Vietnam War Album
Nha Trang Air Force Base, Vietnam was home from June 1966 to
June 1967.  This album shows some of the best of it.
This Buddha is over 100' high.  It was
about 2 miles from the air base.
The workplace, the Aerospace
Ground Equipment (AGE) shop.
The shop had some easy jobs,
refueling the equipment!
Most of free days were on the
beach a short walk from the base.
This bunker was also built by
volunteer labor-it was really hard
work!
Cows and pigs were parachuted
down to camps in remote
locations.  They just put a
parachute on them and dropped
them from the plane.
This 1200 year old
temple was for another
day of sightseeing.
On a couple free days we caught
helicopters to other bases and
somehow made our way back.
One free day we went on patrol
with the Navy.  Under the canvas is
a 50 millimeter machine gun.
On another free day we walked
to this pagoda.  It is located
behind the big Buddha.
The AC-47 Dragonship's guns
each shoot 6000 rounds a
minute.  I thought I should look
serious for this photo.
The way back was safer when we
could catch a convoy.
This helicopter pad was built by
volunteers including me.
This helicopter ride was to Cam
Rahn Bay AFB.  The sand there
was white!
The kids were always there for a
photo.
The control tower for the USAF.
The control tower for the VNAF.
Our money was the Military
Payment Cetificate (MPC).
Hundreds of Vietnamese with their
advisors prepare for a combat
parachute drop.
American advisors prepare for a
combat parachute drop.
The largest attack we had
occured Feb. 14th when the VC
came on base through this base
perimeter.
The VC threw satchel charges and
grenades into the helicopters.  
No one slept that night!
To my surprise my Dad sent
this.  It was about the Feb.
14th attack.
An article in the military
newspaper, Stars and
Stripes, about a different
attack on Nha Trang.