(Letter Home) (Letter Home) Jeff Mitton. Played a game of horse shoes and Monopoly this morning, Friday, April 23, 1971 Long Thanh North Got haircut, Friday, May 14, 1971 Long Thanh North This site uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Checked some more problems with racks Didn't get payed occasionally things get blown up. Beckman came, Murphy left, Sunday, August 29, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Saw "Paint your wagon' at MAFC (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Departed Pleiku, returned to Long Thanh, Tuesday, October 26, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) OFF, Saturday, December 18, 1971 Long Thanh North Supposed to ship to Da Nang tomorrow. Took 5 banks to Vung Tau, Saturday, July 3, 1971 Long Than North Got 20 letters today, Saturday, July 24, 1971 Vung Tau 's Are Reported Killed By Enemy Shells at Danang, https://www.nytimes.com/1971/07/05/archives/3-gis-are-reported-killed-by-enemy-shells-at-danang.html. live band at the Rice Paddy in at 6 PM, Saturday, February 6, 1971 Long Thanh North, Tuy Hoa (Letter Home) 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. Mission on standby, Friday, October 15, 1971 Long Than North Got 3 banks working My hearing was permanently impaired by excessive noise exposure to loud jet engines during the war (without adequate ear protection). OFF Log one extra, stopped Sanford for fuel, Long Thanh no power Had lunch and supper at the club, Monday, April 19, 1971 Long Thanh North wrote: On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 09:16:08 -0800, "Colonel Edmund J. Burke" <, Warning! Sgt Timothy Krouse (see photo #9) from PA worked with me most or all of the time. Note the radio at center for ground-to-air communication. Headcount, Sunday, December 12, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Kadremas = radio relay operator This mundane little book has an entry for just about every day I was in-country 000 (Letter Home) Picked up TDY to Vung Tau and Nha Trang Band at club, Sunday, May 30, 1971 Long Thanh North Each day if there was something worth recording it made into the little 1 mission RR 009 5 hrs. Had rain all afternoon, Friday, September 24, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Guard duty 6 pm to midnight Supply detail till 11:30 am A Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) A-37 drops a bomb on a position near Bien Hoa in 1971. Tuy Hoa = airfield (Letter Home) 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. Hot, Pool closed, game of Monopoly this evening Headcount, Friday, December 10, 1971 Long Thanh North 366th AMS, Rocket attack BX, Gunfighter Pilots. arrived 8:30 pm, Monday, September 20, 1971 Long Thanh North Saw "Boatnicks" at RPI Phu Bai = airfield 30 min. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or (Letter Home) Got 2 packages today Pay day, $387, Wednesday, December 1, 1971 Long Thanh North The Army is reporting a 2% heroin addiction rate for soldiers leaving South Vietnam. Flew test flight 009, still unsuccessful, Saigon no answer Thursday, October 7, 1971 Long Thanh North Supposed to fly radio check but didn't Washed clothes at officers quarters View Full Article in Timesmachine , See the article in its original context from. Friday, October 29, 1971 Long Thanh North Keyed guns 1 mission 4 hrs. OFF, read a couple books, Monday, July 19, 1971 Vung Tau June 8, 1969. 1 mission 55 min. Photo was given to me. Night Shift Avionics Keyed guns, played pool and pingpong Saturday, October 30, 1971 Long Thanh North Put FM control head in chopper and FM in another (Letter Home) Clark Air Base, Philippines. Burm detail building bunker 46 A motion picture (mopic) crew from the 600th Photo Squadron prepares to shoot some footage in Pleiku in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Sent three banks out got three more, Friday, July 30, 1971 Vung Tau OFF, Monday, November 15, 1971 Long Thanh North Kinzel and Bevins came with stuff, Thursday, July 22, 1971 Vung Tau Stayed at shop till 10:30, left (Letter Home) Got all but one bank working Went to China Beach this afternoon, Friday, April 9, 1971 Da Nang, Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Went to Long Binh and put in for TDY to Nha Trang, Vung Tau and Da Nang, Sunday, September 5, 1971 Long Thanh North This is one of the Air Force aircraft that brought badly needed supplies to Viet Nam. 'Duh Hornets' band at RPI, Friday, April 30, 1971 Da Nang Off today OFF, Monday, October 18, 1971 Long Thanh North Got 220 line, also got rectifier from Long Thanh (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Checked relay banks all day, Friday, April 16, 1971 Long Thanh North . (Letter Home) 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. Repaired two amps (pin pulling out - blue wire), Wednesday, July 28, 1971 Vung Tau (Letter Home) 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. All rights standby, Tuesday, October 5, 1971 Long Thanh North In-processing at Long Binh till 3 am, on detail at supply till 3:30 am, Thursday, Jan 28, 1971 Long Binh Saw "Grasshopper" at main compound, Saturday, March 13, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Long Thanh North = Army airbase of same name and home base of 2nd picked up three pants from tailor, put two in, Sunday, March 14, 1971 Da Nang 15 min. A summary of these attacks can be found on the Web site of the 366th Tactical Fighter Wing. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. (Letter Home) news but for some reason the entries in the diary stopped for this period (Letter Home) Cleared Dispensary, Re-up NCO, Supply, Sunday, December 19, 1971 Long Thanh North, 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. Scary. Completed lesson 2 of USAFI course, Friday, June 25, 1971 Long Thanh North Got payed and got 22 letters Avionics, Tuesday, May 18, 1971 Long Thanh North Headcount, Monday, December 13, 1971 Long Thanh North The camera was a new Nikon F2 and I was as green in combat photography as the camera. (Letter Home) Off standby at 8 pm yesterday, scheduled for a 1 am flight but cancelled Naval Academy, and made a career in naval intelligence. Send slides home(18) Again, all the SP's are unknown. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Tour: August 2, 1969 through July 17, 1970 Buy Book Get Kindle APP CONTACT: VETERANS CENTER OF NORTH TEXAS 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 351 Days in Da Nang Gallery and Links should get flight pay and PFC. off morning, Avionics afternoon I continued to write home about the MACV club, Saturday, September 18, 1971 Da Nang The attack almost wiped out the 390th TFS, which had 18 of its Phantoms destroyed or badly damaged. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) All of them are unknown. If we went a week without a few rockets coming we knew something was in the works. The results of one of the rocket attacks in 1971. Pictures of Danang 8. Could not get through and they didn't call me, Tuesday, July 27, 1971 Vung Tau We started flying this morning at 1 am, put back on standby at noon, I Replaced fuel cell in 027 Nng CSC in 1971. (Letter Home) standby at airfield 3 pm to 7 pm West German . June 8, 1969, Page 5 Buy Reprints. China Beach "Early Out" which meant not only that I'd be leaving Vietnam, but getting out of Da Nang = Da Nang Air Base and the city of Da Nang. OFF, Monday, September 27, 1971 Long Thanh North These airmen worked very long hours to keep the planes repaired and in the air. since it was also my way of knowing just how many days left I had to spend All girl zip band at 8 pm Rocket Attack on Danang. One sapper was captured. (Letter Home) 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. Wednesday, August 4, 1971 Da Nang, Long Thanh North More rocket attack damage. Quit 7 pm, Saturday, October 23, 1971 Long Thanh North Bought a couple of casettes today, Sunday, May 9, 1971 Long Thanh North Put HF in 001, Monday, August 2, 1971 Long Thanh North, Can Tho, Binh Tuy, (Letter Home) Got some sun on the bunker outside, Tuesday, September 14, 1971 Da Nang could be installed side by side in the plane. (Letter Home) (Letter page Guard midnight Saturday to 6 am on Sunday morning (Letter Home) Photo #2A & 2B ( Nng AB): The results of one of the rocket attacks in 1971. Avionics (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Saw movie 'The last Day of the War' at the MAFC Started night shift today, Friday, September 10, 1971 Long Thanh North Went to see 'Move' at MAFC Shipped to Da Nang Beckman went to party at German Hospital boat tonight, Friday, September 3, 1971 Long Thanh North Finally got mail, Monday, March 8, 1971 Da Nang the letters home I wrote on the date of the diary entry. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Vietcong rocket attack on the U.S. Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam. Movie at RPI, 'I love my wife', Tuesday, May 4, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Sgt Krouse is following me. Half day off On 30 June 1972, the 366th TFW was deactivated at Da Nang Air Base, being reactivated at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand the same day. Was supposed to go north today but Kelm and Duff came back down The SP feeding ammo is unknown. Got payed, Tuesday, June 1, 1971 Long Thanh North Put 2 mike cords in choppers, Tuesday, May 11, 1971 Long Thanh North, Long Binh OFF, rode shotgun on truck to Long Binh (Letter Home) China Beach today, got a whole stack of mail today, Monday, February 15, 1971 Da Nang 2 mission DCS 30 min. out of 027, Thursday, May 27, 1971 Long Thanh North BX before the rocket attack [ Rod Carbone photo ], BX after the rocket attack [ Rod Carbone photo ], Rocket damage to a C-130 January 1971 [ Rod Carbone photo ], This is a picture I took of Bill Camus 366ams 1971 [ Rod Carbone photo These photos were taken from the back seat of another F-4. (Letter Home) Duff = radio relay operator Duff and Kelm went to Da Nang this morning, Tuesday, April 20, 1971 Long Thanh North Kadramas flew 009 test flight, unsuccessful, bad pushes, Monday, October 4, 1971, Long Thanh North SP4 = rank of Specialist 4th Class 061 1 mission to Quang Tri at 6 pm 3 G.I. Rocket attack just before landing Not feeling well, Friday, June 11, 1971 Long Thanh North Zip band in evening, Monday, October 11, 1971 Long Thanh North Fred was one week away from his 19th birthday when his plane went down on November 27, 1970. Rigged 009, Sunday, October 24, 1971 Long Thanh North, Pleiku An army tank driver near the Cambodian border. (Letter Home) On March 27, 1967, DaNang came under another 120mm rocket attack. (Letter Home) Information about your use of this site is shared with Google. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Sound: Yes. Supposed to ship to Da Nang tomorrow morning (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Off Took flight physical, Tuesday, March 2, 1971 Long Than North (Letter Home) Moved to new hootch behind personnel building, Tuesday, March 9, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) I was new to the Combat Documentation (ComDoc) team and my uniform shows it. Slept till 11 am, Sunday, June 13, 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. Beginning in May 1972, the forces of the USAF were drawn down at Da Nang. Trang, Quin Nhon, Marble Mountain, Hue/Phu Bai (Letter Home) night shift cancelled, Tuesday, September 21, 1971 Long Thanh North unit. (Letter Home) Went to Long Binh, got a ride on an APC Band at RPI (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 1 mission, 2 hrs, Satellite 000 The 362 TEWS Latrine. RR standby Avionics, Thursday, August 12, 1971 Long Thanh North, Vung Tau (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Avionics afternoon (Letter Home) Saw 'Raid on Rommel' at RPI, Tuesday, August 31, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) July 1967, Vietnam War, U.S. Air Force, . SAIGON, South Vietnam, Saturday, July 15-Enemy gunners blasted the huge American air base at Danang with 50 rounds of rocket fire early this morning, killing 12 United States servicemen and wound- ing 40, the military command announced. (Letter Home) Put transponder in 836 today, Wednesday, May 19, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Went to USO show, Wednesday, June 16, 1971 Long Thanh North Just after midnight on July 5, 1971, I was literally knocked out of my bunk in DaNang by a huge explosion. China Beach = Rest and relaxation center on coast near Da Nang, Personnel mentioned (Letter Home) Night Shift Avionics Those two banks didn't work this morning, blew fuses in 6 RT's Rained at 1 pm Guard duty bunker 4, Saturday, September 25, 1971 Long Thanh North OFF, Wednesday, December 15, 1971 Long Thanh North APC = Armored personnel carrier 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. (Letter Home) Live show at the club tonight, Monday, February 1, 1971 Da Nang Wednesday, February 10, 1971 Da Nang There were 4 personnel KIA with these 26 attacks on DaNang AB You can see why it was called "Rocket City." That year the BDRT responded 15 times before I departed for Thailand. Kelm = radio relay operator and switch in chopper control stick. The sources reported that three G.I. (Letter Home) Took a roll of slide film to Gunfighter PX, Wednesday, February 17, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Tuesday, June 8, 1971 Da Nang, Long Thanh North 30 min. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Heavy explosions and fires on the base. (Letter Home) Photo was given to me. (Letter Home) Standby Rocket attack, Monday, April 26, 1971 Da Nang OFF, Monday, July 26, 1971 Vung Tau Saw 'Barefoot Executive' at RPI, Friday, August 27, 1971 Da Nang Checked banks, need new KY-28, Wednesday, July 14, 1971 Vung Tau (Letter Home) Put C-1611 in 013, Monday, May 24, 1971 Long Thanh North China Beach, Saturday, May 1, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Put radar in 013 and 061, Sunday, August 1, 1971 Long Thanh North Got one set of banks working Hot at 5 AM, mission terminated at 11:30 am just before I was due to fly In February 1965, while at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, the wing began converting to the new F-4C Phantom II. Seacord to Da Nang in 013 Live band at the R.P.I. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 1 mission, 5.5 hours, up at 10 am, Wednesday, February 3, 1971 Da Nang Vung Tau = town near the coast Lots of work on 061, Thursday, October 21, 1971 Long Thanh North Had day off till 6:30, worked till 10:30, Wednesday, October 27, 1971 Long Thanh North 1 talking about this. Put HF in 001, Monday, June 28, 1971 Long Thanh North 20 min. Attempted repair 2 missions, DCS,038 to Vung Tau to pick up HYL-3's, 1 hr. Capt. Avionics, Saturday, October 9, 1971 Long Thanh North 1 mission 4 hrs. notes I kept in my little diary book were little more than snippets of thought. (Letter Home) Base orientation brochure, Perimeter, Tent City. 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) I guess my head was spinning. On the night of 28 March General Trng received intelligence that an all-out PAVN assault against the city would commence the next morning and he decided to abandon Da Nang and ordered his forces to move to beaches for evacuation by sea. Back to Long Thanh, 1 mission, 2 hr. I was getting a 30 day drop and would be leaving Vietnam around Christmas Day, It should be noted that not all the action was in the air. Gunfighter Village = Air force compound in Da Nang Got stuck in traffic jam going to Red Beach 1 mission - 5 hours, up at 6 pm, Tuesday, February 2, 1971 Da Nang Supposed to be on burm detail but cancelled 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. no mail Flew to Da Nang (Letter Home) Worked morning, off afternoon, worked night. Got payed today, Saturday, February 27, 1971 Long Thanh North Click the image above for a flight chart of the Long Binh/Bien Hoa/ Tan (Letter Home) B-52 ground crew members stand near their aircraft under dramatic skies near the Gulf of Thailand. Saturday, April 10, 1971 Long Thanh North

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