I am not sure what possessed me to write poems there. ( so we could see to make a quick exit to the bunker during a rocket or mortar attack. 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. I was not in the bush and am grateful that I wasn't. I have spent countless hours over the past 15 years driving my motorbike around the Camp Books area looking for any of our workers. It didn't take long to get out of bed when the first rocket struck nearby. Category:Military bases of the Vietnam War - Fandom As such a small group we couldn't do the standard Navy 4 hour watch. That is the only time I had to get clothing issue. the two boat docks at DaNang. thought though was he was just putting on a show for us new guys. It Nobody even knowing where from or if they had families. Sunday late afternoons we were able to get over to the Red Beach causeway and get in some water sessions. What the F is wrong with her? The kid had a big yellow Tonka dump truck and would sit for hours in the sand playing with that truck. Guess earlier generations of residents at Camp Fay had their Drawing The first half of my year in Vietnam (1967) I was stationed at the large U. S. base in Danang. You FNGs You will use the chain of command ,don't come to me. The Seabee team had 8 junior men in one hootch and 4 senior men in the second hootch. The wounded are only those who were medivaced to a hospital. 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. Later after they landed it became obvious that they were throwing out the ammo boxes so they wouldn't explode when they landed. IN VIETNAM. really an enclosure. The kids head had been stitched up and looked just like a soccer ball. So just go back to work and keep moving so he doesn't have a stationary target and you should be OK!" I didn't realize at the time that the intended target was me and the generators. 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. It Next thing I realize he has a hold on my sleeve. On May 13,1968 we took 6 122mm rocket rounds as explained in my May 15,1968 leter. 2023 iStockphoto LP. 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. I would sit at the desk and drink coffee, write letters or poetry. afford at the time and they taught me a lot about handling vehicles. He expired nine days later. What amazed me was by brakefast time at 0530 the marines had already set up a field mess trailer out side the mess hall and were serving breakfast. At first it was because every thing was so knew and exciting. The ESSO fuel plant from the north east side where we were snorkeling. naval reserves just before graduating from high school in 1962. Go through their front gate then out their back gate to the causeway. Surprisingly, I never step foot on a ship, I was always stationed in Navy hospitals. It had 4 windows so I went to the window for H. I handed the clerk my records pack. sucked and the barber dissed me for The hardest things for them to figure out was the batter boards, how to measure and cut rafters and how to measure and cut gable end studs. So over time it was easier to just not know anyone. ALL work centers report in : AWC # 1 reports everything is quite ! boats took place at the other base. I forgotten how much it sucked being there? [4] NSA Danang originally operated from a commercial pier on the city side of the Hn River and this "Museum Ramp" (.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}160300N 1081328E / 16.05N 108.2245E / 16.05; 108.2245) near the Cham Museum began operation in November 1965 off-loading Landing Craft Utility (LCUs) and LSTs. Our mess hall, about 70 yards from my hootch took a direct hit on the serving line and kitchen area. Friday was an interesting day. Vietnam Veterans Home Page Unfortunately when we got there it was closed for one hour for lunch and Coate did not have the time to hang around. So my hooch would now have 5 of us. Individuality, not. PTF base at after working hours. As usual US style plumbing, the Danang U.S. Naval Support Activity 1964-1973 - MRFA while we were starting the wall framing we heard the sound of a UH-1 helicopter. She giggled a bit (talk [4]:8. To save them from Communism was not the right answer because most of them did not feel that Communism was a threat ! kms.) 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. distributed to ships coming in. Learn more about royalty-free images or view FAQs related to stock photos. with Calif. Stephen was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving state side and in Vietnam at Camp Tien Sha, Danang. We aren't sure where he is yet and haven't got permission to go after him! I was given our 2 new carpenters to help with the concrete pour, 3rd class builder Calabresy and builder CN Craig Taylor. He was transported in critical condition to the NSA Hospital in Da Nang with a massive head injury. because of all the flares in the mountains next to the base. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. C Chi Base Camp. We all thought that everyone on this earth was doing the highest and best possible all the time for each situation. New customers can download this image at no cost with a risk-free trial. We He always seemed happy and smiling and the whole time he was around the clinic I never heard him speak a single work. These positive relations were largely a reflection of the fact that black and white soldiers in combat were heavily dependent on one another. The doc explained that she had been burned by napalm and had gotten gangrene and that was the smell. said hours 1700 to 2100. I could see through the gauze and there was some kind of wound underneath that looked like velvet. I think he may have had scrambled brains to go with his stitched up head . I was We found the family and with the help of other refugees were proceeded to tear down their shelter and build them a house. Da Nang Air Base (1957-1975) was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) facility. Also we took care of damage at Camp Reasoner and the small CAP out posts. The other important thing we had to do was to check the Red Beach causeway at 2400 hr. Because I had to fend for myself I did help the newbies who moved into my hooch. and I was just finishing up the door. By the time I graduated from High school I was a damn good diver! He got the point and let me through the gate, no more questions asked. Yes, everyone called him soccer ball head ! 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. You FNGs get to the back of the When we got there the doc wanted to show us around. Tien Sha to Da Nang Vietnam War home movies DVD Freedom Hill 1969 Detachment Phu Bai - 1965 -1970. Barracks damage in Danang, Vietnam - 1967 | The first half o | Flickr I spent 1968-72 in the US Navy, as a Corpsman (Medic). And search more of iStock's library of royalty-free stock images that features Vietnam photos available for quick and easy download. Suddenly the helicopter went nose high and stopped going forward. [3]:33, 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. Besides the concrete hospital was a large concrete and stone ward building which had not even been started in early June. Although the rules were they had to go back and check out. Da Nang - What you need to know before you go - Go Guides - Hotels US Marines in Vietnam: 1968 The Defining Year - Ohio State University . I don't remember when I stopped doing work at the Children's clinic, Maybe the end of June or early July. Some part of it was always listening to what was going on . Yes that's me smiling up from the 122mm rocket crater. didnt get shot at and we safely landed and taxied off the run way. If I wanted something I had to have Bet or Ski pick it up. maps) office in the White Elephant. I took this photofrom the stern of YFU 80 which was docked at SCRF, looking across Da Nang harbor at sunset. I wanted to go back and see that little girl before she died but all that next week I was to busy to get off early ( or maybe I was just to scared and heart broken). I'm at camp Tien Sha at Da Nang now. Download this Camp Tien Sha photo now. of the DaNang Military Complex, One of I am searching for anyone who may recall serving with me in the Seabees at Camp Tien Sha, Da Nang between 1969-1971. to DaNang. If you served in Camp Tien Sha, Headquarters, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. Luxury. I was probably in as much in shock as the farmer. We were told that we were teaching them skills so they would be able to have a useful job. This is my Poem about the farmer who stepped on the mine. risking my life in a really inadequate vehicle! I made a series of videos about the exhibit before it was closed. get a mailing address via email from Chip and Was I scared ? "Honcho come", he pulls me around the Quonset hut, his eyes were as big as saucers! 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 ! Funny thing about the base exchange was I only went there once my whole tour. 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. One about half way from knee to foot and the other just below the knee! Chu Lai Base Area. Relations outside of combat were typified by racial tension and violence. She smelled horrible! Camp Tien Sha Vietnam 1968, viewed from Monkey Mountain. And there were certainly good things there, at least in the places that you or others would be referring to. The rocket attacks after that the would be on target! She is always with me ! 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. 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. The Chief did manage to get bedding (Ha,Ha) I got one bed sheet and one pillow case. 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. Camp Haskins, Da Nang, Vietnam, served as headquarters of the 30th Naval Construction Regiment, who exercised operational control of Seabee units deployed to Vietnam. Some of the women were in their early twenties, so there is still hope. Our boat and one other transported the Issues related to race and race relations helped to define the African American experience in the United States, and these same issues defined the experiences of black soldiers in Vietnam.Race relations in combat were typified by cooperation, shared sacrifice, and a sense of brotherhood. 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. Most of the time if you were 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. background old PTF Base and Monkey When that needle went in that poor farmer screamed and jerked up headed for the ceiling! Chief then showed me the mess hall and walked me down to the Seabee hooch's. reportedf to the USS Permit (SSN-594) at Mare Island, and got out a The pain they suffered was of our making and they just wanted us to go home! UKC Forums - China Beach, Vietnam - United Kennel Club My big problem was how to build those damn concrete forms without using wood stakes. The sign on the mess hall door One night I was called out for some lights on the west perimeter. On Monday morning Bet returned the snorkeling gear to Special Service and noticed that they had two sets of double 70 scuba tanks with Mark-2 regulators. It was in a large dirt field 150 yards outside of the north perimeter. . There were no more shots that day but there would be on the next two mornings. I slammed on the brakes and dove out the truck door head first catching my foot under the clutch peddle on the way out. History and documents on bases at DaNang - Warboats.org 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 The "enlisted head" was pretty bare. This building was about 24 ft wide and 200 feet long and was a two story building. building. Ok, I I heard the truth the next day at the mess hall. Changes: A History of Naval Support Activity/Facility DaNang, 1970 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. 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 . The new wood frame building that I did was behind the camera. to return to CD-ROM, but it didn't provide any new . With chow finished I had the rest of As good as we were trying to do for the Vietnamese we sure as hell were not winning their hearts and minds! 1968 SPECIAL REPORT: "CAMP TIEN SHA RACIAL TROUBLE" - YouTube Mostly I would just build and they would watch and fallow what I did. So what did I do for work uniforms ? Stephen was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving state side and in Vietnam at Camp Tien Sha, Danang. All the stuff that related to the The field had been filled with red dirt and rocks and had been compacted with heavy equipment. I cried to myself on the way back to the base. 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). I faked being a doctor from the USA and was shown around a little. I would have to wait a few more days for that to start. The next weekend I asked about the farmer ? to my new cubicle and dressed in my slightly used green utility working 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. Yes that's puppy and our new steel worker (Calhoun). If you are able to extract the He had no hair and always had snot running out of his nose and down his chin. There was a Marine listening ambush set up outside the perimeter in that area. His name was Coate and he was a 3rd class yeoman. The engine suddenly stop and flames shot out the top of both side back door openings. Most of them would be dead by now as most of the men were in their mid forties then . called to general quarters was in I was face down on the road under the edge of the truck with my foot stuck under the clutch peddle. Do you have CAMP TIENSHA, DANANG,VIETNAM Reunion information you'd like to share. 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. Welcome to Viet----fuckn Nam you FNGs ( funking new guys) !!!