Thought I would dazzle you with some of my Nam pics. Here is an aerial view of HQ, 11th Marine Regiment, near DaNang. The Comm Plt is the small group of about 8 hooches kinda by themselves to the left of the compound. We always felt kinda lonely down the hill by ourselves. Then again it did have some advantages, nobody bothered us. If memory serves me correctly, 11th Motors was across the road on the right. At the bottom of our compound we had an Army search light detachment, attached to 11th Marines. Apparently Marines did not have search lights so we borrowed from the Army.
At the top was HQ, 1MarDiv. The top left was 1st Force Recon. The road running through the picture south to Dai La pass, OP Robin, OP? To the left would take you to Dog Patch, Freedom Hill Exchange, DaNang Airbase and DaNang.
Feel free to correct me. It's only been 45 years and my brain housing group is not as tight as it once was.
Semper Fi!
Sgt Grit
Your correct about 11th motors being close. 11th motors was about one half. to three quarters of a mile down the road, on the right Your picture of motor hole in lower right is 11th marines Hq Battery motor pool, its good to see the old stomping grounds again.
On my third tour in Vietnam I checked in at 11th Marines in late July or early August 1970. I was told where to find a bunk in the SNCO hut and the Regimental SGTMAJ would send for me when he had an assignment. I ran into a guy I knew in Hawaii in 1st ANGLICO he was the Regimental Police Sgt and also worked in the club and ran USO shows for the Regiment and he wanted to go to a unit so he might get a CAR. A day or so later I had a couple drinks from whiskey bottles that were on every hutch in the tent when I was informed to see the SGTMAJ. I went in and I saw a familiar face we server in the 7th Regt. a couple years prior and he says to me “Partner what do you think about being the Regimental Police Sgt.?” I replied SGTMAJ I don’t think about S#*t like that I didn’t come 12,000 miles to be anybody’s police sgt. I let him know I was an FO a NGF spotter and worked in FSCC’s. I was dismissed and a day or so later I went to 5th Marines FSCC at An Hoa.
I was also in the Comm Plt. Arrived in country in June 1969 and left in June 1970. I did switchboard watch on the hill and guard duty. Then the switchboard was moved down lower and got us off the hill. I’m not good with names, and like you said, it’s been a few years. If you remember any names you’d care to share with me, I like to have my memory shaken up.
Thanks for the photo, it was interesting to see where we were, glad we’re home safe.
Semper Fi!