. The argument got pretty heated. the "enlisted head" identified in Some times I would bend the rules and just let them go and I would take care of checking them out. It On 30 June 1970 NSA Danang was deactivated and on 1 July new Army-Marine service support agreements went into effect. The kids were always hanging around and the best way to keep them from stealing was to befriend them by giving them candy. Keep exploring. It was losing altitude and we were wondering if they would make it. [ Base On the left There was only one hospital bed and a couple cots in the building at that time. 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. The after noon of May 14, I had a work order to make escape doors out of the back of FLC (Force Logistics Command) administration building. There were 6 area work centers in the Da Nang AO . Did you serve in CAMP TIENSHA, DANANG,VIETNAM? - VetFriends IN VIETNAM. Gave me the creeps then and still does now when I think about it! Statewide Water Diversion and Fish Passage Coordinator (Senior China Beach, Vietnam. On May 15 I had finished 6 or 8 escape doors. Closer and closer, the engine starting to whine! Most of the time if you were I didn't understand at that time the danger of rocket attacks. The following information was emailed in to I was shocked when he told me she was only 15 years old! The Chief did manage to get bedding (Ha,Ha) I got one bed sheet and one pillow case. 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. course. Just as I was putting on the spring door closer a ARVN military police jeep pulled up in front (they were halling ass through the loose sand) Two White mice jumped out, went to the back of the jeep and carried an old farmer from the jeep into the clinic. He always seemed happy and smiling and the whole time he was around the clinic I never heard him speak a single work. I would have to find some time to build a foot locker. Had fun there, especially since I had to wear civilian clothes. Our group that was sent to MST1 landed in Finally, the harsh northeast monsoon made cargo operations at Danang and throughout I Corps hazardous and difficult during the winter months.[1]. Provinces. The United States used it as a major base during the Vietnam War (1959-1975), stationing Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine units there. even included a week in Coronado, a week at Pendleton (weapons I never really realized the high level of tension we lived under until I left Vietnam ! Welcome to Viet----fuckn Nam you FNGs ( funking new guys) !!! He was honorably discharged in 1968 after completing his tour in Vietnam, as Petty . They had absolutely nothing and were dependent on the charity of other refuges in Dog Patch. . of the guys took to securing a 44 Declassified Vietnam War Photos The Public Wasn't Meant To See You'll see the plumes of smoke, fireballs and falling debris from the explosion of the DaNang ammo dump on April 27, 1969 -- and close ups of some of the damage to buildings and barracks. Maps of Heavily Sprayed Areas and Dioxin Hot Spots It was in a large dirt field 150 yards outside of the north perimeter. heads all in an area I'd call around Some of the materials for rebuilding came from my civic action salvage yard. I was in Vietnam from November 3, 1968, through November 7, 1969. to Danang. Da Nang Air Base (1957-1975) was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) facility. The village it refers to was just north of Camp Books. Then it was back to the base ( it took about 50 minutes to do the whole trip) and hopefully be on time for the 0100hr radio check in . One Square Mile of Vietnam: Da Nang - BBC News Detachment Phu Bai - 1965 -1970. pissed me off the most about the Tour: August 2, 1969 through July 17, 1970. Don't go to Dog Patch at night and stay way from the prostitutes. So off to Camp Tien Sha to get my gear and check out. We destroyed what they had and were teaching them skills that didn't even fit into their culture. That was necessary because Coate introduced me to a Chief Boatswain Mate who was our executive officer.The Commanding officer wasn't there( a lieutenant Junior Grade.) Seems like every time I was working there at least one or two little kids would go out of there dead! You'll see scenes filmed along the roads between Da Nang and Camp Tien Sha -- driving through villages and countryside, past ships in the harbor, port activity, etc. Click Below to watch some clips from "Tien Sha & Da Nang 1969" -- Please note that because of the transfer process this You Tube video is of a lesser quality than the actual DVD. The kids head had been stitched up and looked just like a soccer ball. Ten of them cluster around one of the three air bases that became the most contaminate with dioxin: Da Nang, Phu Cat and Bien Hoa. Camp Tien Sha is a former United States Navy base located in Danang, Vietnam. Download this Camp Tien Sha photo now. In DaNang we had what was called the "duty jeep". It had 4 windows so I went to the window for H. I handed the clerk my records pack. Vietnam veterans, age 60+, American. I wanted to know everything about what happened to those Marines. submariines (SS) designated. There was about a weeks over lap so the knew Chief could learn his job! Ok, I "When I Joined VetFriends, I read about the email locator service, and sent an email to my old friend. What has stuck in my mind all these years is how much that bullet hole in the blond guys head looked like the bullet hole in the back of the head of a very large possum that I had shot in the back of the head when I was about 16 years old. In this pic the enlisted We all thought that everyone on this earth was doing the highest and best possible all the time for each situation. side of the handling, I'd say it had severe understeer entering a They were only a couple hundred yards away! 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 served there and just would like to hear from some of the guys that was there. The tents were on the right. It was where the French first landed in the 19th Century in their quest to control the area and. Fish and Game, as a diver/biologist, and retired as the a small cargo plane in the middle of the night, all I After our three big generators and fuel tank were up and running that area became a target for the VC. I asked about the little girls gangrene and the doc told me that she would die in a week or so. Then he pulled all that up to expose the bone where he wanted to cut the bone.The nurse held all the skin and muscle up while the Doc cut off the bones. Also we took care of damage at Camp Reasoner and the small CAP out posts. The field had been filled with red dirt and rocks and had been compacted with heavy equipment. 1966 and assumed I would spend two years on a submarine in WesPac. while we were starting the wall framing we heard the sound of a UH-1 helicopter. If they were caught they were punished by court marshal and were busted one pay grade. [1] In November 1965 500 men moved into the old French Army camp, Camp Tien Sha at the foot of Monkey Mountain. The flares were often still burning when they hit the ground. The nurse in the center of the picture is the one who helped amputate the farmers legs. meand I translated it to this map. Well, the Camp Tein Sha barracks got me for Friday, and Saturday. [2] Naval Communication Facility. He lets fly with 8 or 10 rounds then he is done for the day. 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 . Later after they landed it became obvious that they were throwing out the ammo boxes so they wouldn't explode when they landed. T are sections in the book about Camp Tien Sha, Cua Viet, Dong Ha, Tan My, Hue, Phu Bai, Chu Lai, and Sa Huynh. Didnt take long to figure out that everyone could see that you were a FNG. Everyone was busy as hell and I didn't have any idea as to what was going on. Nobody even knowing where from or if they had families. The U.S. Navy established the MST-1 detachment to train Vietnamese crews and maintain PTFs in February 1964. 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. My day was done!! Often times during a rocket or mortar attack rounds would over shoot landing in Hoa Kahn or Dog Patch ,providing children for the Clinic. Boy life was improving a lot. Da Nang marks the halfway point between Hanoi in the north and Ho Chi Minh City in the south. There were no boat parts in supply This was the closest skivvy house to Camp Books , a very short walk. Luxury. It was just after 1700 so I was good. I went home in August 1967, I could see through the gauze and there was some kind of wound underneath that looked like velvet. 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. He was driving a 1 1/2 ton flat bed stake truck and was making the rounds to pick up supplies. Administration Armed assigned Assistant August Back base boats Camp Tien Sha CAPT Captain cargo Center CHARLES Chief of Staff combat Commander Control Corps craft Cua Viet DaNang DAVID. 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. That night at the mess hall it was, " did you hear about the 2 grunt that got shot and killed at the Skivvy house last night"! I would have to wait a few more days for that to start. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Danang was officially established on 15 October 1965. She was wearing light blue pajamas with little lambs printed on it. When I found out about that I went with Bet to talk to that officer. I believe that on May 21 we had hits to the sick bay which was a big rebuild job. Then walk the length of pier re-installing any buffer pads that might have come out. of the enclosure with a "shower "Ya, there has been a sniper shooting at the fence crew every morning for the past week. Significant Events 19-31 August 1970 19-28 October 1970 5 November 1970 13 November 1970 15 November 1970 I was new in country and still in John Wayne mode. My first assignment was YFU-54, then I joined the layout - (07-07-02) Don't try to cross in to the base as there were mines. I didn't realize at the time that the intended target was me and the generators. Then I started paying more attention. "driving deprived" at the time and any time I had access to a LCU-1498, then the chart office at the White Elephant. ] [ Base Drawing Legend ]. The Doc trimmed all the skin and muscle nice and neat adding clamps (hemostats) as he went. [1], 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. the late 60's and early 70's. a lot in Vietnam. We went downtown in Long Beach, and we got harassed a lot. Additional responsibilities included harbor defense and the transshipment of cargo to the smaller ports in the region. 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. ( We called the Army Republic Of Vietnam police white mice because they were small, wore white helmets white web belts, white pistol holsters and white spats.) When a child died they were bundled tightly in white sheets and tide off with string. at Camp Fay. We found the family and with the help of other refugees were proceeded to tear down their shelter and build them a house. The bunker in back was the Korean bunker that I slept in while I was building my hooch. I would share it with my team mates but a lot of it I gave to the Vietnamese children at the Clinic or whenever I worked off base. The three strong backs that I was to build for 7th motors was put on hold. They had to be manned 24 hours a day. who manned the PTF base at night used for transportation to and from 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. The sound was very loud so at first we thought it was close but couldn't see it. Surprise, I think that was normal precaution . It's claim to fame was that it had a black prostitute. The kid had a big yellow Tonka dump truck and would sit for hours in the sand playing with that truck. U S Naval Support Activity Danang Vietnam 1969 Yearbook - Worthpoint 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. morning. In the fall of 1966 I was transferred I asked where she was now and he said the Priest had taken her to Da Nang to be burried! 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. The building site was about 150 yards outside of the north perimeter and the perimeter had not been opened up yet. The Navy Doc cleared off the big desk and the MPs deposited the farmer onto the desk. It was no problem during the day because either the XO or Chief were there or the secretary,interpreter (miss Nguyen). Nice history lesson for me. Whatever, I was very A smell I have never smelled again in my life time. Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. 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. The Marines on the perimeter were yelling at them to run parallel to the wire. [4]:2[2], In August 1967, the headquarters of NSA Danang was moved from downtown Danang to Camp Tien Sha. The "enlisted head" was pretty bare. With over 81,000 members, VVA provides a community of fellowship with people who share common experiences, needs and hopes for the future. So there I would be for over a week trying to keep the mosquitoes off of me by covering with the sheet and putting my head in the pillow case. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 1968 SPECIAL REPORT: "CAMP TIEN SHA RACIAL TROUBLE" - YouTube This is a 122mm rocket crater in the road in front of our shop. The second floor office was just being framed up . Published October 25, 2017 Updated April 22, 2021 These Vietnam War photos taken by U.S. Army photographers reveal a side of the conflict that few people have ever seen. ALL work centers report in : AWC # 1 reports everything is quite ! Anyone who tried to open that door without giving our pass word would have been shot. 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 and to listen to music. Navybuddies.com Crew List - Reunite with old US Navy Buddies 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 Funny thing about the base exchange was I only went there once my whole tour. Modern. Here is the satellite view of On 27 February 1969 a People's Army of Vietnam rocket hit LCU-1500 while it was loading at the Bridge Cargo Ramp killing 13 crewmen. . He got in line and they loaded his truck with beds, lots of beds. was directly below the building couple of Corvairs (ok, stop laughing!) Category:Military bases of the Vietnam War - Fandom Vietnam War Home Movies Tien Sha & Da Nang 1969 ammo dump - YouTube All the stuff that related to the Both of his legs had been pretty much blown off. I was land based in Da Nang. Camp Tien Sha Vietnam 1968, viewed from Monkey Mountain. kms.) Well guess what ? Some guys were able to go through their whole tour in Vietnam in John Wayne mode. I started building the 3 strong backs at 7 Motors on Monday morning June 3rd. I am on the far left. US Marines in Vietnam: 1968 The Defining Year - Ohio State University corner and pretty balanced oversteer under power out of the corners. The wounded are only those who were medivaced to a hospital. 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. 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. There was a bunker there. We had fox holes around the generators and fuel tank and I would sit there looking up at that big ass fuel tank thinking that if the VC hit that with a RPG (rocket propelled grenade) I was going to be turned into a crispy critter. 2023 iStockphoto LP. and drop their bow ramps. This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Camp Tien Sha Vietnam 1968 | MilitaryImages.Net 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 asked if the prostitutes had been shot ,he didn't know but thought they were probably the ones who came to the gate and reported the incident! As such a small group we couldn't do the standard Navy 4 hour watch. know what it was about "shower The Brief. Marine damage reports were never very accurate and it is hard for me to remember what was damage when. So now I know why the sniping stopped. loading the LSTs and loading onto trucks. "My wartime experiences have changed me. I don't laugh as much or the As soon as they caught on they would take on that task and I would move on to the next. Camp Horn is a former United States Marine Corps and United States Army base located in Danang, Vietnam. background old PTF Base and Monkey The doc explained that she had been burned by napalm and had gotten gangrene and that was the smell. The shop door are between the 2 telephone poles. right out of there. Remember the talk we got about staying away from the prostitutes that I got my first day in Vietnam? We had to give Puppy away as we were not even supposed to have a dog. This would also give Beerworth time to get his guys out on their job. She did not cry but there were big tears running down her checks and every once in a while she would let out a loud shuddering sigh! It was an opportunity to get off the Hospital ships and see a little bit of the real Vietnam. I didn't think about the danger but was aware of it. I don't remember when I stopped doing work at the Children's clinic, Maybe the end of June or early July. We took several trucks and picked up Pham Ba and Babyson outside the gate and headed down the road. On February 10, 1970, SN Robert T. Sudduth, a sailor assigned to the camp, was traveling in truck from the Camp Tien Sha Annex to the Tien Sha Ramp when he accidently fell from the vehicle. k. Naval Support Activity Danang - Wikipedia Then to This building was about 24 ft wide and 200 feet long and was a two story building. We could sleep but we had to report in every hour on the radio to our parent command at PWC China Beach. There was to much noise from the generators and air conditioner to hear the rockets explode or the warning siren go off . world in a land that nobody cared about , I was sitting in a Continental CONTACT: VETERANS CENTER OF NORTH TEXAS. Yes, everyone called him soccer ball head ! The Seabee team had 8 junior men in one hootch and 4 senior men in the second hootch. What was done was done! 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.

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