January 5, 2017 Grunt.com Admin

Da Nang PX

I remember it well also it was at the foot off Hill-327. I spent many sundays trucking Marines to the PX and Beer Garden there. Had more than a few there myself and even met one of my drill instructors there. The thing that I remember the most about the beer garden is that it was huge and always full of service personel from all branches and we all had to check our weapons in at the door. Also a great place to appropriate a new jeep or 5 ton from the Army to give the mechanics something to paint MC green and put new TAC marks on.

Jim

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Joe Griggs - March 27, 2020
no PX or beer garden in 65-66. no freedom hill either, just plain ol hill 327.. much charlie business there and ” Dog Patch “. good old dog patch. i fell in love there one time..we did a dark 0:30 trip up the hill 1 time to call a loved one back home. I love you (over). we did a px truck now & then and saw Mr. Hope C-mas show sittin on 327 in the monsoons. rifle butt planted in the mud to help keep from slidin down. left the nam in july 66 on a new 7o something something for the “RocK”. left there 4 days later on a C-130 in new khakis. 30 hrs. to El Toro, i pit stop. it’s still all there between the ears. i’d do it again. oorahh!!! mgm

Gary Ross, F/2/26 - March 27, 2020
Funny how old memories come flooding back after reading other folks’ post’s about the “infamous PX”. How many of you remember or even knew that you could buy any American made car at the “PX”, and you or a family member could pick it up @a point of entry closet your home back in the world!! That’s right, saw it with my own eyes and even had a buddy from Gulf company purchase such. There was Ford, GMC, Chrysler, and maybe AMC (American Motor Co., ie Rambler, the Javelin etc.). Reason I say maybe AMC, at that time in Americas’ car manufacturer history (before imports), there were the Big Four. Civilian car salesman, no cars for you to set in but shiny brochures to drool over. You picked out everything you wanted and they built it. From what I was told by my Gulf company buddy, you could save a bundle of $$. Anyone else remember this???

Bob Bliss - March 27, 2020
Joe Griggs and I must have been there about the same time. Just good ole Dog Patch. Looked like a town of packing crates. Saw Bob Hope out there at Christmas ’65. Sitting in the mud which got muddier when it dumped on us and ended the show. No PX just 327. Took a walk up 327 one day with a buddy and got a panoramic photo of metropolitan Dog Patch and the area..

Harold - March 27, 2020
One of the Great things about the PX was the A/C.

ed petravicz - March 27, 2020
I remeber freedom hill, I bought my girlfriend a engagement ring there in 1968 taped it to my ankle for safe keeping until I got home on leave. ED

artymgysgt - March 27, 2020
I remember the PX from my first tour in 1965 and before October that year we used green back dollars before MPC was used. This was a problem as it was difficult to make change for a dollar so instead of loosing some money during your purchase you could take a stick of gum for each penny or a condom. My men and I elected to take condoms instead of the teeth destroying gum.

Corry Blount FSLG-2 - March 27, 2020
Near Christmas in 1966 went to 327 to see Bob Hope while waiting so an old Boot Camp buddy Ted Umbehagan had been told he was dead! Great reunion with him watched Bob Hope show found out where Ted was outposted to, was with a Combined Action Company. Always managed to get his bunch steaks booze and one time real ICE CREAM! There were three PX’s in DaNang one down the road from 327 by 1st Div disbursing office the other one was on the other side of the airstrip rum by the Air Force

Sgt. L.D. Tokach ( Active Duty From 1965 to 1969 ) - March 27, 2020
I to visited Freedom Hill in 68 , also stood over nite at the DaNang Hilton before being transferred to my unit the next day. I do remember one thing , Marines where not allowed to buy any alcoholic beverages at Freedom Hill PX during my tour from 68 to 69.

Wayne R Montgomery - March 27, 2020
Only went to the Freedom Hill PX once as I was headed out for R&R. I also remember the MARS ham radio station that sent a message to my mother. And I remember the Navy CB recreation area. Their area was all covered with cemented-in flag stone with picnic tables and built-in BBQ pits. Once I hopped a six-by in to Da Nang to get booze. I wound up at the Air Force BX on the other side of the air base. Got an Air Force officer to by me a quart of Seagrams 7.

Da Nang PX

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