I was outside the 14th Aerial Port when we had a 155mm rocket attack and we all had to lie down in the sand. I got tired of just lying there so I went inside thinking I could stand up and walk around but they made us lie down on the dirty cement floor. The zipperheads would have two waves of rockets and the second wave wouldn't hit for a couple of hours. I used to watch the Huey gunships fire at night at infiltrators--it was like watching cherry red molten rain falling out of the sky.
I was stationed with the 14th Aerial Port from 2/69 to 2/70. I worked Line Loading and Inventory Control. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times". I worked with a great bunch of men there and I'm proud of every minute.
I spent many hours in that terminal waiting for in-country flights. It would be weird now but you could get a flight to anywhere in the country by simply standing in line and if there was space on the plane they would let you on without even asking your name. I flew to Saigon about five times that way and to Danang once.
I was outside the 14th Aerial Port when we had a 155mm rocket attack and we all had to lie down in the sand. I got tired of just lying there so I went inside thinking I could stand up and walk around but they made us lie down on the dirty cement floor. The zipperheads would have two waves of rockets and the second wave wouldn't hit for a couple of hours. I used to watch the Huey gunships fire at night at infiltrators--it was like watching cherry red molten rain falling out of the sky.
gallantrycross 4 months ago
I was stationed with the 14th Aerial Port from 2/69 to 2/70. I worked Line Loading and Inventory Control. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times". I worked with a great bunch of men there and I'm proud of every minute.
cray4348 2 years ago
rob combs sergeant USAF
20th SOS Green Hornets
nha trang ab rvn
1968-69
we landed in cam rahn and left that wrecthed country through cam rahn going home
welcome home my brothers
cajunhornet60 2 years ago
I spent many hours in that terminal waiting for in-country flights. It would be weird now but you could get a flight to anywhere in the country by simply standing in line and if there was space on the plane they would let you on without even asking your name. I flew to Saigon about five times that way and to Danang once.
Trackside1234 3 years ago