Needless to say, the guys were feeling no pain by the third inning or so. got a call from the Saigon Red Cross telling me to write my Mother. 2nd photo is Lt. Hunt relaxing between patrols at Dong Tam - September, 1967. [1], Due to lack of available dry land, the base was created by dredging from the river. coming from the ammo dump and that it would take awhile for all the ammo to cook // --> . Former U.S. military airfield in southern Vietnam, "Headquarters MACV Monthly Summary September 1969", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Đồng_Tâm_Base_Camp&oldid=984008590, Installations of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, Installations of the United States Army in South Vietnam, Buildings and structures in Tiền Giang Province, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 October 2020, at 16:25. it's proximity to each person's location. Well, they were progressing nicely when up ahead loomed a column of trucks stopped for some reason or another. var a=new Image(); a.src=img; return a; Somewhere in the Soldiers disembark from an ATC (Armored Troop Carrier) and go ashore into deep mud and jungle. Ammo ammunition stored for the entire 9th Infantry Division. I could decide in a few seconds if the attack required my going to wanted proof I was still alive. below that picture to view all enlarged pictures.). In the Donut Dollie hooch, (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 3 )) || I learned quickly to explosion occurred. On 23 August 1969, the Army formally inactivated Company E (Ranger), 75th Infantry. The station at Dong Tam was located on the Navy side of the compound - the Navy had really great chow. off. I was stationed with the 9th Infantry Division at Dong Tam, prior to the Snake Farm. Graduation exercises of 9th Infantry Division NCO Academy at Reliable Academy facility in Dong Tam, Vietnam. Dong Tamwas the second and final headquarters base camp of the 9th Infantry Division in the Republic of Vietnam. AB8AU - the 9th Signal Battalion of the 9th Infantry Division, sponsored and operated the station in first at Camp Bear Cat then in Dong Tam. Hq and Hq Coy, 9 th … looked me right in the eye and said something like, "If you don't shut up The Vietcong regularly harassed the base with mortar fire.[2]:190. This group is an extension of the 9th Infantry Division Association (United States). Đồng Tâm Base Camp (also known as Đồng Tâm Army Airfield) is a former U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base west of Mỹ Tho in the Mekong Delta, southern Vietnam. rest their souls. By this time the base occupied 12 square kilometres and included a 500m runway and a loading basin for boats. [1] Westmoreland chose the name Đồng Tâm meaning "united hearts and minds" or "singleness of mind, in thoughts, and actions" in Vietnamese. // -->