mailed film to Kodak, Tuesday, November 2, 1971 Long Thanh North Quit 7 pm, Saturday, October 23, 1971 Long Thanh North No mail, Friday, July 23, 1971 Vung Tau 1 mission, RR 027 4 hr. Rigged 000, 013, 061 for Relay standby to Da Nang Also provided here are links directly to SAIGON, Sunday, May 30 (Reuters) Twelve civilians were killed and 11 were wounded when North Viet namese rockets struck five houses in the northern city of Danang this morning, the South Vietnamese command reported. 1 mission, 5.5 hours, up at 10 am, Wednesday, February 3, 1971 Da Nang 027 sabotaged (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Fixed 3 banks myself Got payed, Tuesday, June 1, 1971 Long Thanh North Rocket attack just before landing (Letter Home) and was home and mustered out of the Army within a few days. Steve Lachance, motion picture officer Capt. book as a brief note and each day I counted down the days to till I was headed me, but I share it here as an insight into the mind of a 20 year old draftee (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Shipped to Da Nang In front of the 600th Photo Squadron compound at Tan Son Nhut Air Base with good friend U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. news but for some reason the entries in the diary stopped for this period Got pictures back from Montgomery Wards, Friday, March 19, 1971 Da Nang On Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 4:51:30 PM UTC-4, a425couple wrote: >> Does anyone remember the date of the rocket attack at DaNang in 72 that. A high number of casualties were Vietnamese civilians living in a village just east of DaNang Air Base. Didn't fly, standby, Sunday, May 16, 1971 Long Thanh North Sent $100 money order home Saigon = Saigon Supply detail till 11:30 am Their film cameras were 16 mm. mission cancelled, keyed guns, Wednesday, March 31, 1971 Da Nang OFF, Wednesday, December 15, 1971 Long Thanh North Newspapers.com makes these newspapers available for the purpose of historical research, and is not responsible for the content of any newspapers archived at our site. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 30 min. 15 min. We recently heard from David Tomblin of Wilkinson, West Virginia -- then an aircraft maintenance specialist with the 366th TFW -- who was injured when the rocket landed right next to his bunk area. (Letter Home) Arrived Da Nang Keyed crypto guns this morning (Letter Home) Got 3 banks working The Flightline, Funny Money, Rocket shrapnel. Alert 5:30 pm - 11 pm, Thursday, May 20, 1971 Long Thanh North Had picture taken for flight record ABC news covering the rocket attack July 5 1971 on Gunfighter China Beach, standby till Friday. Shipped to Da Nang Whole day at China Beach, Sunday, February 21, 1971 Da Nang Those two banks didn't work this morning, blew fuses in 6 RT's Got 2 packages today and there was just a big X thru each date), Sunday, November 28, 1971 Long Thanh North, Cam Ran, Nha (Letter Home) Arrived Long Thanh 3:30 pm via Tuy Hoa Got shots at dispensary Had day off till 6:30, worked till 10:30, Wednesday, October 27, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Sent $500 home Rocket attack midnight, Monday, June 7, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) They took our M-16's away from us today, Thursday, May 13, 1971 Long Thanh North MAFC = Main air force compound at Da Nang Photo #2B. Home) Washed clothes at officers quarters + Casualty figures reflect all casualties, i.e., USAF, other military and civilians. (Letter Home) Re-rigged 038, 013. (Letter Home) Red Alert 11:30 pm 15 min. One of the guys in our hut was pretty clever when it came to "finding" items of comfort, provided we gave up some of our rationed items. HF = High frequency radio Always wear ANSI approved safety goggles when reading posts by, http://www.redhorseassociation.org/forum/index.php?topic=3722.0. Shortly after this photo was taken we were escorted to the base commander by the air police. SAIGON, South Vietnam, Monday, July 5 (UPI)A mor tar barrage by enemy gunners struck a barracks filled with sleeping American soldiers at an air base in Danang at mid night and sent flames . It was very heavily fortified and had a great air conditioning system which was a welcome luxury. Band at club, Sunday, May 30, 1971 Long Thanh North Claybough, Kadramas, Obrient, Cheney, Skoog went south on 009 and 061 (Letter Home) Another fisheye photo I took that day of a B-52 landing over our heads. Kelm and Harrelson left today, Saturday, March 27, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Wasted time News stories from Monday July 5, 1971 . Standby at 7:30 pm. Checked banks, need new KY-28, Wednesday, July 14, 1971 Vung Tau TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Standby = planes ready to fly with radio relay racks in place and OFF, Monday, July 26, 1971 Vung Tau Send any friend a story. (Letter Home) Avionics nightshift, Tuesday, November 16, 1971 Long Thanh North Movie at RPI, 'I love my wife', Tuesday, May 4, 1971 Da Nang Davis = Sgt. Shipped to Nha Trang Back to Da Nang Pictures of Danang 8. OFF, Monday, August 9, 1971 Long Thanh North Off (Letter Home) Relay or Radio Relay Telephone which was our primary mission and were To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. The Army is reporting a 2% heroin addiction rate for soldiers leaving South Vietnam. 30 min. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Pulled guard from Noon to 6 pm on conex, Saturday, May 29, 1971 Long Thanh North Need batteries The three #'s (000, 013, 038, etc.) (Letter Home) short-timers (Letter Home) Mailed film to Wards, Wednesday, March 24, 1971 Da Nang We had contact with various army units several rocket spotter locations and other agencies that I do not recall. Back on standby just before I was to take off, Saturday, August 21, 1971 Da Nang Went to Vung Tau by way of Can Tho and Binh Tuy to pick up 3 radio racks, Tuesday, August 3, 1971 Da Nang Practice alert this evening, Thursday, April 22, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Friday, October 8, 1971 Long Thanh North Went to Long Binh took rack to have pictures taken Night Shift Avionics 1 mission, 013, 3 hrs. Fred was one week away from his 19th birthday when his plane went down on November 27, 1970. notes I kept in my little diary book were little more than snippets of thought. R&U detail building APO (post office) Attempted repair (Letter Home) An F4-E turns to land ahead of an approaching storm at DaNang Air Base in northern Vietnam. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Rick Vaughnes is in the center, and at right in back is motion picture photographer Sgt. Stopped Bien Hoa for fuel Sgt Krouse is following me. Moved to new hootch behind personnel building, Tuesday, March 9, 1971 Da Nang ???? Checked banks, Friday, June 18, 1971 Long Thanh North 1 mission, 009, 4 hr 45 min. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Saw 'How to Frame a figg' at MAFC No plane with supplies (Letter Home) (Letter Home) One burning Phantom, loaded with eight M117 bombs, was rapidly unloaded by a courageous maintenance crew organised by Col F C Blesse and Col H O Brennan before the fire reached the bombs. I was getting a 30 day drop and would be leaving Vietnam around Christmas Day, (Letter Home) no mail Practice alert 9:30 pm, Monday, July 12, 1971 Long Thanh North Got 220 line, also got rectifier from Long Thanh Seacord on detail Tuy Hoa = airfield (no diary entries) (It was on the 18th I found out Saturday, February 13, 1971 Da Nang No mail (Letter Home) Carlson and Krieder came De-rigged 013, rigged 027 Went to Long Binh to pick up TDY pay, $148.38, Thursday, April 15, 1971 Long Thanh North 1971 Long Thanh North Saturday, October 2, 1971 Long Thanh North Arriflexes. Col. Dickinson came for inspection 366th AMS, Rocket attack BX, Gunfighter Pilots. (Letter Home) keyed guns, Friday, March 26, 1971 Da Nang Stopped Cam Ran, Nha Trang, Quin Nhon, Marble Mountain, Hue/Phu Bai, Monday, November 29, 1971 Long Thanh North Supposed to ship Saturday (Letter Home) As I recall I finally left Vietnam on the day after Christmas Company party Saw 'Alices Restaurant" at MC Repaired two amps (pin pulling out - blue wire), Wednesday, July 28, 1971 Vung Tau (Letter Home) Had to hitchhike to personnel Guard duty 6 am - noon, Friday, June 4, 1971 Long Thanh North Bowling at Freedom Hill Company party to celebrate new hot water heater, Sunday, November 7, 1971 Long Thanh North (nothing), Friday, February 19, 1971 Da Nang Radio Relay associated electronics that functioned as a relay unit. (Letter Home) Night Shift Avionics, Thursday, November 11, 1971 Long Thanh North Checked banks in 027, ok (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 2 missions, DCS,038 to Vung Tau to pick up HYL-3's, 1 hr. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) President Nixon denied the next day that there were U.S. troops on the ground in Cambodia, so these photos were never released. (Letter Home) Me on the M60. (Letter Home) 1 mission DCS 2 hrs. Harrelson = crew chief (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Started this evening as headcount, Thursday, December 2, 1971 Long Thanh North May have practice mission tomorrow, Sunday, October 3, 1971 Long Thanh North Put on standby 9 pm, Friday, August 20, 1971 Da Nang Hot at 5 AM, mission terminated at 11:30 am just before I was due to fly (Letter Home) On standby supposed to standby at Quang Tri during day, Sunday, September 12, 1971 Da Nang, Quang Tri, Hue/Phu Bai comings and goings of my fellow GI's all received equal and matter of fact https://www.nytimes.com/1971/05/30/archives/rockets-kill-12-at-danang.html. Burm detail, Sunday, October 10.,1971 Long Thanh North Got payed $348 Wednesday, August 4, 1971 Da Nang, Long Thanh North Headcount (Letter Home) Night Shift Avionics Test flight 009 for pictures Fires started from secondary blasts by bombs and fuel. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) To purchase. * The first attack was made by both mortars and sappers. Friday, February 12, 1971 Da Nang Got materials for USAFI course today (oceanography) China Beach Noon - 4 pm 2009. (Letter Home) doing his duty for his country, serving his year in Vietnam. (Letter Home) Flew CE on 000 Mission kicked off actually flew the first radio relay flight for a mission to Nui Ba Den on this Each day if there was something worth recording it made into the little The 390th Fighter Squadron was deployed to Da Nang Air Base (6252d Tactical Wing) in October 1965, and the 391st went to Cam Ranh Bay Air Base (12th Tactical Fighter Wing) in January 1966. ], Remember the fine restroom facilities? Put radar in 013 and 061, Sunday, August 1, 1971 Long Thanh North Rocket Attack on Danang. Flew test flight 009, still unsuccessful, Saigon no answer Avionics, Thursday, July 8, 1971 Long Thanh North Duff = radio relay operator (Letter Home) Saw ' Danger Diabolic" at RPI, Thursday, August 26, 1971 Da Nang could be installed side by side in the plane. 1971 Put 2 mike cords in choppers, Tuesday, May 11, 1971 Long Thanh North, Long Binh I flew, the special assignments, the rocket attacks, the red alerts and the Send slides home(18) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Mission put off till tomorrow, Tuesday, April 6, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Keyed guns, played pool and pingpong SoundCloud Rocket Attack In Danang, Vietnam - 8 April 1970 by shampoocell published on 2011-07-20T19:49 . This photo was taken during an airborne assault by Vietnamese troops into a hot LZ northwest of Saigon. (Letter Home) 1 mission DCS, 038, 2 hrs. I was using a Graflex medium format camera for this mission and I'm wearing "g-suit" chaps that would automatically inflate when pulling out of a steep dive to prevent blacking out. The results of one of the rocket attacks in 1971. Guard midnight Saturday to 6 am on Sunday morning 1 mission RR 009 5 hrs. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Picked up TDY to Vung Tau and Nha Trang Signed out Signal Group Aviation Detachment Finished reading 'Earth Tool Kit', Monday, August 30, 1971 Da Nang The camera was a new Nikon F2 and I was as green in combat photography as the camera. Unbelievable since I had already started processing out. Mission kicked off this evening Noon to 6 pm guard duty Spent whole day at China Beach, Saturday, February 20, 1971 Da Nang Naval Academy, and made a career in naval intelligence. Supposed to be on burm detail but cancelled Shows a night time Vietcong rocket attack, just after midnight, July 15, 1967, on the United States Air Force flight line and barracks areas at the Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam. Put FM control head in chopper and FM in another CO = commanding officer, the big cheese up 1:30 PM 061 Quit 7 pm, Friday, October 22, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Civilians didn't show today (Letter Home) Band at RPI Flew to Da Nang (Letter Home) Got 3 new bad banks today High-resolution original photos (without watermarks) are available from the National Archives in Washington, DC. (Letter Home) Rigged 027, Thursday, July 1, 1971 Long Thanh North, Long Binh The SP feeding ammo is unknown. Flew south, 038, 1 mission 2 hrs. We lived underground in bunkers with rats for two days while photographing Air Force ground crews who unloaded the C-130 transports and maintained the runways. Deskin = not sure what he did but he bunked with me for a while. Sent two fixed ones back Duff and Kelm went to Da Nang this morning, Tuesday, April 20, 1971 Long Thanh North Turned in TDY orders at Long Binh, Tuesday, April 13, 1971 Long Thanh North KP = Kitchen patrol, working in the mess hall 009, down 5 pm, Wednesday, October 6, 1971 Long Thanh North All girl zip band at 8 pm 013, Wednesday, August 18, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Nng AB (Letter Home) (Letter Home) picked up three pants from tailor, put two in, Sunday, March 14, 1971 Da Nang Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message, Rocket attack 72 redhorse compound DaNang, You do not have permission to delete messages in this group. (Letter Home) Missed USO show at 5 pm (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Got pictures back from Wards, Sunday, April 25, 1971 Long Thanh North, Da Nang stopped at Tuy Hoa, Sunday, February 7, 1971 Long Thanh North APC = Armored personnel carrier Note the message above the gun and the helicopter reflected in his sunglasses. To say the least, the war was a tragic time for most Vietnamese -- south and north -- and this photo of an elderly woman selling cigarettes in downtown Saigon in 1970 captures that sadness. 366th Security Police Squadron Slept all day, Sunday, June 20, 1971 Nha Trang Headcount, Wednesday, December 8, 1971 Long Thanh North This is My, our hut maid. (Letter Home) 1 mission, 4 hrs. Guard duty bunker 6, Saturday, October 16, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Night Shift Avionics, Saturday, November 13, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Got two sets of nomex liferized today Sat in Avionics shop today (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Rocket attack, Monday, April 26, 1971 Da Nang See the article in its original context from. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Kelm came back up, Saturday, April 3, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Sgt. Guard duty, Sunday, July 11, 1971 Long Thanh North 12 AMERICANS DIE IN ROCKET ATTACK ON DANANG BASE; 40 Wounded and 6 Planes Destroyed Foe Raids a Jail, Freeing Prisoners 12 AMERICANS DIE IN ROCKET ATTACK, https://www.nytimes.com/1967/07/15/archives/12-americans-die-in-rocket-attack-on-danang-base-40-wounded-and-6.html. 366th Security Police K-9. (Letter Home) Burm detail building bunker 1, Thursday, September 23, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Power supply not working right, Saturday, July 17, 1971 Vung Tau China Beach today on detail cleaning M-16 magazines in afternoon If we went a week without a few rockets coming we knew something was in the works. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Put radar antenna in 061, Saturday, June 26, 1971 Long Thanh North 1 mission, 5 hours, Satellite 013, Thursday, April 1, 1971 Da Nang Took 5 banks to Vung Tau, Saturday, July 3, 1971 Long Than North Arrived Vung Tau (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 140 mm rocket. Photo #5 ( Nng AB): Me on an APC. (Letter Home) Waiting. June 8, 1969. No fly, standby Capt. amps (Letter Home) Guard duty 6 am - Noon for Duff Saturday, April 17, 1971 Long Thanh North Three soldiers were killed and 37 wounded in a rocket attack on Danang. Glen H. Myers This fisheye photo was taken at the end of the runway at U-Tapao Air Base in Thailand as we filmed a B-52 returning from a mission landing right over our heads. Saw 'Joe' at MAFC (Letter Home) OFF Worked Afternoon and till 11:30 pm, Sunday, November 14, 1971 Long Thanh North Saw 'How to commit marriage' Mission kicked off, I fly tomorrow morning, Wednesday, April 7, 1971 Da Nang occasionally things get blown up. Went to Long Binh, got a ride on an APC Night shift Avionics the Army too! Band at Club on Satellite 061 OFF, Monday, November 15, 1971 Long Thanh North Tuesday, February 9, 1971 Da Nang Quit 7:30 pm, Wednesday, November 3, 1971 Long Thanh North just before takeoff, (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Anyone can read what you share. Still on standby, Sunday, March 7, 1971 Da Nang Vung Tau Sgt Timothy Krouse (see photo #9) from PA worked with me most or all of the time. China Beach = Rest and relaxation center on coast near Da Nang, Personnel mentioned Standby These two American Airmen were killed during that attack: Gary Leroy Fuller - The Plai. Quang Tri = airfield Stayed at shop till 10:30, left Got payed today, Saturday, February 27, 1971 Long Thanh North Saw "Grasshopper" at main compound, Saturday, March 13, 1971 Da Nang Saw movie "Norwood" at RPI, Thursday, April 29, 1971 Da Nang 073 sprung a fuel leak. Avionics, Tuesday, May 18, 1971 Long Thanh North Standby I continued to write home about the Worked till 3 am Sunday on Satellite 038 and 000 Guide-on practice till noon 1 mission 009, 45 min. This mundane little book has an entry for just about every day I was in-country Got HYl-3's and Ky's but didn't get mail An RF-4C Phantom of the 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing prepares to take off at sunset from Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon in 1970. (Letter Home) 30 min. [ Rod Carbone photo ]. Got stuck in traffic jam going to Red Beach As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Da Nang Air Base : Sapper & Rocket Attacks During The Vietnam War militaryvideocom 40.7K subscribers Subscribe 586 124K views 10 years ago This is a preview of our 78-minute video. A very important place. Avionics (Letter Home) Me on my bunk. Had a little OJT today. For what it's worth here it is 'as is,' maybe worth little to anyone but Preparing to fly an air-to-air photo assignment in a F-100 Super Sabre with the 35th Tactical Fighter Wing at Phan Rang Air Base in Vietnam in 1970. Checked radio banks all day Avionics afternoon This photo was taken of a Vietnamese Air Force pilot flying an A-37 on a ground support mission. Caught some rays on the bunker, OFF, Monday, September 6, 1971 Long Thanh North Bought a couple of casettes today, Sunday, May 9, 1971 Long Thanh North Three of these Special services show twice at club, Monday, November 8, 1971 Long Thanh North Tower guard 6 am to noon Off morning didn't fly as I was scheduled for 1 pm, Friday, February 5, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) China Beach (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Burm detail laying concertina wire, Saturday, July 10, 1971 Long Thanh North I 009 up 1:30 am (Letter Home) Checked relay banks all day, Friday, April 16, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Guard duty bunker 4, Saturday, September 25, 1971 Long Thanh North Rigged 009, Sunday, October 24, 1971 Long Thanh North, Pleiku (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Nng CSC in 1971. mission (Letter Home) Arrived Pleiku, Monday, October 25, 1971 Pleiku Scary. The SP feeding ammo is unknown. Got called out, Beckman and Sylvester went south with 073, Saturday, August 28, 1971 Da Nang Took apart CO's air conditioner (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Headcount, Monday, December 6, 1971 Long Thanh North During the attack, Lieutenant Colonel Verle E. Ludwig's 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, south of Marble Mountain, came under small arms fire, but apparently this was a feint designed to fix the unit in its defensive positions. Duff off (Letter Home) Friday, October 29, 1971 Long Thanh North Finally got mail, Monday, March 8, 1971 Da Nang Ordered slide projector and stuff from PATC and ATC, Tuesday, June 15, 1971 Long Thanh North Got 4 RT's and 3 more Amps, Sunday, July 25, 1971 Vung Tau (Letter Home) (Letter Home) no mail and no pay yet, Friday, April 2, 1971 Da Nang (nothing), Thursday, June 17, 1971 Long Thanh North RR to Nui Ba Den, Thursday, September 30, 1971 Long Thanh North, Nui Ba Den OFF, read a couple books, Monday, July 19, 1971 Vung Tau Phu Bai = airfield Sgt Timothy Krouse (see photo #9) from PA worked with me most or all of the time. Rigged 073 before I left Found out I had guard on bunker 2 at 9 pm, walked out, Wednesday, August 11, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) TDY = Temporary Duty, we got paid extra when we stayed at another city and (Letter Home) Da Nang = Da Nang Air Base and the city of Da Nang. SAIGON, South Vietnam, Monday, July 5 (UPI)A mor tar barrage by enemy gunners struck a barracks filled with sleeping American soldiers at an air base in Danang at mid night and sent flames tracing through nearby buildings, mili tary sources said today. Night Shift Avionics OFF, Saturday, December 18, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Base orientation brochure, Perimeter, Tent City. Home) (Letter Reparied mike cord on 420 Sunday, April 11, 1971, Long Thanh North Beckman = crew chief (Letter Home) May he and the other 58,194 veterans named here rest in peace Click here to see images taken on a visit to Vietnam in 2006. 366th AMS, Mystery SP, Bob Hope. Photo was given to me. (Letter Home) (Letter (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Beginning in May 1972, the forces of the USAF were drawn down at Da Nang. Worked on Satellite 679 and061 this morning, Monday, May 10, 1971 Long Thanh North Headcount = Checking in GI's at meals at the mess hall, a gravy job for 061 1 mission to Quang Tri at 6 pm Headcount breakfast and dinner Bevins gave me a ride to 90th, Wednesday, December 22, 1971 Long Binh R&U building APO Portrait of the photographer as a young man in a Huey in 1970. As you can see we had it pretty rough. (Letter Home) Rocket attack, Tuesday, April 27, 1971 Da Nang I was new to the Combat Documentation (ComDoc) team and my uniform shows it. Put C-1611 in 013, Monday, May 24, 1971 Long Thanh North Beckman went to party at German Hospital boat tonight, Friday, September 3, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) 9 missions, 009, 1 hr. Davis put us in for E-4 today, Wednesday, April 21, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) I assume it was a hit on one of the POL areas judging from the heavy black smoke. Photo #6A, 6b, and 6c ( Nng AB): At the firing range. 45 min. Supposed to go back to Long Thanh tomorrow, Wednesday, February 24, 1971 Tuy Hoa, Long Thanh North Watching the M-79 (Blooper) being fired. Cleared Finance, Tuesday, December 21, 1971 Long Binh MACV club, Saturday, September 18, 1971 Da Nang As official USAF photographs they are in the public domain and as such are also in the Creative Commons.