DaNang Area of Operations 1st Platoon, 21st RAC 1969

The scenes in this film are of the DaNang area in 1969. Most were taken from a military jeep and a 0-1 Birddog Army observation and forward air control aircraft belonging to the 1st platoon of the 21st Reconnaissance Airplane Company (RAC). Aerial and ground scenes were preceded by map orientation footage showing the northern provinces of South Vietnam (known as I Corps) and more detailed combat relief maps of the specific areas in and around DaNang depicted in the film. During this period of the war, DaNang had the highest concentration of military forces in Vietnam. Aerial footage of DaNang metro area shows many of the prominent features veterans from all branches of service will remember: the Marble Mountains, Marble Mountain Air Facility (MMAF) , the Tourane Peninsula, China Beach, Camp Tien Shau at the base of Monkey Mountain, downtown DaNang and the Song Han river, Freedom Hill, and the DaNang Main Air Facility. The images of military personnel were taken at MMAF. Footage shows the 212th Combat Aviation Battalion headquarters, BOQ area, and the flight operations building of the 1st Platoon 21st RAC (Black Aces). Later map orientation scenes in the film precede aerial footage taken south and west of DaNang in areas that at times were heavily infested with enemy forces. There are aerial scenes of major 1st Marine Division fire bases such as Hills 34, 37, 55, and 65. Significant operational areas in the footage include the Dodge City Area, Happy and Mortar valleys, Charlie Ridge, the Arizona Territory, the Gonoi Island complex, and the areas around Hoi An and Barrier Island on the coast.

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[jesseinbuffalo]

This is where my dad was in '69.

[toob2u]

i was stationed at camp tien sha for all of '69, this is the first pictures i've seen of it since i left, very strange indeed, thanx

[m14m1a1]

@jesseinbuffalo Mine too, McCarthy

[shakeybeatz]

Fuck it ! Im watching hamburger hill.. Again.

[shakeybeatz]

I love watching these old nam vids from the comfort of my home whilst smoking a fat one.

[sn1pe352]

i grew up with vets

they always told me that it's not respect for the troops they want

it's not kiss ass corporate brainwashing they want

they always said the best form of thank you was to see people living happily and artistically , in a sense finding ways to bring reason and peace so i dedicate my page to you guys, the vets

[BuzzDailey]

Thank you for this video. I was at An Hoa 69-70 with Echo 3/11. The footage around that area was great to see after 41+ years! The Arizona Territory and Go Noi Island still bring back some bad memories!!

[randv213]

this is where my dad was too :) if anyone has any answers for me of how i can find footage of the bob hope show at freedom hill please let me know. My dad danced with connie stevens at that show and we have been looking for the footage for years! please help

[randv213]

this is where my dad was too :)

[sergeantsailorman]

I was at Marble with the Marines 69-70. In your Dad's film, at 04:31 my squadron's hanger is the large tin building shown. Marble Mountain Air facility was cut in half by the runway. On the ocean side was all Marines. On the inland side, the north end was Marines, and the south end was Army. Two Marine helicopter squadrons were on the Army side. Mine, with whom I flew combat missions in the CH-46 was HMM-161. Good times, bad times, strange times, but all old times. Semper Fi. Rusty