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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. That was the LTs first rocket attack and he didn't react fast enough. enough for me. What I really They were waiting for electricity and to get more beds from Catholic Charity . There was to much noise from the generators and air conditioner to hear the rockets explode or the warning siren go off . Detachment Hue - 1965 - 1970. I spent 1968-72 in the US Navy, as a Corpsman (Medic). We stopped work and watched. 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. When I got to the gate it was a little past curfew and the guard started to give me some shit and wanted my travel chit. Barrels of asphalt damaged by rocket attack, April 1969, Camp Tien Sha Annex, Ray Norton. limits and no one ever said a word to me about these activities. Had tied their hands behind their backs and executed them. May 1. The nurse in the center of the picture is the one who helped amputate the farmers legs. The course is a model in how to survive, and how to come home with honor. the evening to wonder about and check out what Camp Tien Sha had to offer. I was not in the bush and am grateful that I wasn't. After the farmer passed out and the legs were cut off the nurse was able to stop holding the farmer down and assist the Doc by handing him the clamps and other tools as he needed them. Browse millions of high-quality stock photos, illustrations, and videos. Just keep on working in the rain. I was land based in Da Nang. She was wearing light blue pajamas with little lambs printed on it. reportedf to the USS Permit (SSN-594) at Mare Island, and got out a Welcome! Gallons of Herbicides Sprayed. She was especially friendly with our hooch mama-son. Later after they landed it became obvious that they were throwing out the ammo boxes so they wouldn't explode when they landed. Paperback. From 1800 hours until 0600 we had to have some one stand watch. 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. Vietnam veterans, age 60+, American. Mark Harms reporting for duty! 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. [1], U.S. NSA Danang was officially established on 15 October 1965 under the operational control of Commander, III MAF. I think he may have had scrambled brains to go with his stitched up head . The iStock design is a trademark of iStockphoto LP. Closer and closer, the engine starting to whine! On the technical I knew I wasn't in Kansas. 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. They had absolutely nothing and were dependent on the charity of other refuges in Dog Patch. around on the gravel surface at the PTF base. the fresh meat so what do I know about it. The argument got pretty heated. YFU-54 (Car 54 where are you). I dont know a damn thing so [5], In July 1966 the "Bridge Cargo Ramp" (160307N 1081352E / 16.052N 108.231E / 16.052; 108.231) began operations increasing NSA's supply capability. Sometimes we could be called out 2 or 3 times in a night. Detachment Phu Bai - 1965 -1970. A small craft repair facility and an Auxiliary Floating Drydock (AFDL) helped keep NSA vessels in working order. She would be down on her hands and knees crying and waling. It was the Spring 1967 and I had a choice to make, get drafted into the Army and go to Viet Nam or join the Navy Reserve. The Marines would open that up and would also be extending the perimeter and adding watch posts . side was a area called Bridge Ramp which was where the Navy LSTs would pull in Camp Tien Sha Vietnam 1968, viewed from Monkey Mountain. (The Doc had a black medical bag that was exactly like the one Doc Holiday on Gunsmoke carried around. care of the base. I lay there waiting for the out posts to return fire, nothing happened! context of what was happening. Funny thing about the base exchange was I only went there once my whole tour. Anniversary story of his trip back side was a barge with a sign. My day was done!! You FNGs get off the plane and fall in over there. [4]:2[2], In August 1967, the headquarters of NSA Danang was moved from downtown Danang to Camp Tien Sha. Coate was not there to know about Puppy. So back around to the front of the hut and to work on the awning . If they were caught they were punished by court marshal and were busted one pay grade. I was not prepared and he totally over powered me! With over 81,000 members, VVA provides a community of fellowship with people who share common experiences, needs and hopes for the future. to Danang. 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 building. I believe we also tied him around the waist. to pull a copy and edit in the I heard the truth the next day at the mess hall. The doc had no idea but it was a sure thing she was going to die. 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. He did some stitching ,packed gauze into the stumps, put in shunts and temporarily closed the stumps. Surprise, I think that was normal precaution . Provinces. You got to do what you got to do ! Despite these positive interactions with whites, African Americans did not view the armed forces as an institution free of racial prejudice. The building site was about 150 yards outside of the north perimeter and the perimeter had not been opened up yet. 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. 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. I had orders in September 1966 to go to Most of them would be dead by now as most of the men were in their mid forties then . Over time that changed, I didn't want to know any newbies! When I asked the Priest what happened to the kid he said he didn't know, the kid was at the orphanage when he took over. It I was driving on the perimeter road with the dry storage ASM wall on my right. The field had been filled with red dirt and rocks and had been compacted with heavy equipment. Style attributes. It was Detachment Nha Trang - 1965 - 1971. Rank Among Most Heavily Sprayed Provinces in Vietnam. The wounded are only those who were medivaced to a hospital. Was a different Doc and Nurse and they didn't know anything other than the farmer had been moved to the civilian hospital in Da Nang City. They were pissed off at him because they were sent out there that night when they had already done a day patrol, and they wanted to scare the crap out of him. I just haven't had time for any more. I would sit at the desk and drink coffee, write letters or poetry. Very often our flares would land in Hoa Kahn or Dog Patch burning down many Vietnamese huts providing more damaged children for the clinic. "enlisted". After that LT Branch never stayed late at the office, he would leave at 1700 to take Miss Nguyen home to Da Nang. I thought they were trying to lighten their load. Go through their front gate then out their back gate to the causeway. We needed to replace the awning over the entry door that was about to fall off. He didn't mince words. " So my hooch would now have 5 of us. Some time before the end of the month we got three more guys in . On the left The ESSO fuel plant from the north east side where we were snorkeling. this pic sure isn't it, at least )The Doc gave me a large stick like a tongue depressor ,except bigger. I spent 33 years "driving deprived" at the time and any time I had access to a The base appears to remain in use by the PAVN. The Doc trimmed all the skin and muscle nice and neat adding clamps (hemostats) as he went. I'm sorry my last letter to you was so abruptly ended, but I figured I'd best get it sent, otherwise you'd still be waiting. Nobody even knowing where from or if they had families. He's shooting from a long way out and hasn't hit anyone yet. 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. Long , long ago, far, far away on the other side of the If I wanted something I had to have Bet or Ski pick it up. After the bones were cut the Doc tied off all the bleeders and removed the hemostats . The Marines in that ambush had fired on me to scare me because they thought I was the duty officer making the rounds. Da Nang is known as the tourist capital of South-Central Vietnam, with a west coast location that makes for beautiful sunsets against an impressive backdrop of lush mountains. changes to : The weekend after the amputation I went to build a small operating room and install a examination light. It is very likely this was were the Marines were killed . 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. I pretty much walked the whole base then back to the EM club for a cold beer Book cover type. It was losing altitude and we were wondering if they would make it. 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. with her work. Thursday morning we stripped the forms and started building the framing of the first building. 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. I can still hear the snip of the scissors as the Doc cut away the flesh. identified as "enlisted head." In the future I 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. 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. 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 I could feel the rasping of that bone saw through the stick in the farmers mouth! My very first And search more of iStock's library of royalty-free stock images that features Vietnam photos available for quick and easy download. configuration it would hold about 10 people. It was kind of a taste of what we would get when the monsoons came in September. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. The carpenter flat bed truck. The were riding shotgun on truck convoys to and from Danang to Quang Tri Province. by the time they got to us AWC# 5 we would be awake (hopefully) and report in. Military personnel learn some of the basics in other training, but this is the course for the big boys. right , Huan one of my carpenters. What was done was done! aspects of it are certainly more memorable than the bad parts. 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. 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. maids walked in and started cleaning On the night of February 23, 1969, we held off an attack on the Da Nang Air Base by a large VC force. Sunday late afternoons we were able to get over to the Red Beach causeway and get in some water sessions. the correctly identified enlisted 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 made a series of videos about the exhibit before it was closed. Chu Lai Base Area. He was driving a 1 1/2 ton flat bed stake truck and was making the rounds to pick up supplies. it for their personal use. For African Americans soldiers serving in the armed forces during the Vietnam War the domestic scene loomed large. First I had to do a couple hour job at the 1st MP Quonset hut. little early to get back in school and finish my degree. It was just after 1700 so I was good. delivering warm water was good Some morning I would be more tired when I woke up than when I went to bed. So I took a trip in September 2016 back course. I faked being a doctor from the USA and was shown around a little. Travis, Hawaii, Subic Bay (and shore patrol in Olongapo), then to and drop their bow ramps. This is the first Poem that I wrote in Vietnam and is about the two marines killed in the skivvy house. Please feel free I always had hot meals and a warm bed. While my guys were working I was talking to the Gunny in the hut. My head carpenter ,Pham Ba told me about her during the week. Tour: August 2, 1969 through July 17, 1970. We aren't sure where he is yet and haven't got permission to go after him! I sure didn't void The building to the right of the Post office was the base exchange and it took a shit load of shrapnel from this hit. On May 21,1968 at 2400 hr. I do remember very clearly the event that happened that totally burned me out on working there. Guard shacks along the pipe line to the ESSO fuel plant, Oil Tanker off loading at the ESSO fuel plant. ---- I spent the rest of the day until after dark alone in the shop building a foot locker. 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 . meand I translated it to this map. There are other memories of my time working at the clinic. Pham Ba went around back to take a pee. Camp Horn is a former United States Marine Corps and United States Army base located in Danang, Vietnam. The new wood frame building that I did was behind the camera. There are over 500 chapters that provide fellowship, volunteer opportunities and community service. basis I guess that is why there were a lot of E-2 in the Marines. Some of the rocket attacks were on Camp Books (FLC) . maps) office in the White Elephant. Camp Tien Sha is a former United States Navy base located in Danang, Vietnam. 5440 x 3520 px (18.13 x 11.73 in.) Naval Support Activity (NSA) Danang was officially established on 15 October 1965. to develop this map. never even gave a thought that a the upper left hand part of the pic. Then I could triangulate my frames ,run some string lines, pound in the rebar stakes. In DaNang we had what was called the "duty jeep". There are 186 crew members registered for the Naval Support Activity Danang. There were other things to screw up the nights. 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 . those Nastie's were fun boats! You FNGs get to the back of the They were all in alignment with our generators. Whatever, I was very I was standing in front of the hut assessing the job. [ Base Use tab to navigate through the menu items. If your lost and want If you are able to extract the 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. He was wearing his best short timers uniform. The "enlisted head" was pretty bare. 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. The shop doors were always open and a light on in the shop. These positive relations were largely a reflection of the fact that black and white soldiers in combat were heavily dependent on one another. snakes and other items of entertainment. But when shit happens to you and you are the victim, everything changed! The nurses were all Vietnamese and were employed there so I would often see the same nurses. The three strong backs that I was to build for 7th motors was put on hold. Some me at Port Services, then I was tasked with setting up a chart (and The Post office was about 75 yards from my hootch. [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. He was honorably discharged in 1968 after completing his tour in Vietnam, as Petty . I don't I tried one other time a few months later but didn't have the appropriate paper work. T is a history of NSA in Vietnam, which by 1969 was the Navy's largest overseas command with the largest public works department in the world. OK, Im new here, the rooky, Camp Tien Sha is a former United States Navy base located in Danang, Vietnam. It was about the most insane thing I had ever experienced and was hard for my mind to grasp what had just happened. I went back to my cubicle crawled into bed, ending my Charlie 2. BBC News, Da Nang, Vietnam Da Nang is one of Vietnam's major ports, a city rich in history. The usual row of sinks, toilets and It was a real learning experience for the three of us. There are 186 crew members registered for the Naval Support Activity Danang. PTF base at after working hours. For the time being they were stashed in my hooch and on May 24, Karl Voiles spent his first day assembling beds. 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. arrive there again.. Joe Witmeyer shares this 50th Driving around on the perimeter of the base checking for burned out security lights could also be very hazardous . Some time during the night the VC entered the Skivvy house, capturing them without a fight. 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. I am not sure what possessed me to write poems there. CONTACT: VETERANS CENTER OF NORTH TEXAS. Work started at 0700 hr and we got off at 1700 hr. Don't go to Dog Patch at night and stay way from the prostitutes. Our mess hall, about 70 yards from my hootch took a direct hit on the serving line and kitchen area. "Ya, there has been a sniper shooting at the fence crew every morning for the past week. What we finally did was a one man 12 hour watch. bgmarshall@aol.com. My AR 15 slept on my left side right next to my body so I could always feel where it was. So now I know why the sniping stopped. Did he live or die? Link to video tour of . I was going to have to hit the ground running if I intended to stay with this team. We had an air conditioner in the office and because I worked out side all day I was not used to air conditioning! thought though was he was just putting on a show for us new guys. We had devastated their economy and destroyed their infrastructure. This article incorporatespublic domain material from websites or documents of the Naval History and Heritage Command. He always seemed happy and smiling and the whole time he was around the clinic I never heard him speak a single work. . the "enlisted head" identified in [1], By July 1968 NSA Danang handled 350,000 tons of cargo each month for the 200,000 allied troops in I Corps. To save them from Communism was not the right answer because most of them did not feel that Communism was a threat ! All terrain forklifts would scurry back and forth off Probable a pissed of old farmer getting off a couple round while drinking his morning coffee. You have destroyed my country and my family! Our boat and one other transported the I slammed on the brakes and dove out the truck door head first catching my foot under the clutch peddle on the way out. I was a certified SCUBA diver. That sure screwed with our sleep! The Doc first put surgical tourniquets on and took the belts off. On 1 April 1966 Naval Forces Vietnam was established in Saigon and assumed control of NSA Danang from III MAF. 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. What that means is we stood a four hour night watch every other night. We weren't expecting any new men and we don't have the time to train you. There were at least 500 RVN Sailors, 6 American Sailors, and two Koreans who worked for Philco Ford. This exhibit is now closed. I was I was face down on the road under the edge of the truck with my foot stuck under the clutch peddle. An example of what we did. The green building upper right is the hooch that I built for our Vietnamese workers. Here are the Activity reports for May 1968 for the Marines in my AO (area of operation) . Great Discounts & More! 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. The Chief did manage to get bedding (Ha,Ha) I got one bed sheet and one pillow case. I had to make a quick exit when the patients got excited when I walked towards the main ward! I heard the distant crack of rifle fire and then my brain said holy shit, somebody is shooting at me!! 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. I know NOTHING of a chapel After he was medivaced one young labor worker(Baby son) would ask me every morning If I had heard how Barbee was and if I got a letter from him. 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! Da Nang marks the halfway point between Hanoi in the north and Ho Chi Minh City in the south. The map I sent you is how I remember that On the evening of May 23 we got a knew man in, Karl Voiles. This is the near miss at our Post office. while we were starting the wall framing we heard the sound of a UH-1 helicopter. The port of Danang contained only three small piers, three Landing Ship, Tank (LST) ramps and a stone quay that were inaccessible to oceangoing vessels; even smaller craft had trouble approaching. NMCB THREE Main Body Flights consisting of three passenger . The kids were always hanging around and the best way to keep them from stealing was to befriend them by giving them candy. ( Short timers uniforms were your oldest most faded fatigues but always clean and well kept.) Statewide Water Diversion and Fish Passage Coordinator (Senior When a child died they were bundled tightly in white sheets and tide off with string. 2023 iStockphoto LP. Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. to my new cubicle and dressed in my slightly used green utility working Had fun there, especially since I had to wear civilian clothes. Then of course there was the dreaded incoming 122mm and 140mm incoming rocket. Yes, everyone called him soccer ball head ! 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. It had been built the end of April so was brand new. As I recall Taylor dropped out when we got to the ocean diving but Pat Brown stuck it out and we became dive buddies. As tired as I was I never got much sleep. 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. map to the right is intended to be used as a It was common for the Marines to sneak off base at night for a couple hours in the Village. . Memoir of my time served with the Navy at Camp Tien Sha, Da Nang, during the Vietnam war. I had my sailboat and some this pic is. Well, the Camp Tein Sha barracks got me for Friday, and Saturday. boats took place at the other base. head has about the lightest colored I suppose that I needed that time alone to recover from the amputation! Because I was just getting situated it was just mass confusion for me . I suppose we had a good conversation but don't have a clue of what. 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"! And search more of iStock's library of royalty-free stock images that features Vietnam photos available for quick and easy download. whatever you say Mr. It wasn't a normally The fleet also managed logistic operations at these locations. After I let them go I was sitting on my tool box waiting for the crew truck to come pick me up. I joined the Technicaly they were out side the perimeter so were not recorded, I guess. At first it was because every thing was so knew and exciting. On Tuesday May 14 I finished my hooch and settled into the corner right inside the door. 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% . mind. They never did a direct hit on the fuel tank but the got damn close several times! Some times a lot of shit happened . 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.

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