camp tien sha danang, vietnam 1968

"driving deprived" at the time and any time I had access to a 2023 iStockphoto LP. with Calif. of any of that. Surprise, I think that was normal precaution . I was at Camp Tien Sha from June '69 until Feb '70. Luxury. The iStock design is a trademark of iStockphoto LP. thought though was he was just putting on a show for us new guys. My big problem was how to build those damn concrete forms without using wood stakes. meand I translated it to this map. I knew I wasn't in Kansas. 5440 x 3520 px (18.13 x 11.73 in.) 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. On 30 June 1970 NSA Danang was deactivated and on 1 July new Army-Marine service support agreements went into effect. things. All of the rounds hit in swamp area between the main base and FLC command building . So off to Camp Tien Sha to get my gear and check out. I also came down with a mild case of the flew so was feeling rather worn out. 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. The following information was emailed in to After our three big generators and fuel tank were up and running that area became a target for the VC. and drop their bow ramps. 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 Some morning I would be more tired when I woke up than when I went to bed. I was The Marines broke out in laughter. 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. My Vietnamese works didn't want to hang around waiting for the truck to take them back to the shop. May 1. On 1 April 1966 Naval Forces Vietnam was established in Saigon and assumed control of NSA Danang from III MAF. Biologist), and chaired the Diving Safety Board. First I had to do a couple hour job at the 1st MP Quonset hut. We went through the gate, down Main Street, took a left and stopped in front of a small building that looked like a hamburger stand. configured jeep. You FNGs get off the plane and fall in over there. Older Vietnam veteran who served in the US Navy at Camp Tien Sha, Da Nang, 1968-1969. One night I was called out for some lights on the west perimeter. Da Nang Cluster. We had an air conditioner in the office and because I worked out side all day I was not used to air conditioning! Camp Tien Sha Vietnam 1968, viewed from Monkey Mountain. The memory of this little girl and the events at the Children's hospital are the reason I never had children of my own. Jack Shulimson . for references to information received from navy was the hair thing. 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. Did he live or die? When I got on The number of rockets are probably plus or minus a couple rockets. The new wood frame building that I did was behind the camera. I have absolutely no recollection of The causeway was a floating pier that extended about a 100 yards into Da Nang bay and was used to off load ammunition and bombs. 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 . 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 finished the shower and got Then walk the length of pier re-installing any buffer pads that might have come out. in Subic and got a pro hair cut. NMCB THREE Main Body Flights consisting of three passenger . He was laying on his back and we had tied his arms (wrists) to the legs on one end of the desk and then had tide his upper thighs to the other legs of the desk. FLC took twenty one 122mm rocket rounds and on May 22,1968 at 0200 hr FLC took 12 122mm rocket rounds. march in columns of two over to that building. I would like to help you with your content on your website. Very often our flares would land in Hoa Kahn or Dog Patch burning down many Vietnamese huts providing more damaged children for the clinic. 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. Please feel free But the better Stephen was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving state side and in Vietnam at Camp Tien Sha, Danang. couple of Corvairs (ok, stop laughing!) With chow finished I had the rest of Because of Da Nang's strategic location on rail, air, and highway routes, development of its . Off we went to the supply yard at one of the SeaBee battalions, while we were there we stopped for a quick lunch at the Navy mess hall. My day was done!! Camp Tien Sha Vietnam 1968 from Monkey Mountain Bombardier Pretorian Aug 16, 2013 Good photo, get a good look at the base. 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. from two times. Often times during a rocket or mortar attack rounds would over shoot landing in Hoa Kahn or Dog Patch ,providing children for the Clinic. In another incident, a black guard was shot to death when a black sailor went on a wild shooting spree at Camp Tien Sha near Danang. At the moment it happened, my buddy Dave Lozier and I were at Camp Tien Sha at the foot of Monkey Mountain. The Marine on the left was blond and looked like a California surfer.He to had been shot in the back of the head. 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. What the hell is that? Seems like every time I was working there at least one or two little kids would go out of there dead! very first day of war. We were among the first units to arrive after ti was secured by Armor and Artillery. The doctor and nurse came out of the clinic. loading the LSTs and loading onto trucks. You got to do what you got to do ! 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. It started raining Saturday June1st and rained continuously until Wednesday morning but that didn't slow down work any. 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 ! Detachment Hue - 1965 - 1970. Everyone was busy as hell and I didn't have any idea as to what was going on. It was very clear that they did not want a FNG getting in their way. Donations for May. Detachment Phu Bai - 1965 -1970. world in a land that nobody cared about , I was sitting in a Continental was the building directly adjoining We were also vulnerable to sappers . Bombardier Jan 17, 2016 I bet they had to patrol that high ground a lot though Media information Category Images of Vietnam Added by nstar48 Date added Jan 30, 2008 View count 16,033 2 There was outgoing mortar rounds and incoming. . naval reserves just before graduating from high school in 1962. Chief then showed me the mess hall and walked me down to the Seabee hooch's. The rocket attacks after that the would be on target! Well I never did hear from Barbee. I jumped into the fighting hole beside the post and yelled at the Marines there "holy shit some one is shooting at me!" So every week there would be a different doctor. Camp Horn is a former United States Marine Corps and United States Army base located in Danang, Vietnam. was directly below the building Later I built a wash building and cook shack just about where these cots and the officers are standing. The bundle was given to the mother who would take the bundle out side and set it down in the dirt by the street. Marine guns up to the DMZ, we looked like shoe boxes eith long gun I had just been recruited to help the Doc and nurse amputate this poor farmers legs. shower heads came out from the side It was good for our working relation ship to do them favors so that I could count on them to perform for me when I really needed them. Get those Fucking Gooks away from that Damn trailer". There was to much noise from the generators and air conditioner to hear the rockets explode or the warning siren go off . layout - (07-07-02) I suppose that I needed that time alone to recover from the amputation! The helicopter crew sat down a couple hundred feet from their UH-1 and waited. Our generators were not even running yet so I heard the rocket coming in. . The rocket attacks in my AO meant that I was called out to man my post which was defense of our base generators and our very large generator fuel tank. just out of the picture on the right. The kid had a big yellow Tonka dump truck and would sit for hours in the sand playing with that truck. Fay, although it must have happened. MST1 and thought it would be a good time to go back and see The Coate was not there to know about Puppy. Well sure I heard about it and even saw them down at 1st MPs. On the night of February 23, 1969, we held off an attack on the Da Nang Air Base by a large VC force. Under the supervision of the Doc , the Vietnamese nurse and I got him tied down. I donated money several times while at Camp Books. On May 15 I had finished 6 or 8 escape doors. 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. Next thing I realize he has a hold on my sleeve. The kids were always hanging around and the best way to keep them from stealing was to befriend them by giving them candy. I don't remember when I stopped doing work at the Children's clinic, Maybe the end of June or early July. On the "left side" was all the I started building my hooch on Wednesday May 8th at just before noon. This is the near miss at our Post office. I'm considered a Vietnam Veteran, due to the dates I served. I was not in the bush and am grateful that I wasn't. Remember the talk we got about staying away from the prostitutes that I got my first day in Vietnam? Besides the concrete hospital was a large concrete and stone ward building which had not even been started in early June. You forget the bad things and you remember the good Whenever there were 122 rocket attacks there would be casualties and being as how I was a first responder and did the damage clean up and repair and being as how medivaced Marines did not need their uniforms any more I would just help myself to what ever would fit me. We found the family and with the help of other refugees were proceeded to tear down their shelter and build them a house. It became the headquarters for all U.S. Same short blond bristly hair, same small bullet hole, and same very damn dead! enough for me. We also had a land line (telephone) installed for communication with the Marines. You FNGs These detachments decentralized the support function and improved the logistic flow. ] [ Base Drawing Legend ]. I was hugely What we finally did was a one man 12 hour watch. We started pouring concrete Wednesday June 5, 1968. [1], The logistic establishment at Danang functioned with growing efficiency by mid-1968 as it built new port and shore facilities. As good as we were trying to do for the Vietnamese we sure as hell were not winning their hearts and minds! The Monkey Mountain Patrol. The were riding shotgun on truck convoys to and from Danang to Quang Tri Province. Welcome to Viet----fuckn Nam you FNGs ( funking new guys) !!! He left me sitting there on the steps saying he would send Beerworth down at 1700 hr to get me settled in. 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. At that time the base fir truck showed up. It was more the "ambulance" configuration with a She was especially friendly with our hooch mama-son. PTF base at after working hours. It must have been about 1100 hr. Gave me the creeps then and still does now when I think about it! This is the day I started my real job. The enlisted head This is a 122mm rocket crater in the road in front of our shop. One night I stood a four hour office watch and another night I was on a four hour barracks fire watch. and went on k. Beerworth dropped us at 1st MPs. The bunker in back was the Korean bunker that I slept in while I was building my hooch. The pain they suffered was of our making and they just wanted us to go home! Don't try to cross in to the base as there were mines. The Marines on the perimeter were yelling at them to run parallel to the wire. Camp Tien Sha Vietnam 1968 from Monkey Mountain nstar48 Media item Jan 30, 2008 camp tien sha monkey mountain united states navy seabees vietnam war year 1968 Comments: 2 Category: Images of Vietnam China Beach from Monkey Mountain 1968 China Beach and Marble Mountain from Monkey Mountain Vietnam 1968 nstar48 Media item Jan 30, 2008 There was no time off just the same 12 hr work shift. 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. vietnamandmilitary $6.00 Original, In Wrapper P-38 Vietnam War vietnamandmilitary $175.00 Naval Support Activity, Da Nang 1968 Cruise Book vietnamandmilitary Seller Information Seller vietnamandmilitary Contact Seller He had a little Vietnamese kid with him about 8 years old. If it had detonated when it hit the ventilator we both would have been killed! The shop doors were always open and a light on in the shop. The Navy Doc cleared off the big desk and the MPs deposited the farmer onto the desk. heads all in an area I'd call around Suprise, suprise, such a small vehicle. I was in Vietnam from November 3, 1968, through November 7, 1969. Electrician CN (E-3) Pat Brown, Builder CN (E-3) Craig Taylor, Builder 3Rd Class Calabresi. The hooch in back is the doctors office and residents. MAY 10, 1967 FOR COLLEGES State-Related Status Unique By WILLIAM E. DEIBLER HARRISBURG (AP) How would yo The Chief did manage to get bedding (Ha,Ha) I got one bed sheet and one pillow case. Both of his legs had been pretty much blown off. I think that maybe it was a way to help get my thoughts together, write the event down and then move on. I asked about the little girl and the doc said she had died Thursday night. to develop this map. The U.S. Navy established the MST-1 detachment to train Vietnamese crews and maintain PTFs in February 1964. I didn't understand at that time the danger of rocket attacks. One rocket struck this barracks, but the man in this room survived by . while we were starting the wall framing we heard the sound of a UH-1 helicopter. The second floor office was just being framed up . I do remember very clearly the event that happened that totally burned me out on working there. We had devastated their economy and destroyed their infrastructure. I have nothing but respect for those that were. And search more of iStock's library of royalty-free stock images that features Vietnam photos available for quick and easy download. 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. Paperback. The only answer I could give them that they would except was. Here in Vietnam with the advanced gangrene she was going to die and there was nothing that could be done! It is very likely this was were the Marines were killed . Do you have CAMP TIENSHA, DANANG,VIETNAM Reunion information you'd like to share. "Sorry that's all we have!" Drive out the back gate and about 2 miles to the Navy Seabee base. Find Camp Tien Sha, Headquarters unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. [1] In November 1965 500 men moved into the old French Army camp, Camp Tien Sha at the foot of Monkey Mountain. He was wearing his best short timers uniform. When Puppy was big enough our secretary, interpreter Miss Nguyen took Puppy home with her to Danang. 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 couldn't grasp what was going on at the time. All the stuff that related to the - 300 dpi - RGB, Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that content. 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. Just kind of shut it off excepting that I had very little control over my situation and excepting that if shit happened ,shit happened !! The first half of my year in Vietnam (1967) I was stationed at the large U. S. base in Danang. He expired nine days later. the evening to wonder about and check out what Camp Tien Sha had to offer. [1], U.S. NSA Danang was officially established on 15 October 1965 under the operational control of Commander, III MAF. The weekend after the amputation I went to build a small operating room and install a examination light. If US Mail works best for you, I am hoping that my response willl stay intact and not disapear completely from here. He seemed totally comfortable and relaxed. Camp Tien Sha is a former United States Navy base located in Danang, Vietnam. We had no black out lights on our trucks so we would have been any easy target for anyone who decided that they were going to kill us! His name was Coate and he was a 3rd class yeoman. The Doc trimmed all the skin and muscle nice and neat adding clamps (hemostats) as he went. Charlie 2. line. They were simply ghettos with poor sanitation , communal water supply, no roads or electricity. Go through their front gate then out their back gate to the causeway. So my hooch would now have 5 of us. Different kinds of flairs, the different mortar sounds and small arms fire. I joined the 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. any old charts, photos or drawings of the PTF Nobody even knowing where from or if they had families. Book cover type. It was where the French first landed in the 19th Century in their quest to control the area and. To add your photos, please email them to webmaster@ccvva.org. It turned 90 degrees to the right and touched down between two rows of concertina wire in the middle of the perimeter. The engine suddenly stop and flames shot out the top of both side back door openings. person who was awake had access to the keys to the jeep. The Magazine was found Pretty big load for I had my sailboat and some . The List of battleships of the United States Navy, http://www.worldcat.org/title/southeast-asia-building-the-bases-the-history-of-construction-in-southeast-asia/oclc/952642951&referer=brief_results, https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/b/by-sea-air-land-marolda/chapter-4-winding-down-the-war-1968-1973.html, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, United States military bases of the Vietnam War. She was wearing light blue pajamas with little lambs printed on it. And there were certainly good things there, at least in the 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. It took until 2000 hours to finish that first slab. If there were any trouble calls from the Marines (usually lights out on the perimeter or something not working at the mess hall) then it was jump in the truck drive out and check and drive over to our hooch and get who ever was needed to go fix the problem. Naval Communication Facility. work out the details with him. 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. And course. So much for getting Sunday off. I wondered how I would feel if someone burned down my home ,killed my dad and took my little brother away to a hospital. ( very much reminds me of cutting up chickens at butchering time). 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. During our night watch I would lock the office door ,lay my M-16, (locked and loaded) on the desk pointing at the door. afford at the time and they taught me a lot about handling vehicles. The ESSO fuel plant from the north east side where we were snorkeling. In DaNang we had what was called the "duty jeep". The MPs had used their white belts as tourniquets just above the knees. He spent the night at the shop bunker by himself , totally confused as to what was going on. sucked and the barber dissed me for ( Short timers uniforms were your oldest most faded fatigues but always clean and well kept.) half, aside from the times that I They had been covered with poncho liners but they had blown off. Welcome! 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. Surprise, I think that was normal precaution . Once at the PTF base the jeep The Doc told me to help tie the farmer down to the desk. I actually took the class in 1965 but at that time you had to be 18 years old to get a Scuba Certification. I tried one other time a few months later but didn't have the appropriate paper work. 44 Declassified Vietnam War Photos Taken By U.S. Army Photographers View Gallery History is not a fixed set of facts. It was a real learning experience for the three of us. [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. Just keep on working in the rain. training), ands a week at Whidby Island (E&E, and SERE. So over time it was easier to just not know anyone. thought about was the airbase in Danang was under attack, On Friday May 17 I was sent out on another job. The MPs left in a hurry. I had a ball throwing that jeep once. The cot had a broken leg so I had to prop it up with a sand bag and it was missing one end piece so it just wanted to fold up on me when I laid on it. In July 1966 the "Bridge Cargo Ramp" (160307N 1081352E / 16.052N 108.231E / 16.052; 108.231) began operations increasing NSA's supply capability. This is my Poem about the farmer who stepped on the mine. I remember one time showering in If I wanted something I had to have Bet or Ski pick it up. [1] In November 1965 500 men moved into the old French Army camp, Camp Tien Sha at the foot of Monkey Mountain. camp tien sha danang, vietnam 1968. Her husband was an ARVN soldier who had been killed. Danang, Naval Support Activity, Operations, Lighterage, U-Boats. Link to video tour of . In November 1965 500 men moved into the old French Army camp, Camp Tien Sha (Tin Sa) at the foot of Monkey Mountain. Drinking black coffee trying to stay alert. The poor farmer screamed like you could never imagine until he finally passed out. 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. 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). (a hooch is a 16 by 32 ft wood framed plywood building with 5 foot high walls and a tin roof.) 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.