I was with the 229 self service supply company. AAORLL's 1967. My rifle was a National Match M-14, using 168 gr. I'd love to post photos and commentary of someone like yourself to allow others to see what has happened since we fought there. Cuba Our barracks were not to far from the PX. The picture with the Vietnamese flag is actually a plant for a foreign corporation. Their new Headquarters would be the Bearcat Base Camp in Bien Hoa Province. On one night we had a red alert that was later called off. I was glad we had some of the 4th Inf there to protect us. He is not doing well and having contact with anyone who served with him would be the best medicine he could receive. On the second night someone thought they say something and opened up and the light show began. Then I extolked the virtues ofvthe Thai military volunteer unit and mencwho had provided my unit security for those 6 months and I thanked them all for the goid job accomplished bt those Thais in a very difficult environment. Updated: 11/24/18 Alpha, Bravo & Charlie Company KIA Pages Updated - input by Al Brown & Frank Lewanovich David L. Thornton moved . 19 August 1LT William A. DAndrea of A Company was assigned as the Provost Marshal at Bearcat. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. 9th Inf Division. More insight. HelloMy brother served with Dco, 2/60, 9th. We could discern still the lowered rain gutted outline of burms fron long ago. I was in the thick with the big losses in June of 1967 and lost a great number of friends and acquaintances in that battle. I served in Rach Kien from December 67 to December 1968. Today's Chuckle I often wondered if they were really asking: "Are you my daddy?" No chain of command issues there. Thank you in advance! Though he does not want to make any money from the images, he tried to get his exposure for his photos in order to help other veterans connect with their memories, self-publishing a book of his photos and letters from the war. Thank you for sharing the photos and the documentation which says so much emotionally in its factual presentation. But the world he encountered when he got back to the United States wasnt exactly ready to look at them, and neither was he. 1) All specific significant dated events and corresponding "dated or mission specific" photographs of this detachment-convoy Timeline have been incorporated into the main Battalion Timeline pages. Their entire perimeter opened up. The guys and I ran Bearcat Arty. Shop area Bearcat -- M88 unloads damaged M113 laborers, office workers, professional worked here. Fortunately he had also become a member and responded to . flechette round was particularly effective. Do you remember how horrible our food (?) James, I was there when the Vulcan's first arrived. I fondly remember Bob Hope putting on a show. 15 July With the constant incoming enemy harassment fire, overhead protection during the frequent attacks was paramount. It sure grew a lot in 1967.I spent my time in those guard bunkers too. Sounds like you're struggling with the same issues that I am. Trucks were named 'Pittsburgh Pimps' thanks to a hulking black Sgt. Sunrise scenes in Bearcat. We got ambushed the next day on the way to Bear Cat, then mortared about an hour after reaching the camp. I think I preferred Bear Cat. Hq & A Co. and the 709th Bn. 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. Its a difficult emotional stress [to revisit that time] but I had to do it, he says. 2) Get short straw meant you got the first sleep 6-8 PM, then 12-2 AM, real bad. The Vietnamese make very low wages, Nike sells HQ & A Co 2023 CherriesWriter - Vietnam War website, When Christopher Gaynor returned home from the Vietnam War, on Feb. 6, 1968, he didnt leave with memories alone. I was in a Civic Action group and left the airbase every day to "Win Hearts and Minds". I was at Bearcat May 68 till June of 69 with the 39th/36th Signal, we were generator mechanics. 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. I was an in country transfer from the 272 MP company to the 9th MP. Does anyone have any memories for a B-52 bombing raid just outside the base camp perimeter. You can see a pic of that transfer order with your name. [Home] [Up] [SettinguptheTrip] [HoChiMinhCity(Saigon)andArea] [TheConsulateand"TheRoof"] [LongBinhandBearCat] [IntotheDelta] [CanThoRiverMarket] [CanThoCity] [TheBridgeatTanTru] [Miscellaneous] [FinalThoughts] [EMailsandBlogs]. 6) Hello Mr Heckman, SP/4 Eugene G. Guilford and I were patrolling Highway-QL15 between Bearcat and Long Binh. You were there about a year after I left. They would attack the civilian defense forces. Blogging on a plane and flew onto a dirt strip in the middle of a jungle. Good to contact other people from Bearcat. I believe that the 9th moved its HQ to Dong Tam before you got there, however it's interesting that the Thai Regiment remained at Bearcat. 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. In this case she was supervising sandbag dollies, younger Vietnamese women who were working at the base camp in Dau Tieng., Floating Poker Game, 1967: My buddy and fellow Team Chief, Sgt. 45) Behind the berm the trees you see are part of a mangrove plantation. Good to see others from the same experience. He reached out to younger veterans who had been in Iraq and Afghanistan. Commanding General. I didnt look at them, I put them in the box, sealed it up, and they stayed in that box until 2007, Gaynor, now 70, recalled. Beans and Franks were worth big money if you could fine them. Probably just tales told us by those who were short. Thanks for the memories. InThe 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam: Unparalleled and Unequaled,Ira A. Korea Sorry I can't remember your face, but maybe you'll Shops line the road into the camp. 114 likes. 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. AAORLL's 1969. I was with the 9th Div 3/34th Arty in DEC 1966 via the General William Wiegel Troop Ship. More dust 2/47th Mech Inf. I was with the 590th. I am not positive the place you are getting your information, but good topic. 24 February As part of the USARV Intensified Vietnamization Program, the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Task Force II was being redeployed from the Cu Chi area in Tay Ninh Province to be part of the defensive ring around Saigon I was a sniper in 1967 with B Co. 5th of the 60th Infantry, 9th Div. sandbags took a. lot of sweat. In keeping with the large U.S. Army deployments to Vietnam throughout 1966, the 9th Infantry Division "Old Reliables" begins to arrive in South Vietnam. Assumed, command in Ft Riley about a month before America from sapper attack on Long Binh ammo dump about 12 miles away. And it wasnt just a matter of remembering moments long buried. I was FDC worked in the TOC. I was trained as a 52B40 Generator Operator/Mechanic. Company C was responsible for operating provost marshal offices at Lai Khe, Xuan Loc, Tay Ninh and Di An, and for convoy escort operations from Long Binh to Bao Loc, Phan Thiet, Song Be, Ham Tam, Bu Dop, and Bu Gia Mop. 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. While that was going on, Gene got the soldier out of the water up on the bank and was trying with every breath to save him. It is unknown if the 720th MP Battalion participated as convoy escorts in this movement. The Water Point was overrun the night before what was to be my fourth night there. 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. I wonder what it looks like today. The C Company casualties were PFC Howard E. Doran, punctured eardrum; SP/4 Thomas E. Walker, shrapnel wound to the jaw; PFC John R. Hollander, shrapnel wound in both knees; PFC Daniel J. Flynn, serious shrapnel wounds requiring an emergency tracheotomy. "When I Joined VetFriends, I read about the email locator service, and sent an email to my old friend. Bear Cat was the home of the 9th Infantry Division and its many supporting elements. This is the Bn HQ TOC. A fourth one one went out the back door and was caught by my partner. The camp was located on Route 15, 16 km southeast of Bin Ha. US Engineer units cleared the area and constructed the roads. Armored Vehicles. 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. The Bear Cat, was one of our two primary spots to locate. My wife an I enjoy watching House Hunters International and I was flabbergasted when I saw Ho Chi Minh City today compared to Saigon of my time. great info. Just stumbled on your site (again?) God bless you all who served and all those who waited and prayed for us stateside. He established relationship with the families of his friends who had died in Vietnam. Hey. I worked for LTC Foley in hq hotch. For additional information on Nick Quigley's service Click Here. 14 Sep 1947-10 Dec 1967. It sounded like the whole place was under attack. News Clipping . Thank you all. As we drew closer we could see that something was wrong. I was in Bearcat for a couple of weeks when I was assigned to the Nha Be Detachment. fire. I was also in that transfer. Sign our 2-47th Infantry Guestbook View our 2-47th Infantry Guestbook. He told me a story about guard duty. Worse was when it rained. Had to record whose time it was to sleep. The vintage footage in this video has been uploaded for research purposes, and is presented in unedited form.. In Vietnam . Others have connected here. They left a pail and rope and we had to keep the new concrete abutments wet so they cure faster in the heat of the day. History They add to my appreciation of what so many men of my generation went through, there in Nam and here at home. 590th maintenance group Apparently this goes on for a while and the toy starts getting closer to a navy boat. I hope that the helicopters stayed off your strip during that time. On the way downvthe steps leaving the building, she offered me a job as English Instructor at the military university. Good luck. He became a consultant on the Vietnam-reenactor documentary. We further widened the perimeter out some 1,000 meters for fields of I wonder if you might be able to tell me anything you may know about him and/or the Bear Cat base. Oregon or wherever. We felt this was the berm because there were some fairly old Land Clearing Team from Bearcat in Nov 67 and stayed with them until deros in Oct 68 (330 days). 28) Scenes Local kids If willing. Terrorism Abstract. Even after his return to the United States, decades passed before he decided that he should do something with that box. Local kids He reached out to younger veterans who had been in Iraq and Afghanistan. In The News More Huey I arrived at Vung Tau by ship Oct. 1966 with the 15th combat engineers. They couldn't get the chain of command to approve firing on it. and kids from the 709ths civic action village. Navy opens up and blows it out of the water. I separated from the Thai military nurses and my current wife. Oct 69- Oct 70 I could not see ten feet into the rubber. 25) Oh Dark Thirty 9th Infantry Division. Finding the pictures completely changed my life. Our post on the burn was a couple spots from the Vulcans.The one by us was called The Duster Busters. Coverage includes . Also check out RallyPoint.com. 27 Nov 43 Brig. GENERAL 1965-1980 A. ORANGE ON JOHNSON ATOLL . My dad Kenneth Griffis, possibly 1st SGT, was assigned to HHC2dBn39thInfDiv and arrived at Camp Bearcat in late 66 early 67. Rep. Although the destination of the 9th was not announced when the division was activated on Feb 1, 1966, a hint of a possible future location was given during a visit by Army Chief of Staff General Harold K. Johnson who "likened areas of the post to portions of Vietnam." The 9th Infantry Division was the first Army unit to be organized and trained . I arrived with the 9th Div in early Jan 67.I was assigned to the 9th Admin Co and of in Finance. About Viet Nam veterans who were with the 9th Infantry Division in Ft. Riley, KS in 1966 and/or Viet Nam in 1967 I was a replacement guy so didn't know a soul but was welcomed by everyone. Thank you for your service! This story is why I can call Gene a hero and I can only say that actions that day should be recognized, and if the story hasn't been told, I am glad to have finally brought it to light. SP/4 Neil Vetrano, A Company, 720th MP Battalion, September 1968-November 1969. . Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to share your story with us. Do you have 9TH INFANTRY Reunion information you'd like to share. When it was in full fire mode the ground litterally trembled. We had to check units going out and those coming in. 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. 3) I could sleep on my shift of guard with 5/42 artillery firing! The Division went through eight battles and was already a "veteran Division" by the time that D-Day started. Early in the Vietnam War, the 1st Special Forces established a base there. Colby Nets 10 Tons of Rice, 14 VC Killed Colby Takes Place 40 Km From Saigon. In 1966 the 15th Engineer Battalion of the 9th Infantry Division, who arrived in Vietnam aboard the USNS Sultan with the 720th MP Battalion, expanded and constructed new facilities at the Bearcat base. I'm sure everyone is happy to see that you too survived the experience. I remember all that you posted. I was also a REMF but I never had the Tv sets, cold beers and movies we REMF were supposed to be enjoying every night in the rear along with those hot home cooked meals I heard about. the tin roof is Co HQ. From what I could tell, Gene revived him. Redesignated 1 February 1966 as the 2d Battalion, 47th Infantry; concurrently assigned to the 9th Infantry Division and activated at Fort Riley, Kansas. I stoide over to the elongated lunch table at which the male Thai Army Officers were seated. Park, including a High Tech Park. If you ever had company duty, youll know what Im talking about. 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