Guard duty, Sunday, July 4, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Mission kicked off, I fly tomorrow morning, Wednesday, April 7, 1971 Da Nang Rocket Attack = refers to enemy 122mm rockets incoming. Put in for TDY pay (Letter Home) Pictures of Danang 8. Monday, Jan 25, 1971 USA Clipping found in Del Rio News Herald in Del Rio, Texas on Jul 5, 1971. (Letter Home) Deskin = not sure what he did but he bunked with me for a while. Put 2 mike cords in choppers, Tuesday, May 11, 1971 Long Thanh North, Long Binh 1 mission DCS 1 hr 000 Mess hall got hit by rocket this morning about 4:30 am while I was gone personnel on call. B-52 ground crew members stand near their aircraft under dramatic skies near the Gulf of Thailand. there. Practice alert this evening, Thursday, April 22, 1971 Long Thanh North The nickname for DaNang was "Rocket City" garnering that appellation from the frequent attacks on it by means of the "Katyusha" which is the name given the Soviet BM-21 122mm artillery rocket. Took flight physical, Tuesday, March 2, 1971 Long Than North Off morning (Letter Home) Guard duty bunker 6, Saturday, October 16, 1971 Long Thanh North 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. (Letter Home) since it was also my way of knowing just how many days left I had to spend Took apart CO's air conditioner Scary. Pulled guard from Noon to 6 pm on conex, Saturday, May 29, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Got 28 letters today, Friday, February 26, 1971 Long Thanh North 009 up 1:30 am All but middle ok, no xmit, Tuesday, July 6, 1971 Long Thanh North 1 mission DCS, 038, 2 hrs. (Letter Home) Here are general views of wrecked C 130s, on July 25th, following a Viet Cong rocket attack of Danang air base. (Letter Home) 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. All of them are unknown. Headcount, Friday, December 3, 1971 Long Thanh North Base orientation brochure, Perimeter, Tent City. Got 3 banks working The Army is reporting a 2% heroin addiction rate for soldiers leaving South Vietnam. OFF The New York Times Archives. (Letter Home) De-rigged 038, Monday, June 14, 1971 Long Thanh North 2 missions 027, up 3 pm, 6 hr. (Letter Home) This mundane little book has an entry for just about every day I was in-country Night Shift Avionics [ Rod Carbone photo ], Taken of me in a f-4 Danang 1971 [ Rod Carbone photo ], Took this one out on the flightline Dec. 1971 [ Rod Carbone photo ], Gunfighter PilotsDec.1971 All units at Da Nang went on full alert, but the damage had been done. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Starting with a Viet Cong rocket attack in February 1967 followed by similar attacks in July and September of that year and with increasing frequency thereafter, several ground personnel were killed and injured. My letters home were verbose, but in stark contrast the daily Paulson went back to get payed Friday, February 12, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Live band at the R.P.I. (Letter Home) Photo #6A, 6b, and 6c ( Nng AB): At the firing range. Put radar antenna in 061, Saturday, June 26, 1971 Long Thanh North Nng CSC in 1971. China Beach today doing his duty for his country, serving his year in Vietnam. KP duty 8:00 am to 7:00 pm, Friday, Jan 29, 1971 Long Binh Attacks on DaNang Air Base "Rocket City" Information in this table is extracted from, Appendix I, "Air Base Defense in the Republic of Vietnam, 1960-1973" by Roger P. Fox. Korean floor show at RPI, Wednesday, September 1, 1971 Da Nang 009, down 5 pm, Wednesday, October 6, 1971 Long Thanh North Saw 'Barefoot Executive' at RPI, Friday, August 27, 1971 Da Nang ???? Got some sun on the bunker outside, Tuesday, September 14, 1971 Da Nang Seacord = radio relay operator OFF, Monday, October 18, 1971 Long Thanh North Rigged 073 and 009, Saturday, August 14, 1971 Long Thanh North Put radios in plane that came up Portrait of the photographer as a young man in a Huey in 1970. Saw "Hornets Nest', Thursday, March 11, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Saw 'Tell me you love me Junie Moon' 1 mission, 2 hrs, Satellite 000 Off standby at 8 pm yesterday, scheduled for a 1 am flight but cancelled Sent two fixed ones back 1 mission CA 4 hr. Attack on Da Nang Air Base, RVN, by Monty Moore Da Nang AB was nicknamed "Rocket City" due to the large number of attacks by 122mm and 140mm rockets. + Casualty figures reflect all casualties, i.e., USAF, other military and civilians. (Letter Home) 1 mission, 5 hours 15 min, up at 11 pm yesterday till 4 am today on Long Binh = airfield and military base (Letter Home) Nui Ba Den, Tay Ninh, Wednesday, October 13, 1971 Long Thanh North keyed guns, Friday, March 26, 1971 Da Nang Worked evening in Avionics Avionics, Saturday, October 9, 1971 Long Thanh North 1971 (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Saturday, April 10, 1971 Long Thanh North Night Shift Avionics, Saturday, November 6, 1971 Long Thanh North Friday, October 1, 1971 Long Thanh North, Nui Ba Den Those two banks didn't work this morning, blew fuses in 6 RT's (Letter Home) Information about your use of this site is shared with Google. Home / / danang rocket attack july 5, 1971. danang rocket attack july 5, 1971 Photo #5 ( Nng AB): Me on an APC. (Letter Home) If we went a week without a few rockets coming we knew something was in the works. Band at RPI tonight Saturday, April 17, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) 2 rocket attacks early this morning Took off morning, avionics afternoon no mail and no pay yet, Friday, April 2, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) These rockets had a range of several miles and were deadly. 1 ship to leave tomorrow with Kadramas and Claybough, Sunday, August 22, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) [ Rod Carbone photo ]. (nothing), Monday, March 1, 1971 Long Thanh North To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. 1 mission, 5 hours, up 3:30 am in Satellite 038 Guard duty 6 pm to midnight Got payed, Tuesday, June 1, 1971 Long Thanh North Expecting typhoon tonight, Sunday, May 2, 1971 Da Nang 30 min. 20 min.073, Monday, August 16, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Headcount, Saturday, December 4, 1971 Long Thanh North Behind her is the area that we referred to as "Dog Patch.". Yesterday United States B52 bombers struck North Vietnam ese infiltration routes just south of the demilitarized zone. Send any friend a story. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Sgt Timothy Krouse (see photo #9) from PA worked with me most or all of the time. (Letter Home) 027 sabotaged Please email if you can provide additional information about these photos and the people in them. Night Shift Avionics by Test flight 009 for pictures (Letter Home) KP = Kitchen patrol, working in the mess hall Cheney = crew chief This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. I was getting a 30 day drop and would be leaving Vietnam around Christmas Day, At the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington in 2007, my son P.J. Results of a rocket attack 5 July, 1971 next to the Chow Hall. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. (Letter Home) Departed Pleiku, returned to Long Thanh, Tuesday, October 26, 1971 Long Thanh North Civilians didn't show today North Burm detail, Sunday, October 10.,1971 Long Thanh North Saw 'Rascals' at RPI Found voltage dropped with 2 banks (KY 28 trouble) This is a Kaman HH-43 Pedro. (Letter Home) At least we had indoor Got haircut, Friday, May 14, 1971 Long Thanh North The gun pod innovation and the MiG kills that followed earned the wing the nickname it carries today, the Gunfighters. During this period, the wing earned a. Avionics 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. Davis = Sgt. Me to Da Nang in 038 (Letter Home) Photo was given to me. Returned to Long Thanh to get payed, Saturday, July 31, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Worked morning, off afternoon, worked night. Worked on Satellite 000 radios (Letter Home) Status still questionable Headcount, Monday, December 6, 1971 Long Thanh North No mail, Friday, July 23, 1971 Vung Tau Beckman came, Murphy left, Sunday, August 29, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Carlson and Krieder came mission cancelled, keyed guns, Wednesday, March 31, 1971 Da Nang Night Shift Avionics mission cancelled for tonight (Letter Home) On standby supposed to standby at Quang Tri during day, Sunday, September 12, 1971 Da Nang, Quang Tri, Hue/Phu Bai didn't fly as I was scheduled for 1 pm, Friday, February 5, 1971 Da Nang Hot, Pool closed, game of Monopoly this evening (Letter Home) Photo #5 ( Nng AB): Me on an APC. (Letter Home) Clip: 65675029937. Signal Group Aviation Detachment Hooked front bank as middle band with 3rd as spare, Monday, May 17, 1971 Long Thanh North Friday, October 8, 1971 Long Thanh North Night shift Avionics Rigged 013, 038 and 073 for mission up north 's were killed and 36 wounded in the shelling. (Letter Home) China Beach Noon - 4 pm Went to Freedom Hill PX and bowling alley today, Sunday, April 4, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) 30 min. Army grunts load into a C-7 Caribou transport at Tan Son Nhut Air Base for an airlift to fighting in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Saw 'How to Frame a figg' at MAFC (Letter Home) De-rigged 071 Click the image above for a flight chart of the Long Binh/Bien Hoa/ Tan De-rigged 038, Wednesday, October 20, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) China Beach, Saturday, May 1, 1971 Da Nang 1 mission, DCS, 013 1 hr. Flew CE on 000 Try 7 Days Free to get access to 854 million+ pages, Search the Largest Online Newspaper Archive. Paulson left this morning (Letter Home) OFF, Sunday, October 31, 1971 Long Thanh North Got mail, Friday, May 28, 1971 Long Thanh North Headcount, Tuesday, December 7, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Paulson and Duff flew to Quangtri for briefing (no diary entries) (It was on the 18th I found out (Letter Home) No fly, standby The same aircraft in the photo above releases two bombs on an NVA truck park on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in the jungle below. Night shift Avionics, Tuesday, October 19, 1971 Long Thanh North Saw 'Alices Restaurant" at MC Thursday, March 4, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Checked out radios in 027 picked up three pants from tailor, put two in, Sunday, March 14, 1971 Da Nang See the article in its original context from. De-rigged 061 Radio banks back from Phu Loi, Saturday, April 24, 1971 Long Thanh North mission standby, Tuesday, October 5, 1971 Long Thanh North Supposed to have a mission tomorrow AM to Da Nang or Binh Tuy, Sunday, August 15, 1971 Da Nang Off today (Letter Home) Guard duty 6 am - Noon for Duff The temple is a key tourist attraction in the area today. Went to parade practice by chopper (nothing), Monday, February 8, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Flew test flight 009, still unsuccessful, Saigon no answer Go to Rick's Vietnam Letters Not feeling well, Friday, June 11, 1971 Long Thanh North MAFC = Main air force compound at Da Nang (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Add 1 mission, stopped at Phu Bai CA = Combat assault mission (radio relay) Sent three banks out got three more, Friday, July 30, 1971 Vung Tau Bill was the primary photographer for the 7th Air Force News in 1970-71. Arrived Vung Tau 3 missions 061 to Hue and Ao and Hue to Da Nang 2 pm 366th Security Police K-9. (Letter Home) plumbing[ Rod Carbone photo ], A Gunfighter Phantom landing on the runway at Danang 1972 Clark Air Base, Philippines. 1 mission, 5 hours, up at 10 am, put on standby, Thursday, February 4, 1971 Da Nang OFF, Saturday, December 18, 1971 Long Thanh North Fires started from secondary blasts by bombs and fuel. One of the four crewmen was hurt in the crashes. Currin = crew chief Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. OFF (Though I didn't record it in this diary I Photo #2A & 2B ( Nng AB): The results of one of the rocket attacks in 1971. wrote: On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 09:16:08 -0800, "Colonel Edmund J. Burke" <, Warning! Headcount, Wednesday, December 8, 1971 Long Thanh North RR to Nui Ba Den, Thursday, September 30, 1971 Long Thanh North, Nui Ba Den 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. Saturday, October 30, 1971 Long Thanh North 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 . up 1:30 PM 061 (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Left 90th by C-130 to 510th Replacent in Da Nang, Friday, December 24, 1971 Da Nang 1 mission 4 hrs. Claybough, Kadramas, Obrient, Cheney, Skoog went south on 009 and 061 Cleaned orderly room Satellite 000 30 min 073, Thursday, August 19, 1971 Da Nang it interesting that the latest movie or show I saw, the mail I got, the missions Supposed to go to NaTrang but turned back, Monday, May 3, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) R&U building APO 1 mission DCS 2 hrs. China Beach for a while but too windy, Thursday, May 6, 1971 Da Nang Sunday morning. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) ), Monday, December 20, 1971 Long Thanh North Replaced fuel cell in 027 (Letter Home) Rigged 027,038,061 for radio relay to Da Nang Wasted day could be installed side by side in the plane. 20 min. News stories from Monday July 5, 1971 . Waiting, Saturday, December 25, 1971 Da Nang R&U detail building APO (post office) I took this photo of an army paratrooper while documenting the invasion of Cambodia by the Vietnamese army --with the assistance of U.S. troops. Got slides back from PX and mailed them home, Thursday, April 8, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Da Nang July 5 1971 I grabbed my camera and ran outside to document the attack. each, Thursday, September 9, 1971 Long Thanh North Took 5 banks to Vung Tau, Saturday, July 3, 1971 Long Than North This is a shot of a young girl talking to one of the bunker guards. Found problems in xmode connectors on Cont. (Letter Home) Heavy explosions and fires on the base. 1 mission DCS 1 hr. Each day if there was something worth recording it made into the little (Letter Home) Pleiku = airfield 013, Wednesday, August 18, 1971 Da Nang Long Thanh North = Army airbase of same name and home base of 2nd off morning, Avionics afternoon (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 12 civilians killed, 11 wounded in N Vietnamese rocket attack on Danang. (Letter Home) Caught some rays on the bunker, OFF, Monday, September 6, 1971 Long Thanh North 7 pm stopped at Hue/Phu Bai, Monday, September 13, 1971 Da Nang A summary of these attacks can be found on the Web site of the 366th Tactical. Night Shift Avionics just before takeoff, up 7 am Their film cameras were 16 mm. (Letter Home) Saw 'How to commit marriage' (Letter Home) Standby till Monday Signed out Off morning, Col. Dickerson to come inspect tomorrow Claybough = radio relay operator De-rigged 013, rigged 027 Me on my bunk. OFF Sat in Avionics shop today 1 mission, 1 hr., Satellite 073 Marble Mountain Flew back to Long Thanh this afternoon, didn't log it. (Letter Home) Again, all the SP's are unknown. High-resolution original photos (without watermarks) are available from the National Archives in Washington, DC. Saturday, February 13, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Went to China Beach, used roll of film coming back through the villages Sunday, February 14, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) China Beach today, got a whole stack of mail today Monday, February 15, 1971 Da Nang

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