Cam Ranh Bay: Ghost Town Part 1

[TheJomogogo]

Shit Cam Ranhy Bay was an R&R site, we went there to get high get laid and catch the clap.

[DGB228]

i know its a shot in the dark, but does anyone remember a Lt. Col. Joesph Lanzon?

he was Deputy Base Commander in March of 1968.

he was my Grandfather.

thanks for your sacrifice guys.

[TheJomogogo]

@DGB228

Yeah I knew him, he was a dick.

Happy?

[cajunhornet60]

Landed here 2 Oct 1968....it was a beehive....

Robert Combs

20th SOS Green Hornets

Nha Trang AB 1968-69

[mattlocke06]

Didnt the Soviets use Cam Ranh Bay?

[Trackside1234]

You think that the Communists could be talked into filming Cam Ranh and uploading to Youtube?

[Trackside1234]

I've always wondered what the place looked like after I left. I wish someone could go back now and film the entire peninsula. I thought that the Navy side would have made a great resort area.

[TECHKLEC]

I was at Phan Rang around this time and have wondered the same theng lately, so I checked it out on Google maps. Most of the facilities are still there although appear abandoned. Go take a look!

[johnlwithers]

I was stationed at Cam Ranh NAVCOMSTA from 68-69. In March of this year (08) I returned for a visit. The southern part of the peninsula is occupied by the Vietnamese military and is off limits. We landed at Cam Ranh on the old USAF runways. There is a dilapidated terminal but they are in the process of building a new airport. Also, they have built a new coastal highway all the way up to Nha Trang. Also, several new developments planned along the coast.

[TECHKLEC]

Man, I'd love to do that and see first hand how all these places have changed. Phang Rang Airbase looks deserted when viewed on Google.

[azdalin2000]

What an incredible waste.