A refugee family was living in a lean too in Dog Patch south . 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. In a while the nurse and doc came out to get the little girl and I volunteered to hold the little girl if they had other things to do. "enlisted". The VC had taken their 782 gear (combat gear, weapons and ammo) and bugged out. right , Huan one of my carpenters. After the little girl died I never went back to the clinic. [4]: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. ( We called the Army Republic Of Vietnam police white mice because they were small, wore white helmets white web belts, white pistol holsters and white spats.) China Beach, Vietnam. ( the rules for Camp Books were that to be off base you had to have a weapon). Although the rules were they had to go back and check out. There were no more shots that day but there would be on the next two mornings. [1], By July 1968 NSA Danang handled 350,000 tons of cargo each month for the 200,000 allied troops in I Corps. There was a young mother with several kid and grandma and grandpa. this place, wearing only "shower So every week there would be a different doctor. Mostly I was just kind of mentally numb. It is very likely this was were the Marines were killed . places that you or others would be referring to. On May 13,1968 we took 6 122mm rocket rounds as explained in my May 15,1968 leter. maps) office in the White Elephant. I just haven't had time for any more. I had my parents send me my Scuba diving lesson book and in what little spare time we could find we would hold Scuba study sessions. Barbee was very well liked by the labor crew. The course is a model in how to survive, and how to come home with honor. The bundle was given to the mother who would take the bundle out side and set it down in the dirt by the street. 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. Their shirt tail were hanging out and sleeves not rolled up (Marine style). with her work. On the left Some times I would bend the rules and just let them go and I would take care of checking them out. 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. He lets fly with 8 or 10 rounds then he is done for the day. Statewide Water Diversion and Fish Passage Coordinator (Senior . (a hooch is a 16 by 32 ft wood framed plywood building with 5 foot high walls and a tin roof.) I held the door open for them. I think that maybe it was a way to help get my thoughts together, write the event down and then move on. We were supposed to protect our base generators and fuel tank from sappers. There were 6 area work centers in the Da Nang AO . the place. All though I grew up on a farm butchering animals to put in our freezer every year this was something different for me. The feet just kind of hanging by muscle and skin. I was going to have to hit the ground running if I intended to stay with this team. I experienced rocket attacks, an ammunition dump explosion, total boredom, drug busts, police raids, China Beach, and the birth of my daughter, Rebecca. Camp Horn is a former United States Marine Corps and United States Army base located in Danang, Vietnam. So what did I do for work uniforms ? risking my life in a really inadequate vehicle! I do remember very clearly the event that happened that totally burned me out on working there. Welcome! I'm at camp Tien Sha at Da Nang now. I think there were only three or four of us on duty at the She wanted to send care packages and letters to me as part of a High School project. My barracks was an old French barracks at Camp Tien Sha near Da Nang. when I was there. 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 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. After the bones were cut the Doc tied off all the bleeders and removed the hemostats . One about half way from knee to foot and the other just below the knee! the upper left hand part of the pic. really care. just out of the picture on the right. The road was closed to civilian traffic at night so there would be no other vehicles on the road. area or any of the DaNang area, I will continue Sometimes we could be called out 2 or 3 times in a night. [2] Same short blond bristly hair, same small bullet hole, and same very damn dead! But that only happened once as from then on I was ready. 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. 11. such a small vehicle. The new wood frame building that I did was behind the camera. Jeep parts? The mountain is in the background. Camp Tien Sha Vietnam 1968 from Monkey Mountain nstar48 Media item Jan 30, 2008 camp tien sha monkey mountain united states navy seabees vietnam war year 1968 Comments: 2 Category: Images of Vietnam China Beach from Monkey Mountain 1968 China Beach and Marble Mountain from Monkey Mountain Vietnam 1968 nstar48 Media item Jan 30, 2008 [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. 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, port activity, etc. Stephen was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving state side and in Vietnam at Camp Tien Sha, Danang. Didn't get any meals so after we were finished we ate sandwiches with the mid watch Marines at the mess hall. Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. Back at the hootch the Seabees got in a major debate about where to put me. The wounded are only those who were medivaced to a hospital. The first half of my year in Vietnam (1967) I was stationed at the large U. S. base in Danang. So off to Camp Tien Sha to get my gear and check out. It's a win-win, and it's why everything on iStock is only available royalty-free including all, Royalty-free licenses are the best option for anyone who needs to use stock images commercially, which is why every file on iStock whether its a, From social media ads to billboards, PowerPoint presentations to feature films, you're free to modify, resize and customize every asset on iStock including all. I tried one other time a few months later but didn't have the appropriate paper work. 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 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. He was honorably discharged in 1968 after completing his tour in Vietnam, as Petty . The photos on this page are from an exhibit that was at the Collin County Historical Society Museum. It is a code of conduct course as much as it teaches the practical issues of survival. On May 21,1968 at 2400 hr. whatever you say Mr. perceived attacks. It was a Saturday, perhaps we were finishing up the cook shed. 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. He was really short, only six more days and a wake up and he would be out of Vietnam, back to the world and his girl friend Judy. a small cargo plane in the middle of the night, all I New customers can download this image at no cost with a risk-free trial. Had fun there, especially since I had to wear civilian clothes. Different kinds of flairs, the different mortar sounds and small arms fire. [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. In addition, the Navy took charge of the offloading, storage and delivery of supplies common to all the allied forces in I Corps. I don't know what the building I was given our 2 new carpenters to help with the concrete pour, 3rd class builder Calabresy and builder CN Craig Taylor. 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). IN VIETNAM. "Honcho come", he pulls me around the Quonset hut, his eyes were as big as saucers! I didn't know it then but that was my last good meal for a long time! ! I can still hear the snip of the scissors as the Doc cut away the flesh. Soon we came to the bridge across the Han River. 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. Thursday morning we stripped the forms and started building the framing of the first building. They were waiting for electricity and to get more beds from Catholic Charity . what it is like now. Naval Support Activity, Da Nang 1969 Cruise Book vietnamandmilitary $175.00 101st Airborne "Tour Book" 1967-68 The first year!!! any old charts, photos or drawings of the PTF 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. That's how we got our beds, enough for everyone. a shower enclosure that wasn't Here in Vietnam with the advanced gangrene she was going to die and there was nothing that could be done! those Nastie's were fun boats! I went to my CO and asked to help. of the DaNang Military Complex, One of Book cover type. LCU-1498, then the chart office at the White Elephant. 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.