Luxury. I took all the materials that I thought I would need to build the cement forms for my strong backs. Here they surfed, sunbathed, and tried to forget the war they would soon return to. the evening to wonder about and check out what Camp Tien Sha had to offer. So my hooch would now have 5 of us. By 1969 I was and RM3 in the White Elephant (an old French Fort in downtown Da Nang) where the commanding Admiral was located. Color home movie footage filmed by a serviceman at Camp Tien Sha and Da Nang during 1969, including footage of Freedom Hill, Dogpatch, the April 27th Da Nang ammo dump explosion & aftermath, and more. He told me step by step every detail. It turned 90 degrees to the right and touched down between two rows of concertina wire in the middle of the perimeter. There wasn't much blood ,just a small whelp where the bullet went in. BU3 Hovanec expired July 7, 1969 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam. ( 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.) There hours were 0800 to1700 so it was impossible for me to go. Guard shacks along the pipe line to the ESSO fuel plant, Oil Tanker off loading at the ESSO fuel plant. 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. Cela profite tout le monde. He expired nine days later. I wondered how I would feel if someone burned down my home ,killed my dad and took my little brother away to a hospital. 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. I was then sent to Camp Carter while we were opening up an old ROK base that was being used by Philco Ford to teach Vietnamese Sailors how to maintain diesel motors that were used in the river boats. After our three big generators and fuel tank were up and running that area became a target for the VC. - LCU-63 * MIA * He always seemed happy and smiling and the whole time he was around the clinic I never heard him speak a single work. ), and on the day, before I was to leave, I hitched a ride headed to Camp Tien Sha on the east side of Da Nang where I was to be processed out. Go through their front gate then out their back gate to the causeway. - Danang Harbor Pilot - (Quang Nam) U.S. Army 329th Heavy Boat Company 5th Transportation Company Mine Explosion. The kids head had been stitched up and looked just like a soccer ball. She was especially friendly with our hooch mama-son. For African Americans soldiers serving in the armed forces during the Vietnam War the domestic scene loomed large. 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. For the time being they were stashed in my hooch and on May 24, Karl Voiles spent his first day assembling beds. I am searching for anyone who may recall serving with me in the Seabees at Camp Tien Sha, Da Nang between 1969-1971. Barbee was very well liked by the labor crew. a lot in Vietnam. I donated money several times while at Camp Books. The wounded are only those who were medivaced to a hospital. I faked being a doctor from the USA and was shown around a little. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Danang was officially established on 15 October 1965. It started raining Saturday June1st and rained continuously until Wednesday morning but that didn't slow down work any. . U.S. Nights in Vietnam were uncomfortable at best. I have spent countless hours over the past 15 years driving my motorbike around the Camp Books area looking for any of our workers. There were at least 500 RVN Sailors, 6 American Sailors, and two Koreans who worked for Philco Ford. Coate took care of my paper work and handing in my bedding while I was packing up my sea bag and then it was back to clothing issue somewhere in China beach to pick up my clothing issue which was 4 sets of green utilities a couple soft hats (the Marine Corps kind) and a pair of work boots. I was standing in front of the hut assessing the job. 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. Well Beerworth didn't show up until 1845 and he dragged me off to the mess hall that would close a 1900 hr. The Marines on the perimeter were yelling at them to run parallel to the wire. What ever it was we were done by shortly after 1600 hr. This is the day I started my real job. Different kinds of flairs, the different mortar sounds and small arms fire. The feet just kind of hanging by muscle and skin. 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. The authorized stockage list for Vietnam was reduced from a high of 297,000 different items in July 1967 to 74,900 items in March 1971, without any loss of the high quality of support provided to the combat forces. Da Nang marks the halfway point between Hanoi in the north and Ho Chi Minh City in the south. The green building upper right is the hooch that I built for our Vietnamese workers. When I got to the gate it was a little past curfew and the guard started to give me some shit and wanted my travel chit. nstar48; Media item; Jan 30, 2008; korean engineers maintenance control division vietnam war year 1968; . She is always with me ! pilot said that was to avoid being shot at by the VC. Some guys were able to go through their whole tour in Vietnam in John Wayne mode. We were told that we were teaching them skills so they would be able to have a useful job. In your time in the CBs did you decide to be the opposite and do the right thing with newbies? As tired as I was I never got much sleep. Then to Travis, Hawaii, Subic Bay (and shore patrol in Olongapo), then to Danang. There were many places within NSA/NSF DaNang where personnel were assigned. I heard the truth the next day at the mess hall. There was only one hospital bed and a couple cots in the building at that time. Within a hundred feet of the generators. Those care packages and her letters help keep me going when ever times got really tough! Hard bound with blue cover and full color replica of the U.S. Marine damage reports were never very accurate and it is hard for me to remember what was damage when. The Marines slept 12 to 14 men in a hootch. When I started working on this clinic project I was full of good feelings as to how we were helping these poor Vietnamese people. A sad day because we were no longer a Seabee Team ! Inside of that trailer, face down were 2 dead Marines. Camp Tien Sha, Da Nang Camp Tieu Khu, Binh Duong Province Camp John R. Tine, Kien Phong Province Torello . List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces, 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. I was shocked when he told me she was only 15 years old! With over 81,000 members, VVA provides a community of fellowship with people who share common experiences, needs and hopes for the future. We had devastated their economy and destroyed their infrastructure. On May 21,1968 at 2400 hr. Camp Tien Sha Vietnam 1968 from Monkey Mountain. Detachment Phu Bai - 1965 -1970. Dearest Rita, I just finished a quick letter to my folks first one since I've been here. The main supply base for the Marines in I Corp was at Tien Sha near the coast in Da Nang. 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. It was kind of like the work orders I got. I think he may have had scrambled brains to go with his stitched up head . Although the rules were they had to go back and check out. On the left The building to the right of the Post office was the base exchange and it took a shit load of shrapnel from this hit. He had to re arrange his schedule to accommodate me. I cried to myself on the way back to the base. For Australia U.S. Navy occurred with fire spreading to the task - 426th s amp! "Honcho come", he pulls me around the Quonset hut, his eyes were as big as saucers! So what did I do for work uniforms ? 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. Not all the time but sometimes . Well sure I heard about it and even saw them down at 1st MPs. It was creepy doing that trip to the causeway. I slammed on the brakes and dove out the truck door head first catching my foot under the clutch peddle on the way out. This is the inside of our shop.The office was upstairs and to the left. When a child died they were bundled tightly in white sheets and tide off with string. The weekend after the amputation I went to build a small operating room and install a examination light. As such a small group we couldn't do the standard Navy 4 hour watch. Go to vintagefilmarsenal.com to purchase a full-length 31min DVD of "Tien Sha and Da Nang 1969" -- home movies filmed at Camp Tien Sha and DaNang, including . So now I know why the sniping stopped. 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 . It was a Saturday, perhaps we were finishing up the cook shed. Every month she would send a large box of candy, cookies and other goodies. So after the 2400 check in I would jump in the truck with M-16 and ammo. The MPs left in a hurry. May 27 was my birthday. He had a little Vietnamese kid with him about 8 years old. 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. Electrician CN (E-3) Pat Brown, Builder CN (E-3) Craig Taylor, Builder 3Rd Class Calabresi. Familiar Places. Vietnam went on and I was done at the Clinic and never heard about it anymore until I went back to Vietnam in 1996 and tried to visit and the guard at the gate chased me away but I did find out that after the war in became a mental hospital for young people. You got to do what you got to do ! [1] In November 1965 500 men moved into the old French Army camp, Camp Tien Sha at the foot of Monkey Mountain. It must have been about 1100 hr. cold glasses of chocolate milk, ice cream and an apple to go. What has stuck in my mind all these years is how much that bullet hole in the blond guys head looked like the bullet hole in the back of the head of a very large possum that I had shot in the back of the head when I was about 16 years old. The flares were often still burning when they hit the ground. The Seabee construction crews he is referring to was my crew. This was a real live human! loading the LSTs and loading onto trucks. "Sorry that's all we have!" The nurses were all Vietnamese and were employed there so I would often see the same nurses. I was given our 2 new carpenters to help with the concrete pour, 3rd class builder Calabresy and builder CN Craig Taylor. One night I was called out for some lights on the west perimeter. 11/03/70 - John D. Shewmake Sr., SFC, Adona, AR. The events highlighted in yellow directly affected me. Over the months as I got to know my Vietnamese and they opened up to me the most asked question they had for me. Yes, everyone called him soccer ball head ! side was a area called Bridge Ramp which was where the Navy LSTs would pull in Her husband was an ARVN soldier who had been killed. I would like to help you with your content on your website. 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. It was a horrifying thing to watch. 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. That was the LTs first rocket attack and he didn't react fast enough. Beerworth dropped us at 1st MPs. . The Docs loved coming to Hoa Kahn Clinic. "When I Joined VetFriends, I read about the email locator service, and sent an email to my old friend. ---- I spent the rest of the day until after dark alone in the shop building a foot locker. The year 1968 was the year of the Tet Offensive including Khe Sanh and Hue City. He got the point and let me through the gate, no more questions asked. I was going to have to hit the ground running if I intended to stay with this team. : . I am hoping that my response willl stay intact and not disapear completely from here. paths and painted white and there were white picket fences around almost every We destroyed what they had and were teaching them skills that didn't even fit into their culture. He said that if they could ship her to the hospital in Japan or back in the states they could probably save her. Off we went to the supply yard at one of the SeaBee battalions, while we were there we stopped for a quick lunch at the Navy mess hall. I believe we also tied him around the waist. The Marines broke out in laughter. Activity Navymen NSA Da Nang NSA's NSAD Officer opened operations OPPOSITE period personnel Plans port providing Public Ramp Rear record repair reported responsible River sailors SCRF Security ship small craft Staff Supply Support Facility Task Third tion tons transferred troops turned turnover U. The carpenter flat bed truck. What the hell is that? Detachment Chu Lai - 1964 - 1971. My very first painting rocks. Coate would send dog food care packages to Judy. At that time the base fir truck showed up. The crew truck got there about 1745 hr or so and the doc was still busy. When we arrived at Red Beach the Seabee team shop was a mad house. Our shop the day we put up our sign and officially became Area Work Center #5. Battalion was deployed to Danang, Vietnam from January, 1968 through September, 1968 and again from March, 1969 through November, 1969. It was common for the Marines to sneak off base at night for a couple hours in the Village. very first day of war. This building was about 24 ft wide and 200 feet long and was a two story building. and to listen to music. There was the real possibility of hitting a mine or being ambushed by the VC (it happened more often then I would like to think about) . 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. The Doc started by cutting the legs off. Gave me the creeps then and still does now when I think about it! The new pier facility allowed deep-draft ocean-going vessels to unload cargo directly onto . Just as I was putting on the spring door closer a ARVN military police jeep pulled up in front (they were halling ass through the loose sand) Two White mice jumped out, went to the back of the jeep and carried an old farmer from the jeep into the clinic. Also we took care of damage at Camp Reasoner and the small CAP out posts. My address is: Phillip K. Sampley. I suppose I am a genuine hero of the Vietnam conflict. I wish I would have known about it then! Donations for May. The former Marine HQ (III MAF) which was located not too far away is now used by the Vietnamese army (it was built by the French) and is a no . Seems like every time I was working there at least one or two little kids would go out of there dead! Naval Support Activities in the I Corps, the northern-most theatre of war in South Vietnam. Here is the letter I wrote my parents on May 15, 1968. while we were starting the wall framing we heard the sound of a UH-1 helicopter. Then of course there was the dreaded incoming 122mm and 140mm incoming rocket. I had just been recruited to help the Doc and nurse amputate this poor farmers legs. A very nice book. Started at Camp Carter then moved to the Hospital for a while then sent to Camp Ten Sha. I didn't think about the danger but was aware of it. Next thing I realize he has a hold on my sleeve. The new wood frame building that I did was behind the camera. The sign on the mess hall door Well I never did hear from Barbee. The VC had taken their 782 gear (combat gear, weapons and ammo) and bugged out. First I had to do a couple hour job at the 1st MP Quonset hut. So every week there would be a different doctor. Me, age 23, sitting on my bunk drinking a beer and smoking a cigarette. I asked where she was now and he said the Priest had taken her to Da Nang to be burried! We aren't sure where he is yet and haven't got permission to go after him! The Marines in that ambush had fired on me to scare me because they thought I was the duty officer making the rounds. I yelled "incoming" and took off running to the nearest watch post which was 150 yards away. Korean Engineer's I served with in Vietnam 1968 NSA Danang,Maintenace Control Division. By July 1968 NSA Danang handled 350,000 tons of cargo each month for the 200,000 allied . The rest of my tour I did what every good Seabee team would do, I stole them ! 40 reviews. Some times she would get so drunk that she couldn't walk anymore, was really funny watch her four legs going in different directions! In November 1965, Marines moved into Camp Tien-Sha, an old French Army camp situated on the Tien-Sha Peninsula and illustrated near the top . Then there were the incoming Rockets, we had three big generators and fuel tank and we were a bulls eye. Modern. An example of what we did. June 29, 2022; creative careers quiz; ken thompson net worth unix As soon as they caught on they would take on that task and I would move on to the next. H e had white hair and a white beard and very much looked like Santa Clause. It was closed in late 1969, the Admiral moved to China Beach and in 1970 I was an RM2 working at the Triangle Communications Center on the east side of the Han River (between Camp Tien-Sha and China Beach). You will use the chain of command ,don't come to me. History is not a fixed set of facts. I was in country from June 1969 to June 1970. Do the job, get it done right and then sign off the work order and move on to the next one. All terrain forklifts would scurry back and forth off I have never found any but I still have hope. Our electricians went to wire up the building for electricity. Map of the Vietnam War. Suddenly the helicopter went nose high and stopped going forward. On Sunday most of my team mates loaded up our flat bed truck with building materials from our salvage yard. Les nouveaux clients peuvent tlcharger cette image en profitant de notre offre dessai gratuit sans engagement. Port bow of the barracks craft shows no. Get those Fucking Gooks away from that Damn trailer". 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. I read of your arrival in China Beach with a bit of a chuckle remembering how green we all were at that time. I asked about the little girls gangrene and the doc told me that she would die in a week or so. One night I was in the office with LT Branch . Then I started paying more attention. African Americans perceived racial issues. The day we put up our sign . It was a real learning experience for the three of us. by the time they got to us AWC# 5 we would be awake (hopefully) and report in. A couple of our guys , Craig Taylor and Pat Brown were interested in learning to Scuba dive so I took it upon my self to teach them. Da Nang is one of Vietnam's major ports, a city rich in history. There was one thing that bothered me about Tien Sha. On the far end of the bridge right Later I built a wash building and cook shack just about where these cots and the officers are standing. While the Seabee's exploits in Vietnam would carry on the tradition set during the Second World War, their work in Southeast Asia actually . You have destroyed my country and my family! $10 of that came from me. Style attributes. Nice history lesson for me. Trouvez d'autres images libres de droits dans la collection d'iStock, qui contient des photos de Vietnam facilement tlchargeables. MOS. Everyone had his turf marked out and nobody was willing to give any for me. Camp Tien Sha Vietnam 1968 from Monkey Mountain. (Actually, I rode in a truck.) Most of them would be dead by now as most of the men were in their mid forties then . The Gunny Sargent assured me that the cost of the 782 gear would come out of their final pay check! building. ( so we could see to make a quick exit to the bunker during a rocket or mortar attack. By the time I graduated from High school I was a damn good diver! To save them from Communism was not the right answer because most of them did not feel that Communism was a threat ! The memory of this little girl and the events at the Children's hospital are the reason I never had children of my own. Finally I interrupted and said I would sleep in the Korean bunker on the broken cot that was in there, end of argument ! The Marine on the left was blond and looked like a California surfer.He to had been shot in the back of the head. right , Huan one of my carpenters. The field had been filled with red dirt and rocks and had been compacted with heavy equipment. Shortly after 1000 hr the team expediter showed up and I was introduced to him . Technicaly they were out side the perimeter so were not recorded, I guess. 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). The tents were on the right. The truck dropped us at the work sight. 03/11/66 - Harvey L. Engel, QM1, Lincoln, NE. She was wearing light blue pajamas with little lambs printed on it. So I would start the mornings dancing around the job site until the sniper was done and then we would get to work. After the little girl died I never went back to the clinic. Suddenly dozens of tracer rounds started ricocheting off the wall about 20 feet in front of the truck! 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! They were all in alignment with our generators. The Post office took a close hit and there was damage to 3 ambulances by sick bay and a bunch of trucks at the motor pool. This 800-page book provides a meticulous catalogue of American facilities during the Vietnam War -- bases large and small, BOQs, BEQs and memorials -- which were named for individuals who had fallen in battle in this war of our youth. At first it was because every thing was so knew and exciting. Camp Tien Sha, Vietnam. Find Camp Tien Sha, Headquarters unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. 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