Marine Joke

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Barry Monberger - June 4, 2020

Hi Moe, I don’t think they will allow me to put my email in this post. But I will try, send me an email. 69usmc@cox.net

Douglas M.Barron Ssgt USMC 1968-1978 - June 4, 2020

I was with Alpha 1/11 down south of Da Nang. We felt the shocks waves down there and we saw the mushroom cloud we all thought what the hell did they do drop the “bomb”?

James Minnery - June 4, 2020

I was at the POW compound, 3rd MPs, when the ammo dump blew. It was just west of the ammo dump. We evacuated amid flying bomb parts. When we came back to our compound, we found it flattened. I was a SSgt with 7th IT.

J. R. Efferen 72-93 - June 4, 2020

As soon as I read “small comm det” and spaces; I knew this was one of my predecessors. I read on and saw Arthur Kidd as author. Semper Fi, Sir. I had the good fortune to be one of “AJ squared away’s” red headed step children in Non-Morse Plt, Ops Co, 1st Radio Bn. Fond memories of decades gone by.

George H. Fredericks - June 4, 2020

I remember that well, I have pictures that I took From Camp Books at Red Beach north of Danang. Smoke filled the entire sky.

TOM - June 4, 2020

IN APRIL ’69, MY COMPANY INDIA 3/1, WAS ON GONOI ISLAND. I THINK WE WERE ABOUT 20 PLUS MILES SOUTH OF DANANG PULLING SEARCH AND DESTROY OPERATIONS. THAT MORNING WE ALL HEARD THE EXPLOSIONS AND SAW A GOOD SIZE MUSHROOM CLOUD . NATURALLY WE DIDN’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, BUT THOUGHT A SMALL ATOM BOMB WENT OFF. LATER WE GOT THE WORD ABOUT THE AMMO DUMP. WE THOUGHT SAPPERS GOT IN ANED DID IT ? NEVER KNEW IT WAS BRUSH FIRES THAT CAUSED IT. I ‘LL NEVER FORGET THE SIGHT OF IT ! SEMPER FI

Richard W Pierson - June 4, 2020

Hello, Capt Kidd…. Was there with you, Sgt. Richard Pierson, Glad to see you are doing well..SSCT..

Moe Boudreau - June 4, 2020

Barry Monberger I would appreciate those photos if you can send them. Worked on the Clean-up crew on Hill 327 Freedom Hill.

Moe Boudreau - June 4, 2020

Hey Capt. I was also their MWFS-l MWHG-1 On April 27 l969 A lot of the houches were down, roofs tops blown away. I remember being in the fox holes when it got really bad. It went on for thirty six hours non stop. 1000 bombs going off and mushroom clouds kept on coming. I too went to hill 327 Freedom Hill and helped to clean up the huge mess of what was left over of our PX which was totally destroyed. Being only 1/2 mile from were the bombs going off. And right near the R&R Center. I had gone by DogPatch many times and saw what was left of it after the bombs like you said it was a totaled.

Barry Monberger - June 4, 2020

I was also at Camp Books FLC, I drove 1200 gallons of MoGas all around Danang. I remember that day well. I also heard it was a brush fire. I received orders that Marble Mountain needed fuel, I tried to get to them, but everything was shut down, I had a shot gun passenger and we tried to go threw the air base, but that was also closed, so we sat on the runway and watched the fireworks! Not the smartest thing I have ever done, but What a display that was. I have pictures of it and also Freedom Hill, things were really messed up. If anyone would like to see them, I can email them to you.