Brings back a lot of memories. I was at TSN 12/66 -12/67, 377th Security Squadron.

I entered Air Force Basic Training at Lackland AFB and graduated from Security Police training in October. Arrived Tan Son Nhut March 14, 1969. You could smell Viet Nam in the TWA 707 I was in before it landed! Worked 377th SPS Law Enforcement for the year!

Amazing!!! My Dad said almost the exact same words when describing the weather and heat in Vietnam. Thank God for all of our Veterans

This is an amazing slice of history. Thank you for sharing.

@KyleSullivan

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for checking it out :)

Wow! I was there during the time you were. I was right across the clong ditch in the Civil Engineering squadron from 1970 Dec til 1972 ma

I sure do remember the HEAT! And the feelings it brought to mind! Smell too!

@KyleSullivan

4 жыл бұрын

It sure made an impression on folks.

I just sent this video to my Uncle. He was stationed there, landed there the day of Tet.

@KyleSullivan

4 жыл бұрын

Really? I hope he got something out of it.

My dad was there during Tet on his first tour. He was in air freight.

@joannavandenbos6435

3 жыл бұрын

Mine as well. My dad was in supplies.

I was there, 72-73 377th SPS. I was assigned to a QRT team. Our V-100 was called Death. It had the Grim Reapor painted on it if anyone that was there can recall that unit?

Amazing that I still find small triggers that hit close so many years later. I arrived just after Tet of '68 and had to evac our C-130's to Cam Ranh for Tet of '69. Cam Ranh was supposedly safer but we were met with ground fire and mortars. The smells barracks rats and orange water of Tan Son Nhut will always be fixed in my memories. My barracks and work shop were at the edge of the flight line so it was always interesting.

A very good friend of mine, Scott Schneider USAF, was there at Tan Son Nhut as Security Police during the Tet. He told me about his times there, showed videos and radio tapes of when they were under fire. Let me know if you might have known him.

As a Marine Corps Veteran. 81-88 Godbless you and Welcome home

My recollection of the first impression of Tan Son Nhut was the smell of a mixture of hot mold combined with jet fuel.I served two years as heavy radar repairman at 619 TCS. Interesting times for a young man.

@KyleSullivan

Жыл бұрын

I bet!! How long were you there?

@billjones2271

Жыл бұрын

@@KyleSullivan Two years, one month and 6 days

@KyleSullivan

Жыл бұрын

Wow. That's a whole lifetime.

having served for my country back in the 80's i can fully relate to what these people are saying. the look in their eyes and you know they have seen stuff you have little idea about. i joined to go to the Falklands and was full of the fighting stuff, or so i thought. i never got to go over there but instead ended up in Ireland! my DS said i would either not come back or come back a changed person. but still, i came back so thats a good thing. but you never forget about it, no matter how long ago it was.

@joannavandenbos6435

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service sir.

THHANK YOU FOR SERVING ,,

Welcome home. Welcome home!!!

one guy was at westover so was i in 73 in red horse

my basic was july 1966 flt 1376 howdy friends

My dad was stationed there, he didn't talk about it very much.

@joannavandenbos6435

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too. That's what brought me here...

There was a large contingent of African Americans stationed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base. I'm disappointed you couldn't find one for this forum.

@KyleSullivan

3 жыл бұрын

The Army personnel organized the interviews, which were based on how close they were to the shooting location. Maybe another round of interviews is in order?

@jmp.t28b99

8 ай бұрын

Here we go !

Different style of nano doc from in the past. Is this a one off experiment or do you see more interviews going into the future?

@KyleSullivan

6 жыл бұрын

Certainly plan to. This particular one was part of a project we did for a US Army Band. We've got another topic that we will do in this style. Working on pre-production for it now. This kind if interview style is really nice, we think.

This is not Antarctica.

Clickbait bunch of old guys struggling to remember

@jmp.t28b99

8 ай бұрын

I was there as a USAF pilot 1968/69 for one year. I remember more than all those guys, but what is the point ? We were run out of there in the end . All of our sacrifices of men and equipment were squandered by Johnson and Mcnamara trying to run a far off war from their desks in DC . They restricted our tactical capabilities with their inane ROE . Let our Generals fight the wars , they are there and involved 24/7 with real time assessments by commanders of what is needed then and there. Enough said....