Marine Joke

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Donald Key [68-72] - June 4, 2020

I was just north of Da Nang on the bridge just before you got to Hai Von pass when that dume blew, i was with Echo Co 2nd Bn 26th Marines. I remember that shock wave coming at us and hitting us then the fireworks afterwards for it was quite a show . I had only been in country for about a month then or more anyway Thanks for the memory LOL.

HM2 Victor L Edwards, Doc, 23 March-23 September 1969. - June 4, 2020

I was in the mountains on search and destroy west of Da Nang with India 3/7 1st Mar Div. We watched the fireworks from there. We figured sappers had hit it. And I’m pretty sure we felt the shock wave. That was 48 years ago and my memory is a bit dim.

Robert maldonado - June 4, 2020

For the ammo dump it was April of 67 I was with India 3/7 frist marine corps division we just ended oppression Desoto and was put on hill 65 just 5 miles from hill 10 at that time we had just started oppression X-ray and it looked like the 4th of July. Over Looking that hill from hill 65. My Nick name was called “lefty” my real name was Robert maldonado

Robert maldonado - June 4, 2020

For the ammo dump it was April of 67 I was with India 3/7 frist marine corps division we just ended oppression Desoto and was put on hill 65 just 5 miles from hill 10 at that time we had just started oppression X-ray and it looked like the 4th of July. Over Looking that hill from hill 65. My Nick name was called “lefty” my real name was Robert maldonado

BRENDAN MC CARRON. 1ST MAW DANANG VIETNAM. 1966-1968. - June 4, 2020

MARINES I WAS STATIONED AT DANANG IN 66’68’ AND SMALL PART OF 69. I SERVED WITH THE 1ST MAW. I WALKED GUARD DUTY AT THAT DUMP FOR TWO WEEKS. MAYBE MY MEMORY IS SHOT BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE DUMP BACK IN 68 AND OR 69. BUT THE ONE I WENT THROUGH WAS A DIRECT ROCKET HIT ON THE DUMP. WHAT A FIREWORKS SHOW. ANYONE REMEMBER THAT ONE???? BETTER THE DUMP THAN OUR WOODEN TENTS. BUT SORRY TO SAY THAT ALSO HAPPENED. SEMPER FI.

Michael R Liptrap - June 4, 2020

I was with HQCO 1stMarine Regiment-we were 15 miles or so SW of DaNang- I was awaken to such loud booms I thought we were taking enemy fire. It went on well into the night, and we would watch the sky-see the mushrooms, watch “ripples” in the sky (like throwing a stone into a calm lake) then when the trees began to sway-you stuck your fingers in your ears! I remember going to DaNang a few days later and the SeaBee unit was flattened as was most of the area-Funniest thing-no one back home heard anything about it.

Walter Perry CWO4 (EOD) ret. - June 4, 2020

It was a trash fire that started the whole thing. The locals let it get out of hand and ammo techs responding could not put it out. EOD and ammo techs spent a few hours in the bunker before we were able to start clean up. The small stuff was picked up by hand. The bombs etc. were moved by forklift to trucks for disposal at a different location. Lots of work and lots of shots. Some shots were 50k pounds or more.

Top Pro USMC ’64-’84 - June 4, 2020

I heard a lot of rumors about what caused the fire. The one most people believed was that someone was “burning shitters,” got out of control and spread really fast. Sure caused a lot of turmoil. Semper Fi!!!

Bob - June 4, 2020

At the time I was with G 3/11 1st Mar Div on hill 10 south west of Danang. It was like the 4th of July! Many years later a I became friends with a fellow Ex-Marine who claimed that he was an ammo tech at that ammo dump and that he and another Marine started the fire while horsing around. As the ancient story goes, the only difference between a war story and a fairy tale is that one starts off “Once upon a time” and the other starts off “No s#$% this really happened” otherwise no difference! Scuttlebutt is what it is. Who knows the real truth? I sure don’t. But maybe, just maybe, this s#$% really happened! Semper Fi!

SSgt Dennis Blair - June 4, 2020

I was on a flight into Country that was delayed because of this. Heard all kinds of stories about what actually happened. When our plane landed in Da Nang three days later we finally got information on what actually happened.