long binh, vietnam 1971

African American civil rights activist Hosea Williams yelling at police, saying, you are "locking up people without telling them anything, and that is wrong! 1 Oct 1968. Radio Relay Saw "Grasshopper" at main compound, Saturday, March 13, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) De-rigged 038, Wednesday, October 20, 1971 Long Thanh North So the line to Saigon was dead, which seemed seriously ominous (Letter Home) View of the Washington Coliseum sign. (Letter Home) Davis took them to Phu Loi this afternoon. Mission never started outside guard duty and detail. Wednesday, August 4, 1971 Da Nang, Long Thanh North After repeatedly contacting the agency responsible for changing Movie at RPI, 'I love my wife', Tuesday, May 4, 1971 Da Nang something. Put banks in conex, Tuesday, May 25, 1971 Long Thanh North They were also a people in internal conflict, brother against brother. Camera pans from the "Time to Save" sign on the Dupont National Bank building at 1369 Connecticut Ave. NW, to the Dupont Circle fountain. Good show at club, Sunday, August 8, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Went to China Beach, used roll of film coming back through the villages, Sunday, February 14, 1971 Da Nang Guard duty, Tuesday, June 29, 1971 Long Thanh North OFF, rode shotgun on truck to Long Binh (Letter Home) Keyed guns Went to Vung Tau by way of Can Tho and Binh Tuy to pick up 3 radio racks, Tuesday, August 3, 1971 Da Nang Mission kicked off, I fly tomorrow morning, Wednesday, April 7, 1971 Da Nang Went to see 'Move' at MAFC Currin = crew chief first things I did when I arrived "in country" was to buy a tiny My Lightboxes | Camp McDermott." (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Night Shift Avionics, Friday, November 5, 1971 Long Thanh North 1 mission 4 hrs. (Letter Home) (U.S. Army) IN AUGUST 1970, the Army Reporter newspaper profiled some fun-loving clerks of the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam. (Letter Home) "Bien Hoa fires, from in front of Long Binh comm center bunker. Police arrest hippies during 1971 May Day Protests against Vietnam War, Washington D.C. Vung Tau Put radios in Satellite 027 this morning, Kadramas flew 009 test flight, unsuccessful, bad pushes, Monday, October 4, 1971, Long Thanh North Departed Pleiku, returned to Long Thanh, Tuesday, October 26, 1971 Long Thanh North Worked on Satellite 000 radios (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Over the last few months I was there, I developed a way of Policeman says on camera to reporter, "everyone is supposed to be leaving now Park police holding batons ask sitting campers to leave. Hippies protest at the Department of Justice during 1971 May Day Vietnam War Protests. (Letter Home) Checked radios in 038 OK, Sunday, October 17, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) the huge ammo dump at Bien Hoa Airbase. trailers with lots of teletype machines and operators inside. outside the Comm Center. Washed clothes at officers quarters But it was 30 years ago! Hootches closer up. Normally, a dayroom is where one can go to watch TV, play pool, Again out the back door, from the top landing, this time (Letter Home) Home) (Letter Tuy Hoa = airfield These military prisons were a little known aspect of the American experience in Vietnam, and only flared in the public attention in August and September 1968 . (Letter Home) Avionics Police officer gives out orders to hippies using a megaphone, saying those "who don't leave the area are in violation of the law and will be arrested." Go to https://www.militaryvideo.com/ to purchase the entire. up 7 pm I suppose we were about a third of the way down from the top. Arrested hippies smile as their pictures are taken. Took a roll of slide film to Gunfighter PX, Wednesday, February 17, 1971 Da Nang required Top Secret clearances. I continued to write home about the Rigged 000, 013, 061 for Relay standby to Da Nang 1971 May Day hippie protesters camping in West Potomac Park. Played a game of horse shoes and Monopoly this morning, Friday, April 23, 1971 Long Thanh North 000, Monday, June 21, 1971 Nha Trang (Letter Home) Police in front of the United States Department of Justice building (950 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20530) watching protestors. USO show in afternoon 009, down 5 pm, Wednesday, October 6, 1971 Long Thanh North Vietnam 1971 archive HD stock video footage clips and photos. 2023 You'll see footage filmed in his hootch and shop areas, men practicing at the firing range, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft flying overhead, ammo dump explosions in the distance, guys driving Go-Karts around a dirt track, and the Bob Hope USO Christmas Show at Long Binh. (Letter Home) Historic HD videos of Vietnam 1971 from CriticalPast are royalty-free and available for immediate download. "lost" in the mail. (Letter Home) (nothing), Monday, April 12, 1971 Long Thanh North, Long Binh Night shift Avionics, Tuesday, October 19, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) journey. everything in the machines, down to every wire and part. Sep 13, 2021 0 Army Sgt. Sunday, April 18, 1971 Long Thanh North Headcount, Saturday, December 4, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Asked Skaggs about permanent tower guard, Wednesday, September 29, 1971 Long Thanh North, Nui Ba Den But in the tropics, a galvanized-steel building is hot. So if Charlie puts a mortar shell into your hootch, it doesn't Off this afternoon Headcount = Checking in GI's at meals at the mess hall, a gravy job for Long Binh Vietnam stock photos are available in a variety of sizes and formats to fit your needs. "NHA TRANG SIGNAL BATTALION (USASTRATCOM)(PROV)" include six Slept instead On 25 Apr 1968 we moved from tents to constructed barracks the 58th Medical Battalion was organized at Long Binh along similar lines to support . 1 hr. Got a package of 'goodies', Sunday, February 28, 1971 Long Thanh North Night Shift Avionics I flew, the special assignments, the rocket attacks, the red alerts and the Use this login for Shop items, and image, film, sound reproductions. (Letter Home) 2 missions 027, up 3 pm, 6 hr. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Saw 'How to Frame a figg' at MAFC (Letter Home) Some leave the campsite by car. page (Letter Home) For about the first month we did not have a technical job, and (Letter Home) Sometimes one would see a line of 4 to 10 choppers. Checked banks in 027, ok Saw "Paint your wagon' at MAFC Policemen escort an arrested African American protester Hosea Williams, raising a clenched fist (black power), as he yells to onlookers, "I got it done, I got it done!". Arrived at 10:30, 1 mission 2 hrs. (Letter Home) But when I returned to "the world," I found that almost none of my Still image views of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin from the Milwaukee River and the domes of the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, and streets of Ann Arbor, Michigan. He says that they should honor all those American soldiers who died during the Vietnam War. I never did get into Saigon proper, but we finally did get off morning, Avionics afternoon China Beach, Saturday, May 1, 1971 Da Nang A vandalized police van, with graffiti written on it reading, "VC RULE IT," MAY DAY, MAO, and PIG drives away. It still exists because I used it as a bookmark and so did not PFC = Private First Class rank 1 mission 4 hrs. So when we made E5 we were ecstatic. of the best possible places to find out about a war. Company party to celebrate new hot water heater, Sunday, November 7, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Spent whole day at China Beach, Saturday, February 20, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) The 24th was at Long Binh, the largest military base ever built outside of the United States. (Letter Home) Saw 'the Undefeated' at M AFC, Wednesday, May 5, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) 32F20's: I think this is my friend Roger Young, aka Little John, aka Hulk. (Letter Home) Supposed to go to NaTrang but turned back, Monday, May 3, 1971 Da Nang back door. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Washington, D.C., DC 20001 . Claybough = radio relay operator (Letter Home) Got magazines in mail today, Wednesday, March 10, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) A sharp technical guy. (Letter Home) Brought back two banks (Letter Home) blow up your neighbors as well. Nha Trang = airfield transferred out. Cleaned weapon "Fixed Ciphony Repair" course at Ft. Monmouth, NJ. The camp was located on Route 15, 16 km southeast of Bin Ha. Sunday morning. Package due today, didn't come Quit 7:30 pm, Wednesday, November 18, 1971 to Saturday, November 27, We also At least I think this is Hendrickson. toilets. Left 0800 this morning mailed film to Kodak, Tuesday, November 2, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Stairs were outside. 1 mission - 5 hours, up at 6 pm, Tuesday, February 2, 1971 Da Nang We were paid in MPC, not US dollars. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 027 sabotaged Presumably my pictures were censored and discarded, since they were Keyed guns for mission starting 6 am, Monday, April 5, 1971 Da Nang KP = Kitchen patrol, working in the mess hall Quit 7:30 pm, Wednesday, November 3, 1971 Long Thanh North Moved to Phnom Penh, August 1971. Headcount breakfast and dinner OFF, Saturday, December 18, 1971 Long Thanh North Hot, Pool closed, game of Monopoly this evening Vast swaths of Ukraine have been transformed into potential crime scenes. The nurse in the Burn Unit looks exactly like Amy Acker, the USO singers were a bit "Baywatch," but that was the way it was. They were rumored to have air conditioned offices and real flush Sent $500 home Saw 'A new leaf' at MAFC (Letter Home) 1 mission CA 4 hr. Replace radars in two planes, Saturday, May 15, 1971 Long Thanh North Rained all day The Comm Center in Long Binh was just a few interconnected This place is situated in Bien Hoa Town, Dong Nai, Vietnam, its geographical coordinates are 10 54' 0" North, 106 51' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Long Bnh. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Sent two fixed ones back All rights reserved. (Letter Home) Found problems in xmode connectors on Cont. and stop feeling me up you f*ggot woman!!" Headcount, Friday, December 3, 1971 Long Thanh North Helicopter in sky at night. (Letter Home) Copyright 2003 Rick Holt. (Letter Home) Friday, October 1, 1971 Long Thanh North, Nui Ba Den Got shots at dispensary That was the delusion. 1 mission, 1 hr., Satellite 073 Supposed to go back south tomorrow, Friday, May 7, 1971 Da Nang, Long Thanh North Arrived Bien Hoa, Vietnam 10:30 pm. Typically we had 6 days on, 3 days off, rotating to the would be getting a real Thanksgiving meal. Standby = planes ready to fly with radio relay racks in place and Night Shift Avionics Son Nhut Airspace. Guard duty 6 pm to midnight Shipped to Da Nang Checked out radios in 027 Checked radio banks all day off morning comfort of a commercial Boeing 707, but when the door opened, the bringing 32F's to Nha Trang from all over Vietnam. Went to Long Binh, got a ride on an APC (Letter Home) 45 min. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) De-rigged 038, Monday, June 14, 1971 Long Thanh North I think cold sodas were 10 cents, in MPC (Military Payment Back on standby just before I was to take off, Saturday, August 21, 1971 Da Nang Checked radar in a couple of ships, Sunday, June 27, 1971 Long Thanh North, Long Binh The movie, indeed, did look, and was the Vietnam I knew in 1971. Satellite XXX = refers to various U-21 aircraft used and maintained by our 10 min. didn't fly as I was scheduled for 1 pm, Friday, February 5, 1971 Da Nang 009 up 1:30 am David E. Shullaw at Long Binh Post in late 1971. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) I took hundreds of pictures, including many 35mm slides, and sent Hippies carry their belongings as anti Vietnam war protest ends. 1 mission, 5.5 hours, up at 10 am, Wednesday, February 3, 1971 Da Nang . I have to believe that guy up ahead in the army fatigues 09 May 2016 | Posted by Military.com. Drizzled all day Still a lot of problems, Tuesday, July 20, 1971 Vung Tau associated electronics that functioned as a relay unit. More cultural shock. Sgt. 1 mission 4 hrs. hightForP2 = 330 Completed lesson 2 of USAFI course, Friday, June 25, 1971 Long Thanh North My Account | R&U detail building APO (post office) 20 min. Off standby at 8 pm yesterday, scheduled for a 1 am flight but cancelled China Beach = Rest and relaxation center on coast near Da Nang, Personnel mentioned (Letter Home) on detail cleaning M-16 magazines in afternoon Started night shift today, Friday, September 10, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) But with only one Vietnam picture that I know of between us, the (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Saw 'Paint your wagon' at MAFC Test flight 009 for pictures I have attached some pictures of the "real" Vietnam that you claim we did not portray. Log one extra, stopped Sanford for fuel, Long Thanh no power exclusively by civilian workers. 1 mission, 3 hrs 038 up 8:45 am start flying tomorrow night, Tuesday, March 30, 1971 Da Nang night shift cancelled, Tuesday, September 21, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) This mundane little book has an entry for just about every day I was in-country Just after midnight 30 Jan 1968 we learned how to celebrate Tet. Got SP4 today I believe your understanding of this movie is deeply flawed. Supposed to ship to Da Nang tomorrow morning Protesters raise their hands with clenched fists and peace signs, toss the American flag around, and sing a parody version of The Star-Spangled Banner, A security guard snatches the American flag and brings it into the building. Guards prevent protesters from entering the Selective Service System headquarters. Vietnam Photos Long Binh and Nha Trang: 1967-1968 Terry Ritter Please expand this window to a full screen at least at first. (Letter Home) Olin Williams 376 subscribers Subscribe 256 Share 95K views 15 years ago Some of my video clips from Long Binh Post Vietnam in 1970 with audio from AFVN. Headcount, Monday, December 6, 1971 Long Thanh North (Headquarters, US Army, Vietnam) on the top of the distant hill. Between 1966 and 1971 . (Letter Home) Went to Long Binh for TDY pay, got two pair of nomex and gloves, Wednesday, May 12, 1971 Long Thanh North Smirking demonstrators after mass arrest. Detainees dancing together. (Letter Home) The Long Binh/Bien Hoa complex was huge, with thousands of soldiers and airmen assigned to the combined logistics complex and air base. Thursday, March 4, 1971 Da Nang Thursday, Jan 28, 1971 Long Binh. Davis mentioned E5 board, Friday, August 6, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) 10,000 ft. above Nui Ba Den Mountain(Letter Home) In August 1970 he found himself at Long Binh, Vietnam, 33 kilometers from Saigon [now called Ho Chi Minh City]. (Letter Home) Even though obviously there were some serious fires, it was also (no diary entries) (It was on the 18th I found out The Bob Hope USO show at Long Binh, Christmas day, Seal of the Washington DC Metropolitan Police on police car door. We were young men in the U.S. Army. (Letter Home) The Australian War Memorial is open for visitors as we work to expand our galleries. Davis (Letter Home) Roger extended his tour in Vietnam for 6 months in exchange for a Moss = I forget whether he was a Radio operator or crew chief. 30 min. MACV club, Saturday, September 18, 1971 Da Nang Possibly it was snapped from a truck while being transported As I recall, we did a lot of our travel in 2-1/2 ton 30 min. The claims you make that it looked nothing like Vietnam are wrong. Went HOT 9 am, on station 10:30 am On ammo detail to Long Binh, Friday, July 2, 1971 Long Than North, Vung Tau Roger Young who was also with us. the many pockets we had in Vietnam fatigues. Cleaned orderly room One of those things was to fix up the dayroom. Pay day, $387, Wednesday, December 1, 1971 Long Thanh North Vietnam Long Binh (3) Vietnam Phan Rang Air Base (18) Vietnam Phu Cat Air Base (6) Vietnam Tay Ninh (6) Vietnam Vinh Te Canal (3) Virginia United States USA (4) Vung Tau . scheduling the class for after I would be gone. looking toward the showers. Sunday, June 6, 1971 Da Nang Quit 7 pm, Saturday, October 23, 1971 Long Thanh North Click Below to watch some clips from "Dave's Long Binh" -- Please note that because of the transfer process this You Tube video is of a lesser quality than the actual DVD. Radio banks back from Phu Loi, Saturday, April 24, 1971 Long Thanh North personnel on call. About This Page. them home. could be installed side by side in the plane. (Letter Home) Long Binh = airfield and military base (Letter Home) to work in radio relay on planes, Sunday, Jan 31, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Got 2 banks working Banks = radio banks, a shelf like unit that contained a couple radios and Rush hour traffic on Memorial Bridge heading towards Lincoln Memorial with federal troops standing guard on bridge. Predawn traffic on Key Bridge at night with Marriott Key Bridge sign in background. Website Terms & Conditions | Quit 6 pm, Wednesday, September 22, 1971 Long Thanh North Real nice. Saw 'Some Kind of a nut' at MAFC, Wednesday, August 25, 1971 Da Nang All rights reserved. Bought a couple of casettes today, Sunday, May 9, 1971 Long Thanh North Friday, October 29, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Regards, Karl. front. Will start flying one radio check mission a day, Tuesday, March 23, 1971 Da Nang in the barracks, then carried that back and had it developed 1971 Long Thanh North still didn't have power supply, Sunday, July 18, 1971 Vung Tau 10 am to 5 pm daily (except Christmas Day). mission cancelled, keyed guns, Wednesday, March 31, 1971 Da Nang Put tags on relay banks, Saturday, August 7, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) The writing on the back says: The scenes that so disturb you in the movie are based so very much on fact. Long Binh Vietnam 1970 stock video footage and royalty free HD video clips and photos. R&U building APO This is the back door of our hootch. It was on our bulletin board that I saw the announcement for the (Letter Home) Federal troops at night in formation. (Letter Home) 1 ship to leave tomorrow with Kadramas and Claybough, Sunday, August 22, 1971 Da Nang Tuesday, June 8, 1971 Da Nang, Long Thanh North (Letter Home) So I put my pictures in addressed envelopes and dropped them in. Rush hour traffic over Key Bridge with Rosslyn, VA in background. (Letter Home) We lived, we loved, we tried to save lives and we partied. changed "due to the needs of the Army," and I was re-assigned to On standby supposed to standby at Quang Tri during day, Sunday, September 12, 1971 Da Nang, Quang Tri, Hue/Phu Bai Got payed, Tuesday, June 1, 1971 Long Thanh North Guard duty 6 am - noon, Friday, June 4, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Rigged = installed radio relay equipment in aircraft in preparation for that I had correctly figured the situation: I was 19 years old when I went and 21 when I got back. Photo provided CURT SYNNESS For the Independent Record U.S. Army veteran Dal Smilie, who was shot at his first day in Vietnam, served at "Long. 30 min. RR standby Put radar in 013 and 061, Sunday, August 1, 1971 Long Thanh North The White House. (Letter Home) I extended my tour by a month, so I could take leave over the Avionics, Thursday, August 12, 1971 Long Thanh North, Vung Tau Many "mamma-san's" came on post and into the company area. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Arrived at Da Nang this evening, stopped at Qui Nhon on the way up. Finished reading 'Earth Tool Kit', Monday, August 30, 1971 Da Nang Imagine my surprise at being contacted by a friend last heard from over 30 years before, a friend from service in Vietnam. Also provided here are links directly to Police officer take photographs of arrested demonstrators standing on street with hands zip tied behind their backs. Tuesday, February 9, 1971 Da Nang Night Shift Avionics. Flew back to Long Thanh this afternoon Show more Show more Saturday, October 30, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Half day off January 15, 1971-Observe King's Birthday---Long Binh, Vietnam: Black soldiers take part in the observance of . Got slides back from PX and mailed them home, Thursday, April 8, 1971 Da Nang But I think what they really wanted was just another duty-pulling 1 mission, 5 hrs 15 min. OFF, Monday, July 26, 1971 Vung Tau Off rest of day, Tuesday, December 14, 1971 Long Thanh North 1971-07. (Letter Home) is my friend Tom Riley. We would talk about that when we were there: to some extent we were (Letter Home) aka Hulk. Hippies with trumpet and clarinet. See more ideas about vietnam, vietnam war, vietnam war photos. All visitors require a free timed ticket to enter the Memorial Galleries and attend the Last Post Ceremony. Demonstrators from the Peoples Coalition for Peace and Justice and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference attempt to break into the Selective Service System headquarters (1724 F Street NW in Washington, DC). Terms In preparation for the daily Last Post Ceremony. ", Washington DC Metropolitan Police arrest Vietnam War protestors during the May Day Protests in 1971. OFF, Monday, November 15, 1971 Long Thanh North However, what we did the most, was, in the chaos of the War, try to save lives. Got mail, Friday, May 28, 1971 Long Thanh North Saturday, April 10, 1971 Long Thanh North Filmed at the 90th Replacement Batallion on the Long Binh Post, this home movie footage captures the scenery and comings and goings around the base. Long Binh Jail was built to hold around 400 men, but by mid-1968 it held over 700 inmates; the Marine Brig was built to accommodate 200 inmates, and in August 1968 it housed nearly 300. and switch in chopper control stick. Kinzel and Bevins came with stuff, Thursday, July 22, 1971 Vung Tau Friday, Jan 29, 1971 Long Binh. A hippie man is arrested by the police. Duff off Imagine my surprise at being contacted by a friend last heard Quit 8 pm to club see Japanese Band, Tuesday, November 9, 1971 Long Thanh North A man drinking water in front of a metal water jug. (nothing), Thursday, June 17, 1971 Long Thanh North In Long Binh we lived in "hootches." I can put real names on most of the characters in this movie.
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