Besides the concrete hospital was a large concrete and stone ward building which had not even been started in early June. My body was always waiting to react. The first half of my year in Vietnam (1967) I was stationed at the large U. S. base in Danang. Book description. For Australia U.S. Navy occurred with fire spreading to the task - 426th s amp! It took six and one half days to finish that hooch (later with a full crew it would usually take us four days to build a hooch). 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% . Also we took care of damage at Camp Reasoner and the small CAP out posts. November 3, 1968 camp tien sha danang, vietnam 1968 left December 22, 1969 worked at the Deep Water Piers, working,! ---- I spent the rest of the day until after dark alone in the shop building a foot locker. A very nice book. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 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. I was one of the unlucky ones who ended up shoveling a lot of shit! 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 was shocked when he told me she was only 15 years old! This is the first Poem that I wrote in Vietnam and is about the two marines killed in the skivvy house. Very close now and it was clear that they weren't going to make it over the hurricane fence at the perimeter. Guest 31-Aug-2016 02:35: . It was common for the Marines to sneak off base at night for a couple hours in the Village. It was the UH-1 trailing smoke. I am sure this little girl will be my last thought when I punch out from this world. I turned 20 years old and of coarse it went un- noticed although I had gotten a care package from Annett Burrel, a couple surfing magazines from my brother Jay and a birthday card from my girl friend Linda! I think he may have had scrambled brains to go with his stitched up head . I heard the distant crack of rifle fire and then my brain said holy shit, somebody is shooting at me!! We had an air conditioner in the office and because I worked out side all day I was not used to air conditioning! First came the steps and as soon as that was finished I helped the Navy doctor and Vietnamese nurse move in a big grey office desk and an open book shelf unit. on 6 Oct 1972 . It became the headquarters for all U.S. 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. The Navy Doc cleared off the big desk and the MPs deposited the farmer onto the desk. In August 1967, the headquarters of NSA Danang was moved from downtown Danang to Camp Tien Sha.:33. I am not sure what possessed me to write poems there. Some time before the end of the month we got three more guys in . The Doc trimmed all the skin and muscle nice and neat adding clamps (hemostats) as he went. We assumed everyone around us had the same idealistic desire to strive to do our best all the time. Well sure I heard about it and even saw them down at 1st MPs. By the time I graduated from High school I was a damn good diver! We went downtown in Long Beach, and we got harassed a lot. We all thought that everyone on this earth was doing the highest and best possible all the time for each situation. OK, Im new here, the rooky, To save them from Communism was not the right answer because most of them did not feel that Communism was a threat ! With tears in my eyes I told the guard that I had been helping the doc at the children's clinic and he could take his fucking travel chit and shove it up his ass! Trouvez d'autres images libres de droits dans la collection d'iStock, qui contient des photos de Vietnam facilement tlchargeables. The little girl was fusing and didn't want to leave the nurse so it took a little effort to hand her off to me . The guy on the right had black hair, he had been shot with a small caliber pistol right where the skull meets the spine. Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. Coate gave me two sets of shorts and short sleeve shirts. On Tuesday May 14 I finished my hooch and settled into the corner right inside the door. Camp Tien Sha. Photo libre de droit de Camp Tien Sha banque d'images et plus d'images libres de droit de Vietnam - Vietnam, Base militaire, 1968. The hooch in back is the doctors office and residents. I jumped into the fighting hole beside the post and yelled at the Marines there "holy shit some one is shooting at me!" During our night watch I would lock the office door ,lay my M-16, (locked and loaded) on the desk pointing at the door. We had to give Puppy away as we were not even supposed to have a dog. Thursday morning we stripped the forms and started building the framing of the first building. Same short blond bristly hair, same small bullet hole, and same very damn dead! The argument got pretty heated. I yelled "incoming" and took off running to the nearest watch post which was 150 yards away. The nurse was carrying a little girl about 4 years old. Modern. (my home base). You will use the chain of command ,don't come to me. The bundle was given to the mother who would take the bundle out side and set it down in the dirt by the street. My address is: Phillip K. Sampley. a lot in Vietnam. Vietnam veterans, age 60+, American. Me, age 23, sitting on my bunk drinking a beer and smoking a cigarette. The plane started to drop, going in steep and fast. The second floor office was just being framed up . I donated money several times while at Camp Books. 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! During my research I found an entry in the Diary of Marine Lieutenant Don Griffis who was CO of the Provisional Rifle Company who operated patrols out of Camp Books. A refugee family was living in a lean too in Dog Patch south . Get those Fucking Gooks away from that Damn trailer". Some of the rocket attacks were on Camp Books (FLC) . The truck dropped us at the work sight. Our electricians went to wire up the building for electricity. Welcome to Viet----fuckn Nam you FNGs ( funking new guys) !!! I just haven't had time for any more. Back at the hootch the Seabees got in a major debate about where to put me. You FNGs get to the back of the Often times during a rocket or mortar attack rounds would over shoot landing in Hoa Kahn or Dog Patch ,providing children for the Clinic. We started pouring concrete Wednesday June 5, 1968. Necessarily, more is lost to time than is remembered. It was time to go look for some food! Remember the talk we got about staying away from the prostitutes that I got my first day in Vietnam? 15 rounds hit us with 3 KIA and 15 wounded. I guess that is why there were a lot of E-2 in the Marines. there was a war going on. At that time the base fir truck showed up. On the evening of May 23 we got a knew man in, Karl Voiles. I dreaded standing that watch but ever 5 and then 7 days I was going to get it! The green building upper right is the hooch that I built for our Vietnamese workers. It was losing altitude and we were wondering if they would make it. It's the 4th largest city in Vietnam. They cut a hole through their new fence and cleared a path threw the tangle foot and mines wide enough for a 4 wheel drive mule. APL-30 or barracks craft in docks at Da Nang Harbor. Naval Support Activity DaNang (1965-1970 . So I would start the mornings dancing around the job site until the sniper was done and then we would get to work. to my new cubicle and dressed in my slightly used green utility working 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. The base appears to remain in use by the PAVN. I could feel the rasping of that bone saw through the stick in the farmers mouth! : . Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 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. I wanted to know everything about what happened to those Marines. 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. Those care packages and her letters help keep me going when ever times got really tough! Da Nang Vietnam 1968 stock footage and images. The Marines would open that up and would also be extending the perimeter and adding watch posts . DS CS: Jan 1968: 6 Oct 1972: NSGDet - at 8th RRFS, PhuBai, Vietnam. 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. . 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. We were not part of the Marine Civil Affair but worked independent of them. History [ edit ] Following the initial landing of Marines in South Vietnam on 8 March 1965, the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (9th MEB) established their headquarters in an old French Army compound on the western edge of Da Nang Air Base . Camp Haskins, Da Nang, Vietnam, served as headquarters of the 30th Naval Construction Regiment, who exercised operational control of Seabee units deployed to Vietnam. 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. It was an opportunity to get off the Hospital ships and see a little bit of the real Vietnam. Tracers were bouncing all over in front of the truck. Every tree trunk was painted white, every rock was neatly lined up along the Les nouveaux clients peuvent tlcharger cette image en profitant de notre offre dessai gratuit sans engagement. 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. Da Nang is one of Vietnam's major ports, a city rich in history. 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. 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. Bombardier. Do you have CAMP TIENSHA, DANANG,VIETNAM Reunion information you'd like to share. - LCU-63 * MIA * The poor farmer had stepped on a mine. ( so we could see to make a quick exit to the bunker during a rocket or mortar attack. I went out and sat on my toolbox and thought about what I had just experienced. On the left Marine damage reports were never very accurate and it is hard for me to remember what was damage when. The MPs left in a hurry. The shop doors were always open and a light on in the shop. VVA's goals . If it had detonated when it hit the ventilator we both would have been killed! His home of record is Carteret, NJ. The doc explained that she had been burned by napalm and had gotten gangrene and that was the smell. Da Nang East. 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 . It was creepy doing that trip to the causeway. Indianapolis, IN 46203. Faites votre choix parmi des millions de photos, vidos et illustrations de haute qualit. I was standing in front of the hut assessing the job. Had tied their hands behind their backs and executed them. MCB . She is always with me ! It had been built the end of April so was brand new. At first it was because every thing was so knew and exciting. Inside of that trailer, face down were 2 dead Marines. I had plenty of time to take it all in and it was very UN-nerving. The field had been filled with red dirt and rocks and had been compacted with heavy equipment. 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. So after the 2400 check in I would jump in the truck with M-16 and ammo. I can still hear the snip of the scissors as the Doc cut away the flesh. It even included a week in Coronado, a week at Pendleton (weapons training), ands a week at Whidby Island (E&E, and SERE. I was 19 but not a drinker. Donald F. Hovanec was born on December 10, 1949. They were only a couple hundred yards away! Great link for in-country Vietnam vets, or those curious about the Vietnam War. There were 6 area work centers in the Da Nang AO . I was new in country and still in John Wayne mode. "Sorry that's all we have!" we took twelve 122mm rocket rounds, there was damage again at the motor pool. Battalion was deployed to Danang, Vietnam from January, 1968 through September, 1968 and again from March, 1969 through November, 1969. MCB 53 was decommissioned at Davisville, Rhode Island on 10 December 1969. 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. "When I Joined VetFriends, I read about the email locator service, and sent an email to my old friend. [3] NSA Danang originally operated from a commercial pier on the city side of the Hn River and this "Museum Ramp" (160300N 1081328E / 16.05N 108.2245E / 16.05; 108.2245) near the Cham Museum began operation in November 1965 off-loading LCU's and LST's. Danang, VN _ _ DS CS: 1964: Feb 1973: Detachment Bravo, FLTSUPDET, Navcomsta, PI. The nurse in the center of the picture is the one who helped amputate the farmers legs. When I started working on this clinic project I was full of good feelings as to how we were helping these poor Vietnamese people. 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. Price which includes postage (Media Mail) and insurance. 1968: US Naval Support Activity DaNang: Publisher: U.S . Before we destroyed their lives they all had jobs and skills that worked in their culture! Liked the Oriental rock bands came to the Club: Christopher, Eric: RD3: Mar 1970 - May 1971: Naval Support Activity Danang: YFU 73 - a flat bottomed Skilak. 2023 iStockphoto LP. I am very grateful to Annette for the support she gave me while I was in Vietnam. I thought the clinic was for children. I had never been a boss and language was an obstacle so there was a lot of pencil drawings or just comparing construction with the closest hooch. Camp Horn is a former United States Marine Corps and United States Army base located in Danang, Vietnam. Soon there were Marines all over the place. BBC News, Da Nang, Vietnam. African Americans perceived racial issues. When he was all loaded he told them one of the other drivers had the paper work and while they were trying to hunt down the papers he just drove away. Keep exploring. Port side of APL-30 (Auxiliary Personnel Lighter) or barracks craft. When I look back it sure seems stupid but at the time what else could I do? The Chief did manage to get bedding (Ha,Ha) I got one bed sheet and one pillow case. I pretty much walked the whole base then back to the EM club for a cold beer There were two supply tents up there and when the Field Marines (grunts) would come in from the bush they would strip off all their dirty clothes and throw them in piles in one tent then go into the other tent and pick up clean uniforms. Jan 30, 2008. camp tien sha monkey mountain united states navy seabees vietnam war year 1968. 6 years ago. It had been a very busy month with a lot of things happening. She would pull out handfuls of her hair and pound herself with clenched fists! . One of them used to take me to the MACV Club located by the USS Repose. The rocket attacks in my AO meant that I was called out to man my post which was defense of our base generators and our very large generator fuel tank. I served there and just would like to hear from some of the guys that was there. 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 lumber and wood crates in upper right was the start of our lumber yard. LCU-63 * MI Another interesting point is the H&S Co. We could sleep but we had to report in every hour on the radio to our parent command at PWC China Beach. I'm at camp Tien Sha at Da Nang now . He was wearing his best short timers uniform. It seems incredible that a thirsty, decorated . Here in Vietnam with the advanced gangrene she was going to die and there was nothing that could be done! 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 [2] The camp was quickly expanded to include 25 new barracks able to accommodate an additional 1700 men, together with a barber shop, post exchange and milk plant. Donations for May. 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 was driving on the perimeter road with the dry storage ASM wall on my right. It was a strange way for a job to start. side was a barge with a sign. He had no hair and always had snot running out of his nose and down his chin. While originally designed to be two volumes, it was decided that unity and cohesion required one book. I started building my hooch on Wednesday May 8th at just before noon. Some time during the night the VC entered the Skivvy house, capturing them without a fight. From 1800 hours until 0600 we had to have some one stand watch. Coate introduced me to a Chief Boatswain Mate who was our executive officer.The Commanding officer wasn't there( a lieutenant Junior Grade.) It must have been about 1100 hr. Why are you here in Vietnam ? I held the door open for them. In July 1966 the "Bridge Cargo Ramp" (160307N 1081352E / 16.052N 108.231E / 16.052; 108.231) began operations increasing NSA's supply capability. Pilot, youre the one flying the plane. Over time that changed, I didn't want to know any newbies! 30 on it. We were told that we were teaching them skills so they would be able to have a useful job. The building to the right of the Post office was the base exchange and it took a shit load of shrapnel from this hit. The Brief. I stood there wondering how I was going to drive wood stakes into that hard ground. Beerworth dropped us at 1st MPs. Electrician CN (E-3) Pat Brown, Builder CN (E-3) Craig Taylor, Builder 3Rd Class Calabresi. That is the only time I had to get clothing issue. Let me tell you that wasn't fun at all. We are the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1122, based in Collin County, Texas. The year 1968 was the year of the Tet Offensive including Khe Sanh and Hue City. This is the near miss at our Post office. [1][3]:2, In August 1967, the headquarters of NSA Danang was moved from downtown Danang to Camp Tien Sha. Friday was an interesting day. To know all the different sounds was to be able to read what was happening at night and how safe I was. 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. 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. Anyone who tried to open that door without giving our pass word would have been shot. There are other memories of my time working at the clinic. Nights in Vietnam were uncomfortable at best. I didn't realize at the time that the intended target was me and the generators. Recent photo of Cheryl and me. U.S. Spent many watches all over the city of Da Nang. We were also vulnerable to sappers . They were simply ghettos with poor sanitation , communal water supply, no roads or electricity. 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. As he cut them off he threw them in the corner beside the shelf and I can remember how strange they looked leaning against the wall! The MPs had used their white belts as tourniquets just above the knees. 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. Well we Then there were the incoming Rockets, we had three big generators and fuel tank and we were a bulls eye. These Vietnam War photos taken by U.S. Army photographers reveal a side of the conflict that few people have ever seen. 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. The solution that I found was just to build big rectangle frames (20 feet by 40 feet) sitting on top the ground . The fire was caused by a Air or artillery white phosphorus flare ( WP). 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. thought though was he was just putting on a show for us new guys. Style attributes. We had devastated their economy and destroyed their infrastructure. while we were starting the wall framing we heard the sound of a UH-1 helicopter. The new wood frame building that I did was behind the camera. Detachment Hue - 1965 - 1970. The carpenter flat bed truck. As soon as they caught on they would take on that task and I would move on to the next. The next weekend I asked about the farmer ? Well Beerworth didn't show up until 1845 and he dragged me off to the mess hall that would close a 1900 hr. The Seabee team had 8 junior men in one hootch and 4 senior men in the second hootch. I went to my CO and asked to help. With chow finished I had the rest of is shown across the Han River from Da Nang itself. En savoir plus. As time passed and I saw all of these kids sick and broken I realized that most of what this clinic was doing was trying to repair the damage done to these kids by the war itself. building. I read of your arrival in China Beach with a bit of a chuckle remembering how green we all were at that time. That distance above us was only 4 feet. Nobody even knowing where from or if they had families. 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