It is now a Vietnamese military base. Mail clerk Clyde Riine committed suicide March 2019 as a result f severe depression. I never had a chance to meet my grandfather and will love to hear more stories good, bad or indifferent. de C.V. Also remember the ammo dump blowing up on February 4, 1967 a little after midnight. Anyway, that was 52 years ago, but I remember it well66th Engineers TOPO seems to be the missing link in everyone’s recollections of the Long Binh Post. There were no F-4 based at Bien Hoa up to 5/69 but they replaced the three squadrons off F-100s later. I found my way to the bowling alley and the EM Club. ARVN wins , i’m Alive and a good 71 years . I just stayed overnight and that was enough.Yea I remember long bing. Does anyone remember the racial riot that started between our company and the Engineer group across the road?Arrived at B Company 44th Signal Battalion on 6/3/68 and stayed till 8/20/70. Great base had everything. Worked with the Readiness Assistance Teams. I would be interested in anyone who was stationed there, especially any firefighters I might have knownMichael Alsup, I worked at, on , out of Plantation from Aug 70 to Aug 71. I was there May 68 – Apr. 33-year-old Justin Alejandro Fargas was born on January 25th, 1980 to 66-year-old actor Antonio Fargas who portrayed Huggy Bear in the 70’s t.v series Starsky and hutch and the director of Design and Trend for Expo Design Center and the Home Depot Taylor Hastie. At LB 1/66{after 5 months in Quin Nhon, 41st Sig. We lost one O-1 bird dog to a rocket, although not sure it was during TET or not. Never saw a bowling alley, wood shop or any of the other things mentioned. Delivered ammo to firebases all over the country. There is a reunion of the 24th EVAC in Nashville, TN this October.Iserved in Long Binh from 70-71 supply depot would like to know if anyone I served with remembers me70-71 with 117th AHC WARLORDS, Maintenance platoon – engine shop.I served on long binh 44th signal company B microwave platoon. Polish troops and representatives from North Vietnam oversaw our exodus. I simply cannot find a way to get to these records. I view the Army time served as a great discipline for rest of my life. Many thanks.
Taylor Hastie Music. Their were so busy. I never got an opportunity to think them for their quick response and hard work. It was my job to transcribe TS Vietnamization docs, catalogue and file those docs in the G3/USARV library.I was in Long Binh Jan 1969 til Jan 1970.
Went over on a ship call the USSNS Barrett. As of now, the Library of Congress does not permit email and phone numbers to be posted. The pool was located at hq co 46th engineers where I was stationed. I’ll appreciate hearing from anyone at the stockade or the Long Binh Post at that time. It’s not pro-war or anti-war, as some vets might fear, and it’s quite witty without making light of war in any way. At one point, a piece of equipment for the pool broke and the pool was shut for 6 months. Most of the later development of the base had not been built yet. Welcome home brothers, I salute my brothers who gave their all.I served in vietnam 261st transportation unit in long binh, 67-68, hauled ammo, hot loads, napalm, supplied ammo depot, was there when the vc blew the pads, whistlers #37.I was stationed at Bien Hoa Air Base 5/68-5:69 as a 46250 weapon Mech. Drafted at 27 finishing up his degree at our university, full time job.My father was LT. Gordon L. Locke on base. A few of his buddies he could only remember some partial names: Perkins, Patton, Lt. Kertchum (spelling?)
I was assigned to HQ Company and served as a SP5 with a psychological operations unit (CORDS) under the command of Colonel Rowland H.Renwanz and later Colonel John T. Hodes. I was able to talk with a few with my broken veitmanse and discovered that they were hiding in the village and was all sitting in circles when the 16 inch shells landed all around them. I didn’t hear about Sgt. He had gotten drafted and decided he migjht as well be an officer and went threw officer training school. Long Binh became vacant of U.S. troops in November 1972. 67n20, however didn’t fly till I got back in the statesI remember flying in to Bin Hoa October 6 or 7, 1967. I worked at USARV Headquarters servicing the EAC (Emergency Action Console) which was a high priority stand alone telephone exchange serving HQ and mostly General officers.
Never heard it called Long Binh Juction. I have a grand son in the Marines as an MP. My cousin who was in Vietnam later said there was a bowling alley in Siagon. It got me some great perks. June, ’68-June ’69. I think my best memory was setting up near a Shell Oil facility. If you worked the night shift at Amry Hqts. Spent a lot of time processing those IBM cards for a special project at the direction of Major Lyons of the SLSA. At that time was a Capt in the 169 Const. Da clic en Aceptar para continuar 0 minutos. The stories bring back a flood of memories, mostly good ones, for any Vietnam vet. 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 HOMEI served in vietnam 67-68 long binh post 261th transportation unit hauling ammo, and convoys the Whistlers, truck 37. One of the highlights we enjoyed was going to the PX and looking through the Pacex catalog. *personal information removed per policy*I was with the 261st Transportation Co. in 1968,arrived just before Tet and my 2 years “ETS” was up in late Sept.68. After a week at Camp Alpha I was transferred to Long Binh. I was very good at my job but not at souldering. I got out at the RANK OF Sgt E5 and to thi day I wished I had extended in Viet Nam then Re UPED And made a career of the Army. Heading back next year.Ross Smry – I was at the Plantation compound from about May 1971 to Dec 1971. Was a mortarman in the Ammo Dump mortar section. *My father-in-law was stationed at Long Binh Post from approx. I only recently have looked back at anything Vietnam and was astonished to see pictures of the size of Long Binh. I never saw a swimming pool.