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Anyone in this crowd (including children) might toss a grenade into a truck., Bunker, 1967: Troops of the 77th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division hunker down in a partially completed bunker to escape the mayhem of 3,600 of our own 105mm Howitzer rounds light off at knee level in all directions. III Corps, Republic of Vietnam, 1967. . The worst thing beside the snakes was the rats. President Ky's palace, downtown Saigon. He loaded our M-60. working the outside yard on a humongous forklift with giant tires He established, with the families of his friends who had died in Vietnam. It is unknown if the 720th MP Battalion participated as convoy escorts in this movement. We would leave post every morning and ride (north) to the defile at the temporary Baily Bridge over the Buong River first, then back up the highway (south) past the rubber plantation to the Long Than area and back again. Members for the 104th were drawn from the 139th Signal Squadron at Enoggera Brisbane, Australia. The only times it stopped were when the generator quit. Nike has 38 plants in Vietnamand you thought they were made in As others have said it makes us think I, like many others, came home as placed those memories in a mental box and had managed to pretty much keep them there. Terrorism up. Hq & A Co. and the 709th Bn. ARMY 1969 1-9th Cav Ops Report Aug . 25 August 1998. I departed. Shortly after arrival in Bearcat. My dad arrived at Bearcat during the Tet Offensive. Bear Cat was the One of the communications elements, the Royal Australian Army 104th Signals Squadron, manned a small detachment of signalmen. What were the life expectancies of soldiers during the Vietnam War? that tell a specific units role in the overall picture. Its a difficult emotional stress [to revisit that time] but I had to do it, he says. Took the water right out of the river below and kept it up pretty much all day long. The 9th Infantry Division arrived in Vietnam on 16 December 1966 from Ft Riley, KS and departed Vietnam for Ft Lewis, WA on 27 August 1969. Bear Cat was the home of the 9th Infantry Division and its many supporting elements. The bunkers belongs to the rats. (He is the only openly gay officer of the American Legion of whom he knows, he said.) The final phase of their training program involved a practical exercise in which the Thais joined the A Company escorts during the Operation OVERTAKE Night convoy escorts. I got there a couple of months later and already the termites had eaten away a lot of the structure and the sandbags were rotting. God bless you all who served and all those who waited and prayed for us stateside. It was later the base camp for the 9th Infantry Division from January 1967 until the division moved to ng Tm Base Camp near M Tho in late 1967. They sometimes landed on it while I was there and some (especially the Chinooks) blew pot holes in the surface which made your take offs and landings uncomfortable/dangerous. 63) The company streets, HQ & A Co. 31 is looking up the street toward the Bn quonset hut. Thank you for visiting my website/weblog and commenting. Still looking for a roster from that time frame to show I was there. Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. 40) I never saw anything or fired but it was nerve racking. The CO had Medical clear them and they had free run of the Hootches. I believe he was later promoted to Brigadier and became an Assistant Division Commander. Please contact: Ray Swan Mailing address: 289 Prospect Ave City, State, Zip: East Aurora, NY 14052 Also arrived thru Vung Tau from the (Grin and) Barrett. Our barracks were not to far from the PX. I am not able to get much information on my unit because we all came and left at different times and came in alone. Good to contact other people from Bearcat. The Just stumbled on your site (again?) Every one of those . 3) Gaynor notes that most of his photos, some of which can be seen above, arent of the dramatic scenes familiar from war photography. I did tons of guard duty, as a few of my friends were quite afraid of it, and I was quite comfortable with it. higher, high enough to prevent direct rifle fire from coming into the I remember when B52 would drop miles from us it still shook the hell out of the barracks. Bearcat from the air. We had to wait for nearly three weeks before our howitzers arrived and then we were off to Operation Colby. The enemy was watching all this, but could not attack us., The Odd Couple, 1967: My buddies Lynch and Cork share a morning ritual at Camp Bearcat (Camp Martin Cox)., LZ, 1967: Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey Slick) helicopter makes a quick troop drop at a Fire Support Base near the Cambodian border without touching down., Operation, 1967: 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division assembles at the Dau Tieng airfield in preparation for a major combat operation near the Cambodian border., The Wasteland, 1967: 9th Infantry Division soldier burns the remaining twigs after our Bearcat Base Camp was sprayed heavily with Agent Orange to kill the jungle vegetation and then bulldozed into a desert wasteland., Triple Deuce, 1967: Troops of the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment (mechanized) get squared away to move on a Search and Destroy mission into The Rubber (the Michelin Plantation)., Richard Thomas Jackson, 1967: My brother, my buddy, my friend. on a plane and flew onto a dirt strip in the middle of a jungle. in Dec 1966. I left Bear Cat to move into the Delta in late January of 1967 to go to We would wait till about 2:00 AM to make our raids. Sea Scouts Hospital at Bearcat 1967 Bear Cat PX. The U.S. MPs were praised by their Thai counterpart, LT Prasit, from Bangkok, Thailand, the MP Duty Officer. had a name change after i got out of the army when i was in Viet Nam i was Robert L Hanson, it brings back memories.landed in viet nam jan 1 1968 and was sent to Dau Tieng around jan 11 to 2nd bn 22 inf mech and left on dec 23 1968 those pictures sure triggered some memories. I REALLY ENJOYED THE PIC,S A LOT OF MEMORIES SF VET 66 TO 68. Working on my memoir-as-epic, Spenserian poem over at WordPress. We were supposed to guard a block building that contained the well and pump that supplied our base's water. Good stuff. This Face Book Page is dedicated to the men who served and died with the 4th/47th Infantry Regiment of the 9th Infantry Division. 36) Before that I was at Ben Tre, Tay Ninh and My Tho. was spread out, but most of the multi square mile base was evacuated to Capitialism forces are strong and are being hugely successful. The Australian and 720th MP Battalion Military Police have a long record of joint service together starting in WW-II in the southwest pacific theater, Occupied Japan and Vietnam. Regards. sappers snuck into the Ammunition Supply Point and blew most of it I was in Bearcat for a couple of weeks when I was assigned to the Nha Be Detachment. here. 590th maintenance group You almost never hear of them. I was in a sapper attack while on guard duty and wrote an article for Vietnam Magazine: https://www.historynet.com/vietnam-sappers.htm Guard duty was quite dangerous, we just didn't realize how dangerous it was. Dick Jackson (holding beer can) separates the troops from their pay., Convoy, 1967: My buddy Sgt. The photos on your site are going to be helpful in recreating Bearcat in miniature. Thank you, Christopher Gaynor, for sharing this article. Thanks for the blog. I can't wait to show my dad this site. resting place of two brave mice who invaded someone's, hooch one night. I'd guess 66 & 67? If memory serves me correctly, the 2/60th was part of the 3rd Brigade, commanded by Col Murray while I was there. These are examples of battle-damaged vehicles. I normally guarded the southern portion. On a visit to USA I promised his mother I would one day visit Vietnam and try to go to the place he served (he was in Vietnam for only 20 days) and to the place he was killed (Ben Cat). we were served was too bad to eat. Glad to see you're still on the bright side of the grass. Spent the night getting rocketed, mortared, and shot at in Bien Hoa. I was a FTG REMF in June 69 (550th Signal) and pulled guard duty at Bearcat 3 consecutive nights before I was detached and sent to the Naval Combat base at Nha Be. This was before the company called Jayhawkers since the American civil war. A total different experience. My rifle was a National Match M-14, using 168 gr. Their new Headquarters would be the Bearcat Base Camp in Bien Hoa Province. Wish I knew where the old crew was . My unit: E. Co. 15th Engineers. In 1966 she was sent in Vietnam with the 7th fleet, alternating between direct support on the fire line and screening the carriers. The division stayed in German as an occupational force until 1947 when it was returned to the United States. Welcome to the discussion. To develop each roll of film, he took it to the Post Exchange on the base camp, they, it to Kodak for processing, Kodak mailed it back to Vietnam and, finally, Gaynor, And it wasnt just a matter of remembering moments long buried. Short Story initial and final home. One of my favorite slides is of a bunch of cut-off 55 gallon drums which were pulled out from under a smelly place, stacked neatly, doused with diesel and a touch of gasoline then set on fire. clouds -- the rain is coming, 19) Scenes During the period of consolidation 9,600,000 square feet of jungle was cleared from around the base and 10,000 feet of roads, and 360,00 square feet of vertical [building] construction were completed in anticipation of the arrival of the Thai Regiment that would assume security operations bordering the area south of Long Binh Post. Our job was I stood guard on those bunkers in 1968. Does anyone have info regarding Agent Orange exposure to us at Bearcat/Long Thanh location? How they can make money with so many 1965 - ca. Rod - I thank you for preparing the base for the rest of us guys that arrive on the 19th of Dec.. My buddy Norm Faught with the 9th Signal Bn arrived with you guys to set up early commo. I hope you enjoyed my brief reflections back in time to when I was a bit younger than I am today at 80 years of age. 248 brave 4th/47th Soldiers heeded our nation's call to fight the spread of communism and they gave the . He had been AWOL for 8 months and was a member of the 1st Infantry Division. We were the ones who built Camp Bearcat. Colby Nets 10 Tons of Rice, 14 VC Killed Colby Takes Place 40 Km From Saigon. I would love to see the photo and, with your permission, add it to the blog. tent going up in HQ&A shop area, 33) From what I could tell, Gene revived him. The POW's were captured during Operation PADDINGTON. Had to record whose time it was to sleep. If you haven't already, check out the MP site http://9thmpcompany.webs.com/ When it was in full fire mode the ground litterally trembled. 18 May The battalion realigned the combat support and combat service support missions within CTZ/MR III previously accomplished by A and C Company. I believe this was a SF camp in an old French 50) Do you remember how horrible our food (?) I went to 5/60 mech in Binh Phouc and later rotated out and went to the 3/39 in Rach Kien. I arrived at Vong Tau in Sep 1967. Thank you for great info I was on the lookout for this info for my mission. I also served with their Artillery TOC and visited their Batterys. Television My name is Christopher hill I landed Danang July 1 1968 I Corp area First Marine Division. 9) mangrove plantation, and a rubber plantation. Hope this finds its way to you and that you are in good health. Didn't get issued a weapon until the following day. Two battalions of the Mobile Riverine Force, working with the Vietnamese Marines, eliminated 250 VC in day-long fighting along the Rach Ruong Canal 6 miles southwest of Saigon. The Mama & Papasans were letting us know that there was someone in the water caught in the truck. My buddie took many photos of Bien Hoa AB in 1972. monsoon hits - wind and rain, A company street, Bearcat. HQ were also located there. At time it was unbelievably loud.One night the side of our bunker just fell way! The camp was located on Route 15, 16 km southeast of Bin Ha. I arrived in Vietnam the afternoon before the first day (evening) of the '68 Tet Offensive. and kids from the 709ths civic action village. But harkening back to Bearcat, my Company Clerk and command driver wrote me that the garden my wife had planted in front lawn of Company HQ was being well taken care of by the Company members. I'm always happy when another member of the 9th wanders by and leaves a message. More battle damage awaiting repair, 15) it's a military film clip so no sound. Better thee than me Bill I was a surveyor at Bearcat May 68 to July 68. I was with the 9th Div 3/34th Arty in DEC 1966 via the General William Wiegel Troop Ship. peenaprime. I was glad we had some of the 4th Inf there to protect us. Vietnam Time line 3/5 CAV Black Knights. The 9th Infantry Division, the only U.S. Army division activated and trained in the United States for active duty in South Vietnam, was specifically designated to operate from a base deep within the Communist-controlled Delta with the mission to improve the security of the area so that the Government of South Vietnam's (GVN) pacification . A word of warning upfront, if you have a wallpaper removal task ahead of you're your in for a bit of work. Glad you made it back. Only about ten percent of us did guard duty. You can probably name many US top 500 and find many As a second lieutenant, I was generally second in command of a sector and had the privilege of walking the perimeter to check on the guards while my superior slept. It was a post with one tower 5 miles out in the jungle. After opening the box, Gaynor began to investigate his own memories, digging out the letters he had sent home. We flew mission for 9th Div, plus entire Corps area. Before the jeep stopped rolling, Gene had his gun belt off and he was down the bank and into the water. More dust By early February 1968, at the first sign of the Tet Offensive, the unit was on the move with A Troop . Note For some reason I heard this, 71) We were with the 9th M I detachment as interrogators. Combat activity slackened the first month of 1968. At 2028 Hours, the escort unit finally made it to the safety of the base and its hospital. We were all draftees and sore about being in Vietnam which others were surfing back home. just like this for nearly 100 miles. The base camp was located three miles southeast of Long Binh Post in Long Than District of Bien Hoa Province and twenty miles northeast of Saigon on the eastern side of Highway QL-15 in Corps Tactical Zone-Military Region III was part of the Saigon defensive ring. The 104th was still operational right to the last days of the war and Australia's withdrawn. I often wondered if they were really asking: "Are you my daddy?" Glad you made it back. [Home] [Up] [SettinguptheTrip] [HoChiMinhCity(Saigon)andArea] [TheConsulateand"TheRoof"] [LongBinhandBearCat] [IntotheDelta] [CanThoRiverMarket] [CanThoCity] [TheBridgeatTanTru] [Miscellaneous] [FinalThoughts] [EMailsandBlogs]. I came over on the Barrett with the 9th Signal Bn. Coordinates: 105006N 1065736E / 10.835N 106.96E / 10.835; 106.96, http://720mpreunion.org/history/project_vietnam/212th/detachments/Long_Thanh/long-thanh-north.html, "United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam 1972-1973 Command History Annex C", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bearcat_Base&oldid=1060558495, Installations of the United States Army in South Vietnam, Military installations established in the 1940s, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 16 December 2021, at 07:23. I remember most of went on like the photos show. 1973 for 3/5th Cavalry in Boxes 169-193 Long Binh is now a small Vietnamese army installation and a large Industrial Park, including a High Tech Park. God bless us all. 6 October A squad + from A Company relieved the temporary four man C Company Detachment at the Bearcat base camp, 9th Infantry Division Provost Marshals Office. I spent most of my time at Bearcat, but later was sent down to DongTam, You were lucky that you were in those bunkers when they were first built. Still have issues with the Dept. WE were often hit with rocker and morter attacks as we all know. 2023 CherriesWriter - Vietnam War website, When Christopher Gaynor returned home from the Vietnam War, on Feb. 6, 1968, he didnt leave with memories alone. Looking at the pictures put me right back into the jungle as if I were a 21-year-old soldier again.. Everyone sort of came and went with little fanfare. The five, SSG Marion Lord, SGT Keith Allen, SP/4's Benny Edmondson, David Bryant, and PFC Scott Wilson were transported from their company compound on Long Binh Post by V100 to Bearcat on Highway QL-15. All my buddies from 40 years previously [were] looking at me from these pictures, even the guys who werent with us anymore. Wish I could remember the name of our ship. kinds of pictures. 27 May 1LT Jason R. Gettinger, Jr. departed as Deputy Provost Marshal at Bearcat. She was only plrson in view within deeply forest. Shot a full belt in my M-60. Though Gaynor admits that his expectations for the results were low, he went along with the idea. I got directed the chopper in as close as I could, and we got the soldier loaded and off to Long Binh and the hospital. 5) I remember Bob Hope and others that came to entertain, both at Bear Cat and Camp Castle which was about a mile outside the gate. HQ & A Co Oh, we had a visit within 5 minutes from the OIC and got an earful for probably a half an hour. We were heading to the blown bridge to check and guard. (The Polar Bears) was activated 1 Nov 1967 at Ft. Lewis and joined the 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam as it's last maneuver element. I was a sniper in 1967 with B Co. 5th of the 60th Infantry, 9th Div. Never enough sleep. I served in bearcat July 69 through July 70. It would have been two or three feet It sounded like the whole place was under attack. Best time to draw was 8-10 and 2-4. The 9th INF was moving out and the Thais were moving in when we got there. We did kill 2 monkeys found in the next day sweep. Paul Tilzey. stocked here. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. This brings back a lot of memories. 90% were exempt. These usually got full of snakes, spiders and SP/4 Eugene G. Guilford and I were patrolling Highway-QL15 between Bearcat and Long Binh. I believe part of the camp is now a tank park. For the purpose of continuity throughout this Website I have used the term Bearcat. The remaining pictures are original buildings to the base from more than flechette round was particularly effective. We landed by ship in Vietnam in October of 1968. Two combined patrols during daylight hours and one during the evening hours. The 9th Infantry Division ("Old Reliables") was created as the 9th Division during World War I, but never deployed overseas. Convoys leaving or entering at the berm entrance. Commanding General. On our trip into the delta, shops lined the road When I was finished, they all clapped. I truly enjoyed working with you guys for my entire year. The Australian enlisted personnel in the detachment shared the same billets with the A Company MP Detachment. Just had my slides converted to 44 pics. My buddy Jack Teeple is playing the guitar. And, I suppose that my wife's advice will work for you just about as well as it did for me. Mainly did guard duty & convoys during my tour. We called him "The Magnificent" Colonel Murray. We further widened the perimeter out some 1,000 meters for fields of Thank you. Camp Bearcat outside the berm (click to enlarge). Hello Jack, excellent blog. I was with the 590th. I introduced mtpyselfcas former Company Commander of US Army unit stationed at Bearcat July 69 to Jan 1970. On January 6, 1967 we loaded on a train and headed for Oakland, California where we then boarded a troop ship and headed for Vietnam on January 10th. whom everyone respected. This was the sign along Hwy 15 when entering Bearcat . prevent injury. were stationed here. November Due to the increasing problem of North Vietnamese communist insurgencies in Thailand, including attacks against U.S. Military Assistance Command bases, and the deterioration of security in the bordering countries of Laos and Cambodia, the Thai Government announced it would start withdrawing its Volunteer Forces from Vietnam, the majority based at Bearcat. The General nurse had watched. Thanks for the tremendous support from Bearcat. When I arrived I was due to leave country mid Feb. but they held me up I believe for about 1 or 2 weeks not happy. My Tho Bien Hoa AB in 1972. monsoon hits - wind and,! 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