This was I even passed an enlisted sailor with a can of white paint and he was The sound was very loud so at first we thought it was close but couldn't see it. 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. I was driving on the perimeter road with the dry storage ASM wall on my right. The carpenter flat bed truck. I can still hear the snip of the scissors as the Doc cut away the flesh. ( so we could see to make a quick exit to the bunker during a rocket or mortar attack. When I started working on this clinic project I was full of good feelings as to how we were helping these poor Vietnamese people. This comment has been removed by the author. [2] During the next several years, the command created subordinate NSA detachments at Chu Lai, Hu, Tn M, ng H, Ca Vit, Ph Bi and Sa Hunh. 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"! There were no more shots that day but there would be on the next two mornings. 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. History and documents on bases at DaNang - Warboats.org I didn't know it then but that was my last good meal for a long time! [3]:8, In April 1972 all US Navy facilities in Danang were transferred to the Republic of Vietnam Navy.[4]. The station hospital begun in 1965 had treated over 21,000 casualties, 44,000 nonbattle patients and one million outpatients flowing in from the hostile and disease-ridden I Corps environment. With chow finished I had the rest of I suppose we had a good conversation but don't have a clue of what. loved cars and fast driving. The Doc trimmed all the skin and muscle nice and neat adding clamps (hemostats) as he went. The PTFs, under Vietnamese officers and crews, conducted over 1,000 raids against North Vietnam from March-April 1964 to January 1972. Danang, Naval Support Activity, Operations, Lighterage, U-Boats. The Doc started by cutting the legs off. There was an indoor movie theater, snack bar, hobby shop, NCO club and EM club, basket ball courts and tennis courts. Coate would send dog food care packages to Judy. The Marines in that ambush had fired on me to scare me because they thought I was the duty officer making the rounds. 4. around on the gravel surface at the PTF base. The Doc first put surgical tourniquets on and took the belts off. Tour: August 2, 1969 through July 17, 1970. He had a little Vietnamese kid with him about 8 years old. But when shit happens to you and you are the victim, everything changed! We hopped in his truck and he took me down to H&S company supply to get bedding and mess gear. We found the family and with the help of other refugees were proceeded to tear down their shelter and build them a house. In the future I Well damn right I was scared. I would have to wait a few more days for that to start. He was transported in critical condition to the NSA Hospital in Da Nang with a massive head injury. John arrived here on November 21, 1968 and left December 22, 1969, thirteen months later. That is the only time I had to get clothing issue. middle , Mr Kim a Korean Philco Ford electrician . I always had hot meals and a warm bed. 10 Best Things to Do in Da Nang - What is Da Nang Most Famous For Their shirt tail were hanging out and sleeves not rolled up (Marine style). Detachment Chu Lai - 1964 - 1971. One about half way from knee to foot and the other just below the knee! In DaNang we had what was called the "duty jeep". Remember the talk we got about staying away from the prostitutes that I got my first day in Vietnam? I heard the truth the next day at the mess hall. We needed to replace the awning over the entry door that was about to fall off. If I wanted something I had to have Bet or Ski pick it up. I was to hear FNG ed Camp Haskins (South) for Camp Tien Sha to complete the retrograding of equipment. Inside of that trailer, face down were 2 dead Marines. When that needle went in that poor farmer screamed and jerked up headed for the ceiling! half, aside from the times that I Between 1969 and 1971 hundreds, if not thousands, of incidents of racial violence occurred in and around American military bases They were the best I could We aren't sure where he is yet and haven't got permission to go after him! Some Another source for jungle fatigues was up at Camp Reasoner. China Beach Vietnam - China Beach in Da Nang - China - Destination 360 and to listen to music. This article incorporatespublic domain material from websites or documents of the Naval History and Heritage Command. We Next thing I realize he has a hold on my sleeve. Biologist), and chaired the Diving Safety Board. thought about was the airbase in Danang was under attack, Detachment Cua Viet - 1967 - 1970. "driving deprived" at the time and any time I had access to a So every week there would be a different doctor. Naval Support Activity, Da Nang 1966-67 "Cruise Book" - eCRATER Over 130 rough terrain and warehouse forklifts and 20 cranes eased cargo handling. 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 . Rank Among Most Heavily Sprayed Provinces in Vietnam. The two guys shot in the skivvy house that night were, Pvt. Don't go to Dog Patch at night and stay way from the prostitutes. 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. Camp Tien Sha, Vietnam. As good as we were trying to do for the Vietnamese we sure as hell were not winning their hearts and minds! 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 . to Danang. [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. The three strong backs that I was to build for 7th motors was put on hold. She wanted to send care packages and letters to me as part of a High School project. arrive there again.. Joe Witmeyer shares this 50th It might be inaccurate in some details, suffice to say, I As I remember The ESSO fuel plant from the north east side where we were snorkeling. I don't remember when I stopped doing work at the Children's clinic, Maybe the end of June or early July. She giggled a bit (talk Bringing the War Home . . . (II) | News | The Harvard Crimson K-9 Security Unit-1 (Navy Sentry Dog Unit) Det Cua Viet 1st Naval LARC Division. I was never in harms way. Get those Fucking Gooks away from that Damn trailer". whole story here. Naval Support Activity DaNang (1965-1970), the U.S. It wasn't a normally "Honcho come", he pulls me around the Quonset hut, his eyes were as big as saucers! Detachment Nha Trang - 1965 - 1971. Fish and Game, as a diver/biologist, and retired as the I think that maybe it was a way to help get my thoughts together, write the event down and then move on. In mid-October 1968 the Deep Water Pier complex ( 16.12N 108.214E) on the Tien Sha peninsula was completed, beginning operations in September 1968. quarters. Some where along the line the nurse had done an IV drip. shower heads came out from the side Ok, I The U.S. Navy established the MST-1 detachment to train Vietnamese crews and maintain PTFs in February 1964. uniform. Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. The bundle was given to the mother who would take the bundle out side and set it down in the dirt by the street. I was finished with my concrete forms before noon on Wednesday . My barracks was an old French barracks at Camp Tien Sha near Da Nang. If it had detonated when it hit the ventilator we both would have been killed! The Marines slept 12 to 14 men in a hootch. the correctly identified enlisted To add your photos, please email them to webmaster@ccvva.org. ( very much reminds me of cutting up chickens at butchering time). Danang Vietnam 1966 1967 Camp Tien Sha was an old French army base. Book description. and their 155 and 175 guns. I have 'issues' from that crap hole as well.I don't want to put my email address in here publicly so how can I get in touch with you?Ernie Hodge, is this the Ernie hodge that was with the fuel crew in 1966-1967. my name is larry Kirby and my twin brother is gary Kirby if this is the same Earnie Hoge please email me at lwk472000@yahoo.vom. area or any of the DaNang area, I will continue Go through their front gate then out their back gate to the causeway. It is a code of conduct course as much as it teaches the practical issues of survival. 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. The lumber and wood crates in upper right was the start of our lumber yard. The fire was caused by a Air or artillery white phosphorus flare ( WP). 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. even included a week in Coronado, a week at Pendleton (weapons The building to the right of the Post office was the base exchange and it took a shit load of shrapnel from this hit. Alan on base We were here, We weren't expecting any new men and we don't have the time to train you. Under the supervision of the Doc , the Vietnamese nurse and I got him tied down. Danang U.S. Naval Support Activity 1964-1973 - MRFA There were other things to screw up the nights. Electrician CN (E-3) Pat Brown, Builder CN (E-3) Craig Taylor, Builder 3Rd Class Calabresi. Another thing that screwed up the night for us was our night radio, phone watch, it was a real bitch ! afford at the time and they taught me a lot about handling vehicles. Both of his legs had been pretty much blown off. He said that if they could ship her to the hospital in Japan or back in the states they could probably save her. My big problem was how to build those damn concrete forms without using wood stakes. a shower enclosure that wasn't I was given our 2 new carpenters to help with the concrete pour, 3rd class builder Calabresy and builder CN Craig Taylor. By the time I graduated from High school I was a damn good diver! 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. He got the point and let me through the gate, no more questions asked. All of the rounds hit in swamp area between the main base and FLC command building . right out of there. Rocketed PX photo - Richard Calmes photos at pbase.com 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. mind. places that you or others would be referring to. painting rocks. UKC Forums - China Beach, Vietnam - United Kennel Club know what it was about "shower We looked a lot more hard corps than we were. 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. They were simply ghettos with poor sanitation , communal water supply, no roads or electricity. Guest 31-Aug-2016 02:35: . What I really The day we put up our sign . Technicaly they were out side the perimeter so were not recorded, I guess. [1], U.S. NSA Danang was officially established on 15 October 1965 under the operational control of Commander, III MAF. 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 ! at Camp Fay, never. Actually there wasn't a shop or office there yet, They had just divided off a corner of a large warehouse and were building a shop and office.