On May 21,1968 at 2400 hr. I do web work now and I want to help you fix your articles so people can read them easier.I'm not asking to get paid I just want to do something for you. Here is the battalion report for May 1968. whatever you say Mr. I would have to wait a few more days for that to start. because of all the flares in the mountains next to the base. was the building directly adjoining Camp Tien Sha Vietnam $20.00 Brand: Design Apparel Product Description Order this cap today.. U.S. He said that if they could ship her to the hospital in Japan or back in the states they could probably save her. African Americans perceived racial issuesrace relations, prejudice, and discriminationin Vietnam through a lens heavily influenced by their earlier experiences in the United States. The nurse in the center of the picture is the one who helped amputate the farmers legs. On the "left side" was all the I am not sure what possessed me to write poems there. We took 2 122mm rockets about where the crates are. Chief then showed me the mess hall and walked me down to the Seabee hooch's. In March 1965 when United States Marine Corps combat troops landed at Danang, the support establishment was rudimentary. The crew truck got there about 1745 hr or so and the doc was still busy. I never really realized the high level of tension we lived under until I left Vietnam ! My big problem was how to build those damn concrete forms without using wood stakes. So much for getting Sunday off. Sure. The following information was emailed in to This was a real live human! The other time was that day in boot care of the base. Download this Camp Tien Sha photo now. Charlie 2. My work hours were 0600 to 1800 which made it impossible to use any of the base services! This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Naval History and Heritage Command. On 1 April 1966 Naval Forces Vietnam was established in Saigon and assumed control of NSA Danang from III MAF. Management and planning of the logistic flow needed refinement, as ships arrived en masse with cargo improperly stowed and packaged. once. bgmarshall@aol.com. ( Short timers uniforms were your oldest most faded fatigues but always clean and well kept.) 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 . the two boat docks at DaNang. Then I was out the door, I passed LT Branch halfway down the stairs and was waiting for him in the bunker! with her work. There was a Marine listening ambush set up outside the perimeter in that area. Mostly I was just kind of mentally numb. I have no significant memories 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 was the UH-1 trailing smoke. New customers can download this image at no cost with a risk-free trial. work out the details with him. 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 such a small vehicle. You got to do what you got to do ! Fay, although it must have happened. Here is the satellite view of [3] The camp was quickly expanded to include 25 new barracks able to accommodate an additional 1,700 men, together with a barber shop, post exchange and milk plant. The kid had a big yellow Tonka dump truck and would sit for hours in the sand playing with that truck. 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. He got the point and let me through the gate, no more questions asked. Learn more about royalty-free images or view FAQs related to stock photos. Spent four years in college, and achieved QM3, and qualified in I was new in country and still in John Wayne mode. $10 of that came from me. know what it was about "shower BBC News, Da Nang, Vietnam Da Nang is one of Vietnam's major ports, a city rich in history. My Vietnamese had never even figured out what was happening and were still hunkered down by the lumber pile. There was a young mother with several kid and grandma and grandpa. I always had hot meals and a warm bed. When I came off my Saturday night watch I was told I would be standing six hours duty at the PWC trouble desk on Sunday morning. In the fall of 1966 I was transferred Guest 31-Aug-2016 02:35: . the correctly identified enlisted A refugee family was living in a lean too in Dog Patch south . Alan on Haircuts reportedf to the USS Permit (SSN-594) at Mare Island, and got out a On the left Long , long ago, far, far away on the other side of the Sunday late afternoons we were able to get over to the Red Beach causeway and get in some water sessions. The MPs left in a hurry. Target audience. I was never in harms way. I faked being a doctor from the USA and was shown around a little. DaNang Harbor. 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 Doc took a big syringe and needle and shot both legs up with anesthesia. He was transported in critical condition to the NSA Hospital in Da Nang with a massive head injury. loved cars and fast driving. Provinces. Detachment Nha Trang - 1965 - 1971. from Danang, Republic of Vietnam. changes to : C Chi Base Camp. Still, IN VIETNAM. I wanted to know everything about what happened to those Marines. Besides the concrete hospital was a large concrete and stone ward building which had not even been started in early June. Pham Ba went around back to take a pee. training), ands a week at Whidby Island (E&E, and SERE. a small cargo plane in the middle of the night, all I I was a certified SCUBA diver. They were only a couple hundred yards away! I remember one time showering in Well I don't know how much of an impression that left on me but these guys getting killed in the Skivvy house got my attention ! (The Doc had a black medical bag that was exactly like the one Doc Holiday on Gunsmoke carried around. Da Nang Air Base (1957-1975) was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) facility. 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. called to general quarters was in Danang Vietnam 1966 1967 Camp Tien Sha was an old French army base. She would pull out handfuls of her hair and pound herself with clenched fists! You have destroyed my country and my family! Phu Loi Airbase Information by: Daniel Hanley, Phu Loi Airbase is 30 mile North of Saigon.I was with A Company, 1st Aviation Battalion, Infantry Division, October 1965-1966. Nobody even knowing where from or if they had families. They had to be manned 24 hours a day. technical and supply stuff. Was I scared ? It didn't take long to get out of bed when the first rocket struck nearby. Get those Fucking Gooks away from that Damn trailer". Our office was up stairs. My head carpenter ,Pham Ba told me about her during the week. The U.S. Navy established the MST-1 detachment to train Vietnamese crews and maintain PTFs in February 1964. I think he may have had scrambled brains to go with his stitched up head . And search more of iStock's library of royalty-free stock images that features Vietnam photos available for quick and easy download. We had devastated their economy and destroyed their infrastructure. The tracer rounds stopped ,I gave it a couple minutes and got in the truck and sped on my way back to the shop! 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! We I was I believe that on May 21 we had hits to the sick bay which was a big rebuild job. 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. It Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! We are the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1122, based in Collin County, Texas. in Subic and got a pro hair cut. I even passed an enlisted sailor with a can of white paint and he was I did a phone call to the Marine Duty officer and he calmly told me the incoming fire had already been reported by the outposts. identified as "enlisted head" in The feet just kind of hanging by muscle and skin. The huge fuel tank was just being build on the left out of the picture. Paperback. The Docs loved coming to Hoa Kahn Clinic. Most of them would be dead by now as most of the men were in their mid forties then . Some time that day the Catholic Priest who was in charge of the clinic and also the Da Nang orphanage showed up . The shop door are between the 2 telephone poles. right , Huan one of my carpenters. Although the rules were they had to go back and check out. I cried to myself on the way back to the base. head has about the lightest colored Their shirt tail were hanging out and sleeves not rolled up (Marine style). He had no hair and always had snot running out of his nose and down his chin. Please feel free 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. from two times. of the guys took to securing a You will use the chain of command ,don't come to me. The Marines slept 12 to 14 men in a hootch. Despite these positive interactions with whites, African Americans did not view the armed forces as an institution free of racial prejudice. [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. Back at the hootch the Seabees got in a major debate about where to put me. [ Base He expired nine days later. It was 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. We were also vulnerable to sappers . All the stuff that related to the I did spend plenty of time on Marine firebases around the Da Nang-Phu Bai area and spent time at a camp located at Phu Loc. This is the Hoa Kahn clinic at the time I started working there. He had to re arrange his schedule to accommodate me. MAY 10, 1967 FOR COLLEGES State-Related Status Unique By WILLIAM E. DEIBLER HARRISBURG (AP) How would yo The number of rockets are probably plus or minus a couple rockets. and went on It was a Saturday, perhaps we were finishing up the cook shed. Pretty big load for The firemen loaded foam canister on a mule and were able to get to the UH-1 and finally put the fire out. On Sunday May 19 I was dropped off alone ( The Vietnamese got Sundays off) and my job was to build steps and a door for the building. The mountain is in the background. time does that. middle , Mr Kim a Korean Philco Ford electrician . 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. One night I stood a four hour office watch and another night I was on a four hour barracks fire watch. The photos on this page are from an exhibit that was at the Collin County Historical Society Museum. We got danger close rockets in that area often. Here is a poem that I wrote about the helicopter. [1] In November 1965 500 men moved into the old French Army camp, Camp Tien Sha at the foot of Monkey Mountain. For that action, we were awarded the Naval Unit Commendation, the highest Naval or Marine award issued without action by the President. Although the helicopter was only a couple hundred feet out there was no way to put the fir out as they couldn't cross the mine field. The Monkey Mountain Patrol. This was a Sunday afternoon BBQ about 1800 hr. H e had white hair and a white beard and very much looked like Santa Clause. Had fun there, especially since I had to wear civilian clothes. Well I had 11 months to go and it was going to be a very long 11 months ! Soon we came to the bridge across the Han River. After our three big generators and fuel tank were up and running that area became a target for the VC. snakes and other items of entertainment. So after the 2400 check in I would jump in the truck with M-16 and ammo. The MPs had used their white belts as tourniquets just above the knees. map to the right is intended to be used as a Use tab to navigate through the menu items. I dont know a damn thing so 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. A small craft repair facility and an Auxiliary Floating Drydock (AFDL) helped keep NSA vessels in working order. Me, age 23, sitting on my bunk drinking a beer and smoking a cigarette. Naval Support Facility DaNang (1970-1972), and the Detachments. It was to late to get him settled in because we were so incredibly busy with rocket attack damage. Local Page TIMES-MIRROR and OBSERVER Section B WARREN, PA., WEDNESDAY. We stopped work and watched. Find Camp Tien Sha, Headquarters unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. of the enclosure with a "shower May 1. [1], U.S. NSA Danang was officially established on 15 October 1965 under the operational control of Commander, III MAF. He asked the officer in charge about them and was told that they didn't have any use for them because they didn't have any Marines who were certified divers. The truck dropped us at the work sight. cold glasses of chocolate milk, ice cream and an apple to go. China Beach, Vietnam. Chapel? I got a letter from Annette Burrell ( Johns younger sister) sometime in May. As usual US style plumbing, the The tents were on the right. ed Camp Haskins (South) for Camp Tien Sha to complete the retrograding of equipment. What ever it was we were done by shortly after 1600 hr. 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. Do you have CAMP TIENSHA, DANANG,VIETNAM Reunion information you'd like to share. After I let them go I was sitting on my tool box waiting for the crew truck to come pick me up. Camp Tien Sha is a former United States Navy base located in Danang, Vietnam. The Doc trimmed all the skin and muscle nice and neat adding clamps (hemostats) as he went. I experienced rocket attacks, an ammunition dump explosion, total boredom, drug busts, police raids, China Beach, and the birth of my daughter, Rebecca. 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. While I was building the door the Doc and nurse moved in medical supplies to the shelf unit. This was large canvas covering over the rear area that protected bench a small cargo plane in the middle of the night, all I Us transit guys were on two section duty (port and starboard was the Navy term for that). Click here for inormation on the VVA. 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 ! So I took a trip in September 2016 back YFU-54 (Car 54 where are you). Suddenly the helicopter went nose high and stopped going forward. 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. U.S. MARINES IN VIETNAM THE DEFINING YEAR 1968. by. We had an air conditioner in the office and because I worked out side all day I was not used to air conditioning! As such a small group we couldn't do the standard Navy 4 hour watch. After showing him my NAUI Scuba certification card I was able to make arrangement to keep all the Scuba gear at our shop so I could use it any time that I wanted. You FNGs get off the plane and fall in over there. paths and painted white and there were white picket fences around almost every [4]:2[2], In August 1967, the headquarters of NSA Danang was moved from downtown Danang to Camp Tien Sha. I dropped the log book on the microphone button and yelled AWC#5 -INCOMING ROCKETS! With Coate gone Judy would still sleep in his hooch and she would ride around on the stake truck, hang around the office or the hooch s. Judy hated Marines, and Vietnamese men but she was alright with Vietnamese women as long as they treated her nice. 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. Detachment Chu Lai - 1964 - 1971. 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. 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. . The main US Navy Fleet Post Office that processed all mail to every American in I . Detachment Cua Viet - 1967 - 1970. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Danang was officially established on 15 October 1965. 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. ] [ Base Drawing Legend ]. 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. Another source for jungle fatigues was up at Camp Reasoner. Left Phung a Vietnamese carpenter and formerly a French foreign legion Major. perceived attacks. Naval Support Activity Danang or NSA Danang was a United States Navy logistics support organization located in Danang, South Vietnam active from October 1965 to April 1972. I started building the 3 strong backs at 7 Motors on Monday morning June 3rd. 1968 SPECIAL REPORT: "CAMP TIEN SHA RACIAL TROUBLE" Hezakya Newz & Films 165K subscribers Subscribe 300 9.9K views 1 year ago For African Americans soldiers serving in the armed forces during the. When I got on Statewide Water Diversion and Fish Passage Coordinator (Senior I didn't realize at the time that the intended target was me and the generators. 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. Often times during a rocket or mortar attack rounds would over shoot landing in Hoa Kahn or Dog Patch ,providing children for the Clinic.