Have Great Christmas!! Behind the berm the trees you see are part of a mangrove plantation. 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 didnt know about the agent orange spraying of Bear Cat, I lived there for eight months. Hope to hear from some folks via my e-mail: flbowers@hotmail.com Enjoy the day and hope for tomorrow as we would always say :-). 31 OctoberThe A Company Bearcat Detachment was still active. 6)
We never did that because that would only give you 4 hours if you could go to sleep immediately. I am not. (LogOut/ Dry dirt to standing water in 30
We were with the 9th M I detachment as interrogators. Also Saigon -- those beautiful au-dai pantdresses. I was glad we had some of the 4th Inf there to protect us. We just wanted to bring our hearts and minds back in one piece. We had to wait for nearly three weeks before our howitzers arrived and then we were off to Operation Colby. Trying to find anything about my unit. (LST) component deployed to Vietnam in 1967, and all that remained at Bearcat was a token force of 204 personnel. Company A was responsible for operating provost marshal offices at Phu Loi, Bearcat and Vung Tau, and for convoy escort from Long Binh to Cu Chi-Tay Ninh, Vung Tau, Quan Loi and Phuoc Vinh. Infusion, 1967: Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Division (red, white and blue unit patches) based at Bearcat (Camp Martin Cox) are trucked to a waiting Caribou aircraft for the flight to their new units. All quotes in this caption and the ones that follow come from photographer Christopher Gaynor. 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 was in the 9th Sig Bn at bearcat also, via USNS Barrett, Dec 1966 to Vungtau one side of the perimeter berm. 9th Inf Division. I dont have a box of photos, but I too got back, got out, got a job, got married and didnt give the war a backwards glance for 40+ years. 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. . I didnt want to deal with it.. Us Armor. Survey just like this for nearly 100 miles. More insight. 590th maintenance group Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Mainly did guard duty & convoys during my tour. April Under the Intensified Vietnamization Program the bulk of the Royal Thai Volunteer Forces Headquarters detachment returned to Thailand with their Navy, that staffed two ships, and the Sea Horse Landing Ship Tank (LST) component deployed to Vietnam in 1967, and all that remained at Bearcat was a token force of 204 personnel. Someone fell into hole in the middle of the airfield which is how they discovered it. Glad to see you're still on the bright side of the grass. Gen. Donald A. Stroh [Assumed command of 8th Infantry Division on 12 July 1944] Assistant Division Commander. The Viet Cong may only have three or four men out there, but fighting from the shadows, they could exact a terrible toll. Convoys leaving or entering at the berm entrance. Thanks to Jack for this site. shops. If you think the bunkers were bad when you were there they were really bad for us, never went down stayed on top. The top picture is what we determined to be what was left of
Humor Sometimes on the 50's as I was qualified on the gun. 48)
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Hello Jack, excellent blog. One night I was run over by three AWOL's who escaped. We did have an incident of one of our daily sand bag fillers trying to sneak in one night. Our unit had unofficial hookers. I am the 2nd cousin of PFC Daniel Joseph Flynn who was killed at Ben Cat on his way to the Bear Cat base on 25th May1968.
One additional clerk had to be added to the A Company Bearcat PMO to handle the additional workload. Well, God bless you and remember that life is for the living. (.308) N.Match ammo. If you got that patrol, you were out all day. I'd guess 66 & 67? Bearcat -- the 709th area was in the upper left,
I lost nearly 30 lbs. The Saigon waterfront on the Mekong river. Convoy truck driver. SP/4 Eugene G. Guilford and I were patrolling Highway-QL15 between Bearcat and Long Binh. 20 July The first of two increments of the Royal Thai Army Black Panther Regiment arrived in South Vietnam and was deployed at Bearcat. To develop each roll of film, he took it to the Post Exchange on the base camp, they mailed it to Kodak for processing, Kodak mailed it back to Vietnam and, finally, Gaynor mailed the pictures home. 3/47th Riverine. The explosions and fires lasted for days. 248 brave 4th/47th Soldiers heeded our nation's call to fight the spread of communism and they gave the . 28) Scenes
I remember sleeping on the ground for 2 weeks while waiting for our equipment to catch up to us. Our daily run was round robin Bearcat, Tan An, Dong Tam with an occasional special mission. here, up north. 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. VIETNAM STUDIES MEDICAL SUPPORT OF THE U.S. ARMY IN VIETNAM 1965-1970 by Major General Spurgeon Neel DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON, D.C., 1991 . I REALLY ENJOYED THE PIC,S A LOT OF MEMORIES SF VET 66 TO 68. 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. I basically was a one man aerial port supporting the 9th's airlift requirements of men and supplies at the Long Thanh airfield. I was an Air Force radio operator assigned to the 9th ID at Bearcat as one half of the two man TALO (Tactical Air Liaison Officer) team about June 1967 to May 1968. Most of the incoming enemy fire was in the form of mortars and rockets with the occasional ground probes of the perimeter defenses by the local Viet Cong Main Force units. Along road near Black Horse; RFPF observation
I recently retired from the military (8 years in the USMC and 20 years Army) and am making dioramas of 9th Infantry Division Units in Vietnam as military miniatures are my hobby. The ancient language with which it was named is now extinct. I was there Oct 66 to Oct 67. Gypsy Bandits. Navy opens up and blows it out of the water. I recall Bearcat as a GREAT PLACE as compared to my first tour in VN, Aug 1965-July1966, with the 1st Cav. From 24 February through 1 March elements of the 25th Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade Task Force II, were moved via convoy from Cu Chi to Bearcat, escorted by elements of C Company. Podcast: Mother Nature and the Infantry Soldier. Bearcat was originally a French airfield, later used by the Japanese during World War II. It is the nurses who served in Nam. The 3/5 Cav was organized as a Divisional reconnaissance unit for the 9th Infantry Division and arrived in Vietnam with the Division in late 1966. After the civilian Vietnamese contractors finished the structural work their crew of mostly women with their children who accompanied them to work, filled the hundreds of sand bags needed. Their area of operations was the Mekong Delta, located south of Saigon. They handle any vehicle crashes, traffic enforcement, transportation of illegal contraband, thefts, etc. I wish I were exaggerating, but
The patrols are assigned to enforce traffic on Highway OL-15 and patrol inside the Bearcat Base Camp. It was also activated as a peacetime readiness unit from 1947 to 1962 at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and Fort Carson, Colorado, and from 1972 to 1991 as an active-duty . material. I could not see ten feet into the rubber. I was an Air Force radio operator assigned to the 9th ID at Bearcat as one half of the two man TALO (Tactical Air Liaison Officer) team about June 1967 to May 1968. . The US had stayed out of this area until 1967 when they had to sent in a division. Five of our men were wounded and ten sappers died. Sounds like you're struggling with the same issues that I am. Turned out to be a bomb. Sunrise scenes in Bearcat.It could have been. And it wasnt just a matter of remembering moments long buried. in for repair at the HQ & A Co shops at Bearcat. These are examples of battle-damaged vehicles, 73)
It was completely overwhelming. How did it feel to be aCherry inVietnam? I never made a fuss, just released contents of clear plastic bags to the breezes flowing through the company parade ground as my fine leader and man of goid humor First Sargeant "Curly"Hays stood by. The Thai Black Panther Regiment also contained a Military Police Company of one-hundred and twenty men, thirty of them who are to be assigned to the combined MP patrol operations with A Company. I was a replacement guy so didn't know a soul but was welcomed by everyone. 9th Infantry Division, Viet Nam, 1967. Rep. Mac Huddleston flew helicopters out of here for a while. I know of many folks at the Capital who
3/39th Inf. He established relationship with the families of his friends who had died in Vietnam. mangrove plantation, and a rubber plantation. A Bearcat is an arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair. find yourself in my pics in the 3 albums I have posted there. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I also served with their Artillery TOC and visited their Batterys. 27)
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. Served with the 590th from Oct 67 to Oct 68. I would love to see the photo and, with your permission, add it to the blog. I arrived with the 9th Div in early Jan 67.I was assigned to the 9th Admin Co and of in Finance. If you want to learn more about the Vietnam War and its Warriors, then subscribe to this blog and get notified by email or your feed reader every time a new story, picture, video or changes occur on this website the button is located at the top right of this page. The famous F**k - you gecko lizard. Infusion, 1967: "Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Division (red, white and blue unit patches) based at Bearcat (Camp Martin Cox) are trucked to a waiting Caribou aircraft for the flight to their new units." All quotes in this caption and the ones that follow come from photographer Christopher Gaynor. I needs to spend some time studying much more or figuring out more. Middle East December 1, 1966 - December 31, 1966. Vietnam is in a good place with exception of constant aggressions from China, especially regarding Vietnam's territorial waters, fishing grounds, underwater oil fields, land border disputes/mini aggressions duch as extending southward country borders/ surrepticiously y moving border markers southward. From what I could tell, Gene revived him. Documents By AD Number. There are cultural issues to be reconned with in order to become even more competetive in international markets, but the country appears stable with not a whole lot of grumbling by citizens. The photos on your site are going to be helpful in recreating Bearcat in . At 2028 Hours, the escort unit finally made it to the safety of the base and its hospital. I remember most of went on like the photos show. WE were often hit with rocker and morter attacks as we all know. The vintage footage in this video has been uploaded for research purposes, and is presented in unedited form.. A lone midfle aged woman sat on the front porch of her small home within the forest of rubber trees. Others have connected here. I arrived at Bear Cat in Nov. of 1967. I remember pulling guard duty way to often in those bunkers.,usually near the drainage ditch at the end of the helipad and near the fuel blisters. Thank you in advance! initial and final home. He is not doing well and having contact with anyone who served with him would be the best medicine he could receive. 9th Infantry Division. 59)
bark was worse than his bite. We were heading to the blown bridge to check and guard. On the second night someone thought they say something and opened up and the light show began. 596k followers Vietnam Tank . The Old Reliable February 2, 1967 Page 1. 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. It was a post with one tower 5 miles out in the jungle. fire. A total different experience. An old warrant officer buddy got me
Thousands upon thousands of military people of all types and Vietnamese
Bearcat Base (also known as Bearcat, Camp Martin, Camp Cox or Long Thanh North) is a former U.S. Army base near the city of Bin Ha in ng Nai Province in southern Vietnam. I fondly remember Bob Hope putting on a show. tent going up in HQ&A shop area, 33)
This is a continuing project to attempt to identify and honor those members of the United States Army who sacrificed their lives while serving with the 2nd Battalion 60th Infantry 9th US Infantry Division. Didn't get issued a weapon until the following day. The POW's were captured during Operation PADDINGTON. I was at Bearcat from Nov.68 through Nov. 69 with the 1st CAV - Co. B, 228th (Chinook outfit). But the world he encountered when he got back to the United States wasnt exactly ready to look at them, and neither was he. What were the life expectancies of soldiers during the Vietnam War? It has been 51 years but so many memories. During the rescue Gene never thought of himself or the danger he put himself in. The division would be critical in reshaping the U.S. Army in the 1970s and 1980s as it was transformed into a voluntary force and reshaped to fight a new type of war. For a while I also drove the "deuce and a half" to the local town (can't remember the name) to pick up the "hootch maids" and "mess hall help" in the morning and take them home at night. The country is quite safe on personal security and poverty is greatly decreased. All my buddies from 40 years previously [were] looking at me from these pictures, even the guys who werent with us anymore. 7)
Thank you for your service! I also highly recommend RallyPoint.com. were stationed here. Opinion After an hour or so he started playing with the safety, at which, I said, "don't touch the trigger."
We turned onto the dirt road from the hiway and headed for the edge of the rubber plantation and the area our Signal Company had existed 30 years before. When it was in full fire mode the ground litterally trembled. 228th Company A from January 1970 to December 1970. News Clipping . It would have been two or three feet
One of the communications elements, the Royal Australian Army 104th Signals Squadron, manned a small detachment of signalmen. I got elected to go to the next bunker (south I think) to tell the Queen's Cobra Thai soldiers that the alert was off. I was Company Commander of the Signal company in Bearcat belonging to Sig Bn hqs in Vung tau for six months from July 1969 to January 1970. There are hundreds of thousands of veterans as well as active duty personnel connecting there. The next is part of a huge rubber plantation. I left Bear Cat to move into the Delta in late January of 1967 to go to
seconds.). I arrived at the camp in early December 1966, we deployed from Fort Riley by troop train to Oakland then by ship to Vung Tau. Bearcat berm from outside 709th's area.Note
The quonset hut upper right was Bn HQ. The 104th was not a combatant unit such as the Infantry, but provided clearing patrols and was heavily involved in big fire-fights like the Battle of Coral, Balmoral, TET (1968) and many more. To review your tour in the Battalion Timeline, use the To Vietnam Main Index link above. I separated from the Thai military nurses and my current wife. contact team sites in bad guy country, 38)
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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 . . I recall the ground attacks and the cobra firing red lines with the tracers. 19 Aug 44 Maj. Gen. Louis A Craig. Arrived bungee tau approximately New Year's Day 67. Their entire perimeter opened up. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Hq & A Co. and the 709th Bn. Hope this finds its way to you and that you are in good health. The two story shop/apartment would sell
We apprehended about 50 AWOL's working with the 9th MP Company the first couple of months we were there. It was a long tour and many of those girls were very beautiful. Then it was still known as Bearcat. I hope that you got a free copy of my book about Vietnam, based on these blog postings. The building with
More than 500 postings have accumulated since 2011. Thank you, Christopher Gaynor, for sharing this article. I was at Bearcat 1968-69. The other half of that TALO team wouldnt have happened to be Charlie Head, would it? ARMY 1969 1-9th Cav Ops Report Apr . We had an M-60, Claymores, an M-79 grenade launcher, our own rifle, and flares. 64) A visitor in the billets area Dick Jackson (holding beer can) separates the troops from their pay., Convoy, 1967: My buddy Sgt. 90% were exempt. was for the first month? 47)
CARR-ORLL. We disembarked at the port of Vung Tau and convoyed to Bear Cat Fire Base. The 9th is based in III Corps near Saigon, completing a ring of U.S. divisions that are assigned to protect the heavily populated capital . Army 1969-70 11th ACR in Vietnam . Monsoon season. "When I Joined VetFriends, I read about the email locator service, and sent an email to my old friend. Due to the ferocity and boldness of the enemy attacks, the escorts remained at Bearcat until the roadway could be cleared in the morning. It is unknown if the 720th MP Battalion participated as convoy escorts in this movement. The camp was located on Route 15, 16 km southeast of Bin Ha. I abstained which sometimes makes me wonder what the hell was wrong with me. This is part of the HQ & A Co. area from the
I did my Training at Fort Riley Kansas and was shipped off on The USS General John Pope. I would have been 8 years old at the time. There is not a day that I dont think about my friends that I left over there KIA. 58)
Jack, Brennan.I am in Vietnam right now retracing his stepsAny pointers? Widely considered the definitive resource on the Vietnam War, Where We Were identifies the name, location and provides a brief historical synopsis of every military installation, firebase, landing zone, airfield, port, signal site, vessel and significant terrain feature of the American war in Vietnam. It could have been, 14)
sandbags took a. lot of sweat. What I have found in North Vietnam and South Vietnam is that Vietnamese people are not only not Communist, but are just good folks.
I was pay officer for our battalion for one month and actually drew my
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