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| Filename: | Vietnam-Bases-Dong_Ha-4293.jpg |
| Album name: | admin / Dong Ha |
| Rating (1 votes): |  (Show details) |
| Filesize: | 40 KiB |
| Date added: | Nov 17, 2013 |
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I was with K/3/3 that day - we were set in at Dia Do when we heard the blast and it rocked the tank we had climbed up on to see what was happening - it was a truely amazing sight. There was even black& white photos of the blast from ground level, published in some Navy magazine we were given to read at Yokouska Naval Hospital, Japan ( I still have a copy of that pic somewhere )! -Submitted by: Simpson, Jack [tiebeam@adelphia.net] 2006-09-30
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REPLACE THIS TEXT WITH YOUR PHOTO COMMENTS. IF YOU WANT TO REQUEST A COPY OF THIS PHOTO, FILL OUT FORM BELOW. my unit as small as it was ( maybe 30 men ) was next to the cb unit on the ammo dump side . trying to find anyone from my unit 67-68 the unit name was larc . we worked on the ramp unloading boat loadsof supplys . -Submitted by: monty farmer [mfarmer15@bellsouth.net] 2006-11-10
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I was there that day. I took the same picture. SemperFi -Submitted by: Bob Putrino [rtputrino@webtv.net] 2007-03-23
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I was detaced to the perimeter from FLSU#1 and was assigned to the tower right outside Delta Med. About 0800 two of us came down and went to the Delta Med messhall for breakfast because they had fresh eggs and blueberry pancakes! I was just about to take the first bite when the first rounds came in. I never did get a bite of that breakfast. We were able to get back to the perimeter, but it was too hot with incoming and falling shrapnel to try to make it into the tower. We spent the better part of the day low crawling down the perimeter trying to assess our situation and help out some of the guys trapped in the bunkers. We all expected to get hit with ground troops at any minute. I'll never forget 3 Sep 1967. -Submitted by: Ronald Lester Patzer [ronpatz@sbcglobal.net] 2007-07-07
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I was at the mouth of the Cua Viet River that day. We were getting hammered pretty hard too, but will never forget the collective awe when we saw the plume of smoke rising from Dong Ha, several miles up river. I was a FLSU radioman, so I had a lot of buddies at Dong Ha, including some at the ammo dump. Couldn't raise anybody on my PRC-25, so I feared the worst. Was amazed that nobody got seriously injured or killed. Never forget September 3, even now, 4 decades later. Semper Fi. -Submitted by: John Tsitrian [tsitrian@rap.midco.net] 2007-08-17
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I was on river about 2 miles from Bridge Ramp when the dump went up. We thought it was an atomic bomb. the concusion was AMAZING. -Submitted by: Ken Layne GMG3 YFU 68 [layne1215@yahoo.com] 2008-03-27
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I REMEMBER IT SO WELL ALSO. THE MOST AMAZING THING IS THE POST BY RON PATZER ON 07 JULY, 2007. I WAS ALSO AT THE SAME MESS HALL AT THE SAME TIME. I WAS T.A.D. WITH 3/9. I RAN TO THE OLD FRENCH BUNKER WHICH WAS NEAR THE REAFER ACROSS FROM GRAVES REG. TILL I COULD HEAD BACK TO MY LOCATION. -Submitted by: DICKIE KISER [alloyxr@comcast.net] 2008-07-13
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Image was well done,despite the distance it was taken from.I would like to know exactly where that tent was placed.Mine was near that area on that day.I was closer to the ammo dump,because I was leaving the mess hall.Good job,men. -Submitted by: Robert Clinton [sarge1dog@gmail.com] 2010-07-14
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The dump was hit again, 1415 hrs., 20JUNE68. I was with MCB-5 (12/67-7/6
 and our camp, Camp Barnes, was next to the dump, on the west. There were seven massive explosions, similiar to the one pictured. A and B Co. shops were demolished. Our squad was stuck at the 1/9 Marine Compound, 3rd. MARDIV. See aerial photo I posted and comment. Welcome home, brothers. GT -Submitted by: George Toriello [gtoriello1@verizon.net] 2010-08-23
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On Sept. 3rd 1967 I was with the Navy CBs NMCB-11 at Dong Ha just off the Air Strip. Scared is not the right word for what I was. My head was buried deep in a fighting hole and I was darn glad not to have been caught above ground. White hot 155 rounds were falling everywhere. Heavy damage was done to our camp from the incoming and the concussions from the blast from the ASP. For those who don't know a Sea Bee by the name of Pratt got into a six by and made two trips into the ASP picking up the Marines who were caught in the blow up. Pratt was credited with saving many lives that day and he was later given the Bronze Star for his actions. A brave man. Much braver this old salt. -Submitted by: Charles Worcester [charlesw143@verizon.net] 2010-09-07
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I was an EOD Tech that was there with many others to clean up the mess. I never worked so hard in my life. Everything that was metal looked liked it was all weldered together from the heat of the detonations. We earned our pay on this one. -Submitted by: John Konicki [jk1142@comcast.net] 2010-12-19
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I was There ! I was Disbursing just North of the air strip when all hell broke Loose ! I thought we were being over run ! -Submitted by: John Gordon [lcgjjg@aol.com] 2010-12-25
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omg i WAS THERE ! I or WE were in Disbursing Just North of the Road from the air strip ! We were gietting hit by mortars , artillary, recoiless about every 3 hrs on or off ! We knew when to go to the bunkers and then they got Ammo dump , they always wanted the Mess tent or Air Strip ! Then they got Ammo Dump heard the explosion then small arms we thought we were being over run ! This is 1st time I've seen a picture of Ammo dump! In Disbursing we did know later 2 Marines did survive but were sent to Hosp Ship! -Submitted by: jOHN gORDON [LCGJJG@AOL.COM] 2010-12-25
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It was the talk of the town down around DaNang. I got up to MAG 32 a few weeks later. They were still cleaning up. -Submitted by: Major Ralph S. Bates USMC (Ret) [ralynbat@bellsouth.net] 2011-10-18
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