WW2 vet said to a Vietnam vet, Why were you guys went to Chu Chi with Terry Judkins ,best friend there. as a rifleman in War Zone C a mostly triple canopied jungle area ,where we constantly operated vs the VC and NVA ,which was a difficult and bad experience! Fig. Captain Murdzak brought me back from the Long Binh hospital to my hootch later that night after I got run over by the truck, and he stayed by my side all night long when I was in the worst pain I had ever experienced.He made sure I took my medicine that was prescribed.But it did no good at stopping the pain.I stayed on crutches for 8 months.I wound up pulling 1 month of duty before becoming a short timer and coming back to the world that turned their backs on us.An ungrateful nation and we didnt deserve the kind of treatment we received after returning.Shame on all the war protesters and hippies that didnt deserve our commitment.And especially the draft dodgers. live in rochester n.y. Im looking for Philip Beck who served in the ))thru 6/66. Many open slots in the 74th Reserve Hospital were filled with RA and US personal. [end quote] This was during the fall of 1967 awaiting permanent assignment. are as fresh today as every day I spent in Vietnam. Our Company was part of reaction force that responded to what is known as the Post Tet Offensive which began February 23, 1969. explosion. I retired in 1998 as a LtCol. I was assigned to the Com Center on USARV Hill. Never saw most of the amenities listed in the opening article, must have been available to officers! I remember the C123s would fly over spraying something. Came to work @ Long Binh in April 1972-October 1974 for Dynalectron Corp. as Security Supv. I remember two things from the appearance 1- how rough and tumble Cash looked (would not liked to run into him in a bar room brawl)2- Remember when he was singing an American Indian song, a Indian soldier in the audiance got up from his chair holding his hands in the air. They used to have a morning general formation for all the enlisted men who were awaiting their assignments, until a rocket was lobbed into the middle of the formation and that ended that. A few times a week Id take my 1/4 ton to Saigon to pick up aerial photography from the Air Force. I met the planes with both arriving soldiers and those going home. He says, what else do you want? The goal was to deny Vietcong fighters and North Vietnamese This in response to comment #154, Gary Burkholder, I remember you and the name of your 10 Tractor, I believe it was a gasser. then helped wire compound. He seems to enjoy talking to me about it, but my mother-in-law usually squashes the conversation. I started looking around for a new job. There were some clubs to.drink though. I was occasionally called to the War Room ay USRV Headquarters to work on their telephone eqpt. Worked TOC in the Middle of Planation in G2 Air. G8024.L6 1972 .L6. We tried shooting flares, tracer rounds and other means to ignite the diesel fuel to no avail. I was at Long Binh Oct.67 to oct68, was fuel tanker This is what happened next.

I was there Nov.69 to Nov.70. With the 1st Signal there. They showed Stationed in the ICCV in the closed loop division. I dont remember the guitar player but I remember laying on the floor after the blast not knowing what the hell just happened. I pulled guard duty there for several nights afterwards, it was pretty hairy. The government people We went to the dump to see the crater & it was 40 ft around & 20 ft deep! ), also Smith and Gonzales at BOQ, Many fellow officers and EMs. I was assigned to the 24th Evacuation Hospital in Long Binh from Mar 1970 to Mar 1971 as an Operating Room Nurse. this is where we first set up our 2nd Brigade 1st Inf Div base camp in june 65 there was nothing here, I served at the long binh base as MP, from Feb of 72 to Dec of 72. Sent most of detox guys back to front , addicts ( few) sent home for tx From what I recall, the 506th, 624th and 228th all were located in the same area in Long Binh, right off highway 1 near the evac hospital. The generals offices were upstairs, but they were easy to get along with. I feel the pain. All friends. Any lawn what would grow up would be mowed a couple of times a year with flaming diesel also. July 72 read in Stars&Stripes that my old outfit at Heidelberg had been hit by terrorist bomb. I had the watch on a twist-o-flex band stolen right off my wrist by a little boy who ran past me and didnt have to stop, he was that quick. laminated on both sides? I was with the 388th Trans. I watched Nixon lie on TV upon my return from Vietnam in May of 1969. I was in the 6th Battalion, 48th Transportation Group 6th 1st Logistic Command from May 1967 to May 1968. We went around Viet Nam collecting tanks,dozers,and APCs that had been blown up, brought them to Long Binh and washed them down then hauled them to the docks in Saigon. No big deal compared to what some had to endure. I landed in country at Tan Sanut Saigon & as I walked down the stairs the sirens went off we were under a Motar attack! The jail was indeed referred to as LBJ. Their co called ud yhr horxes ass.

Vietnam was a crazy place and most of the time there I was just bored.

Agent Orange. TSN was closed on our day to leave Unfortunately I now suffer from the affects of AO, I have prostate cancer. My Vietnam novel, Combat Boots dainty feet-Finding Love in Vietnam is a fictionalized look at my military service. I was directly involved with the Intelligence around Anna Chennault Affair. The jail, appropriately enough, was called the Long Binh Jail or LBJ., Walter D. Rodgers wrote in Army Green on page 138 that:the huge Army post at Long Binh Junction, inevitably shortened to Camp LBJ, in honor of our Commander-in-Chief., Anyone who is interested in a scan of the map may contact me directly at [emailprotected]. USARV HQ was down the road. I was 7 years of when he was Lilles and he was my best friend I had no father. Since we had no authorized commander or 1SG, the battalion adjutant was our CO as an additional duty. Anyway, sorry to hear about your Agent Orange. Was stationed in Long Binh Jul 71 to Apr 72. I felt lucky to get it, because upon my arrival Medivac Choppers were bring wounded in and it was surprising they even got to me after 4 or 5 hours. Look up presumptive illnesses related to Agent Orange and if you have any, you dont have to prove how you got them if you were in Nam -That is where they will presume that you got it! Attained rank of spec5. to share. Thank you all for serving as well as those whos Family member wrote about there loved one. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. The sniper had no sense of humor. My lst assignment was Aviation Sec. One night the machine gun in the next bunker started firing. It had two M60s mounted on a pole in the back and the Lt in the passengers seat had an M79 grenade launcher. He was stationed at Ft. Lewis, WA for 14 months before he was levied for Vietnam. We helped locals at Ho Nai and supported an orphanage in Ho Nai run by Nuns. Rockets and mortars were fairly common early on and occasional perimeter attacks. It was an honor to be in command of such hard working troops. Only the famous Long Binh Jail was referred to LBJ. Always called the Jail,Camp LBJ.

Exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. These Veterans do not need to show that they were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides in order to get disability compensation for diseases related to Agent Orange exposure. Service in Vietnam means service on land in Vietnam or on the inland waterways of Vietnam. forward. My hooch was located right across the road from the Evac Hospital, where they had a PX, barber shop, tent for religious services, etc. At LB 1/66{after 5 months in Quin Nhon, 41st Sig. Across the street were the mess halls, directly across the street was the officer mess. was in country from 1971 for almost a year with the 632 h.e.m.co.i was a wheel and track mechanic mos.63h20.worked in the sweat shop on all kinds of vehicles from trucks to apcs to tanks.when we stood down i was transfered to the 4th.tc 47trans.co.my job was to run jp4 copter fuel out to firebase melanie and to do trips to saigon for supplies. My first duty station was at Chu Lai as a special teams mechanic on CH-47s for the 23rd Americal Division, 132rd ASHC. picture in decades, but it is somewhere, I was in hooch 5136. Of the five of us, three joined the Survey Platoon, one went to the Reproduction Platoon (he had printed LIFE Magazine for seven years) and I became the Operations Clerk because I knew how to type. Second R&$ spent in Sydney, again with Robyn. Visited guys at LBJ, flew out to support bases in our LOH. I didnt hear about Sgt. I would like to hear from anyone assigned to the 66th Engineers especially during that time period. I was in long Binh with the 556 transportation co.from Oct.66-Oct.67 we hauled jp-4 and sometimes ammo.When I arrived we lived in tents,while I was there they blew the ammo dump twice. Quite honestly, those few tidbits are probably all I know about his tour, yet I suppose my brother and I were always too respectful to press with questions. I remember the Bob Hope Christmas show in 1971. As spring came and went, one couldnt help but notice the crunch of the plastic heroin vials underfoot wherever one walked.

I would like to know if that was true. Returned as a civilian to earn them tax free $$. I was stationed at the MACV annexin Saigon with the Finance and Accounting Office. Yes, there was a Special Services swimming pool, hours based on rank. May Nature also bless you, those who are alive and those especially who are no longer with us. It was my summer Vacation I gues but a wasted year of my life n..saw alot of shit that I never would have seen in the states, got to witness what we did to each other and worst of all to ourselves.Take Care All WELCOME HOME. We always said that it was pres LBJs company but slot of years later a friend told me the LBJ owner was Lady Bird Johnson apart owner. At that time there was a double We received 27 rounds in a matter of just a few minutes and then they stopped. My brother, Lawrence Larry E. Bridge was an MP in Long Binh around 70/71 time frame. It blew up off and on for at least 12 hours. I made specialist five pretty quickly and the night I was promoted we went to E-5 club to celebrate. Many memories, still in touch with one of the guys. Worked in Bn HQ (Feb-Dec 68) Worked at Gen Tel and Verizon for 43 years. To all Nam vets I served at Long Binh from 11/67 11/68 at 50th Medical Clearing Company, next to 24th Evac Hospital. I remember the Feb 1969 attack on the base and driving to the perimeter the morning after the assault where the 11th Cav was dug in. One of the highlights we enjoyed was going to the PX and looking through the Pacex catalog. Stationed at Long Binh 1971 had a lot of good guys there enjoyed knowing them had some great experiences. I had been a company clerk at Fort Leonard Wood before RVN. I was the recorder and still have the report papers I created at the time. We drivers were on the road 7 days a week, all day and some of the night. Most of the c-rats were dated 1944-1946, old WW 2 stuff. 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