The audio is a little weak, so listen in a quiet place with the sound turned up. In March 1965 when United States Marine Corps combat troops landed at Danang, the support establishment was rudimentary. Then after thinking about it I realized how wrong I was. Pham Ba went around back to take a pee. Soon there were Marines all over the place. Our group that was sent to MST1 landed in It had 4 windows so I went to the window for H. I handed the clerk my records pack. This was the closest skivvy house to Camp Books , a very short walk. Marine guns up to the DMZ, we looked like shoe boxes eith long gun Detachment Nha Trang - 1965 - 1971. One about half way from knee to foot and the other just below the knee! Population in 2009 (millions) Percentage of Province Sprayed During 1960s. The carpenter flat bed truck. 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. There were so many sound at night and for my own safety I had to learn them all. A sad day because we were no longer a Seabee Team ! . Honorably Discharged as a QM2(SS) in 1971ish. and went on The doc had no idea but it was a sure thing she was going to die. Tracers were bouncing all over in front of the truck. It had been a very busy month with a lot of things happening. It was a horrifying thing to watch. probably had some car handling skills. May 1. The kids were always hanging around and the best way to keep them from stealing was to befriend them by giving them candy. I was able to remain calm and under control and do what ever he told me but inside I was on the edge of losing it! If US Mail works best for you, 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. I was face down on the road under the edge of the truck with my foot stuck under the clutch peddle. We aren't sure where he is yet and haven't got permission to go after him! really care. Whatever, I was very We were told that we were teaching them skills so they would be able to have a useful job. [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. Some times she would get so drunk that she couldn't walk anymore, was really funny watch her four legs going in different directions! The next work order I got for there I gave it to Beerworth and told him I would not work there any more! Now I know where Barbee is but where is Babyson? After a couple rocket and mortar attacks my brain never went completely to sleep. He was transported in critical condition to the NSA Hospital in Da Nang with a massive head injury. 44 Declassified Vietnam War Photos Taken By U.S. Army Photographers View Gallery History is not a fixed set of facts. I lay there waiting for the out posts to return fire, nothing happened! 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. 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. Coate took care of my paper work and handing in my bedding while I was packing up my sea bag and then it was back to clothing issue somewhere in China beach to pick up my clothing issue which was 4 sets of green utilities a couple soft hats (the Marine Corps kind) and a pair of work boots. It is a code of conduct course as much as it teaches the practical issues of survival. DaNang Harbor. The wounded are only those who were medivaced to a hospital. Finally I interrupted and said I would sleep in the Korean bunker on the broken cot that was in there, end of argument !
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