Township manager remembers countrys forgotten veterans Nov 15, 2009
The historical society reports that on Aug. 18, 1966, Rykoskey was a radio man on a four-man patrol in the Dai Loc Mountains southwest of Da Nang. The patrol was ambushed and Rykoskey was struck down by automatic weapons fire. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Troubled vet returns to Vietnam to help Nov 14, 2009
He plans to hop on a motorcycle and fly like the wind south to Da Nang, where he learned the meaning of fear ... In Da Nang, Roberts spent a month at a hilltop observation post ... He is most keen to find the two women in Da Nang. (CNN)
Loyalty, on tap (11) Nov 14, 2009
"You're a Marine forever," added Frank Kinyon of Coloma, who was stationed at Da Nang during the Vietnam War. "Everyone who is a Marine is a friend. You would just call it a brotherhood, and I wouldn't know anything different.". (The Herald-Palladium)
Marlborough honors veterans Nov 13, 2009
"But it meant so much more when individual people came up to say thanks or even apologize for the way a lot of us were treated when we came back home from the war in the 1960s and 70s. "We never received that or any kind of parade back then and it was and still is painful," said the veteran, who served in a Beach Master unit near Da Nang, Vietnam, returning home in 1967. Michael Cassidy, an American Legion past commander, touched on that theme while delivering a speech during the Doughboy... (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Local women remember service with pride Nov 11, 2009
But there was nothing funny about serving in Da Nang during that deadly war ... In Da Nang she treated patients with everything from malaria and dysentery to war wounds, a good deal of the time under incoming enemy fire. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Chetek veteran's photos to be preserved at museum Nov 11, 2009
"Our landing craft dropped us on Red Beach just north of Da Nang with air and naval gunfire support-just like a John Wayne movie. We dug in at a cemetery and waited for further orders. We caught choppers to the demilitarized zone in Hue. Saw the enemy and I wanted to call in a fire mission. I was a forward observer. We were not allowed to fire because they were deemed not hostile. An interesting fact at this time, it was a court martial offense to have a loaded weapon without authorization.". He... (Chetek Alert, WI)
'I think we saved a lot of lives' Nov 8, 2009
The hospital at Da Nang, Vietnam, where incoming wounded were treated, was outfitted for battle. "We rigged bunkers under our beds," said Joan McIntyre of Orange City, a Connecticut native who grew up in California. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Veterans Day brings back many memories for Wright Nov 5, 2009
Tsgt E6 Frankie Wright enlisted July 2, 1964 and retired on Nov. 30, 1984, after serving in a number of bases in the states, in addition to Da Nang AB in Vietnam ... His primary job was to repair damaged aircraft and he also saw guard duty while in Da Nang, Vietnam. (Elgin Courier, TX)
Vietnam: floods kill 90 Nov 5, 2009
But the aircraft they were travelling in was unable to land due to strong winds and it was forced to head instead to Da Nang, the Ritzau news agency and the TV2 News channel reported. Queen Margrethe, Prince Consort Henrik and their children, Crown Prince Henrik and his wife Princess Mary then continued their journey to Hue by bus. (iAfrica.com)
Vietnam-era marauder comes off maritime scrap heap Oct 22, 2009
The restoration crew of the Vietnam War-era PTF3 boat at DeLand Naval Air Station Museum and three original crew members who served in Da Nang, South Vietnam, will be in the museum's 11th annual parade. WHEN: 10 a.m. Nov. 7. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Jack L. McIntosh Oct 4, 2009
He was trained as a Hospital Corpsman at Balboa Hospital in San Diego and was attached to the Marine Corps to serve as Doc for the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Division, Suicide Charlie Company south of Da Nang in Vietnam from May 1968 to May 1969. Jack was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy after serving in the out-patient clinic at the Naval Base in Key West, Fla. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
James Carter, 61, drummer with Motown, local bands Sep 30, 2009
During the war, he got the opportunity that family and friends said Mr. Carter held as one of the highlights of his career: sitting in for James Brown s drummer when the soul singer performed for troops in Da Nang in the 1960s. Mr. Carter was stationed in San Francisco by 1967. (Boston Globe)
CIA Interrogations Informed by Bad Science Sep 22, 2009
A US soldier and a Vietnamese interpreter use the "waterboarding" technique on a Viet Cong suspect near Da Nang, South Vietnam, January 17, 1968. Corbis. (Time.com)
Vietnam vet has reunited with dog tags Sep 21, 2009
Had he ever been to Da Nang. Did he wear his dog tags around his neck or laced into his boots. (KHOU.com, TX)
Richland veteran returns to Vietnam to find clues about pilot friend Sep 14, 2009
Zimmer, a Marine Corps captain and F-4 Phantom II pilot, was shot down Aug. 29, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, outside of Da Nang, South Vietnam. Neither his body nor that of his crew mate, 1st Lt. Al Graf, were recovered. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Coke puts $200M into Vietnam Sep 5, 2009
The company has bottling plants near Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City and 1,500 employees in Vietnam. Inside AJC.COM. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Deep into night, memories carry throngs to wake Aug 28, 2009
They were tourists fresh off Duck Boats and veterans with still-vivid memories of Da Nang; recent immigrants and lifelong Bostonians; graying professionals and kids in Crocs. They spoke Italian and Russian, Arabic and Hindi, Spanish and English of every standard and accent. (Boston Globe)
Unwinnable War? Aug 14, 2009
The president is now approaching a decision that may prove as fateful for him and his country as was the one made by Lyndon Johnson to send the Marines ashore at Da Nang in December 1965. . (Townhall.com)
People Profile--Hackemack: NASA medic, musician played ‘first space polka’ Aug 4, 2009
Their primarily operating areas were near Chu Lai and Da Nang, soon famous names from that deadly conflict. Hackemack drew this 13-month assignment in Feb. 1966 but even this difficult duty had its good points; most especially when American hero John Wayne dropped in on our tank crews for a visit. (Brenham Banner, TX)
UAF quartet joins Fort Wainwright soldiers in Iraq Aug 2, 2009
But his father, a former Marine wounded in Da Nang in the Vietnam War who went on to a 30-year career as an outdoors writer, was all for the trip. "He thinks the idea of somebody going over to write about the war is a lot better idea than going over to fight it," Hewitt said. (Anchorage Daily News)
History From Our Files Jul 26, 2009
Gerald N. Wilson has been hospitalized in Guam with wounds suffered during a Marine Corps operation south of Da Nang, Vietnam. A violent explosion, apparently caused by leakage from the LP gas tank, wrecked a Bartow city police car, shaking up two policemen, but amazingly causing no major injuries. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Marines' devotion stands test of time Local Vietnam vet is reunited with his battalion 40 years later Jul 25, 2009
The names flowed from their mouths like they were neighborhoods across town: Chu Lai, Da Nang, Dong Ha. Forty years later, Spotsylvania resident Leo Breeden met four other Vietnam War veterans for the first time since they shared a battalion on the other side of the world. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Iconic newsman Walter Cronkite dead at 92 Jul 18, 2009
" Solomon's 2007 documentary "War Made Easy," included a 1965 clip of Cronkite accompanying U.S armed service personnel in Vietnam on a bombing mission near Da Nang. After his in-flight description of how the plane detonated its bombs on those below, Cronkite steps out of the plane, turns to a crew member and says, "Well, Colonel, it's a great way to go to war. " Cronkite was a starry-eyed spectator as man landed on the moon on July 24, 1969. It was, he wrote, "the most extraordinary story of... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Northern Offshore Reports Drillship Energy Searcher on Location May 28, 2009
HOUSTON, May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northern Offshore, Ltd. (Oslo Bors: NOF.OL) today announced that the drillship Energy Searcher departed the port at Da Nang, Vietnam following governmental clearance, and has arrived on location. The Energy Searcher is operating under a drilling contract with the Joint Operating Company Vietgazprom, a joint venture between Petrovietnam and Gazprom, which is expected to run approximately one year. (PR Newswire)
Frederick Karch, who received Bronze Star for action in Iwo Jima, dies at 91 May 26, 2009
Twenty years later, on March 8, 1965, the "dapper-looking, mustache-sporting veteran of two bloody World War II island campaigns" Edward F. Murphy's description in "Semper Fi Vietnam" (2003) landed with the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade on Red Beach at Da Nang, South Vietnam. Prior to their arrival, all military personnel in Vietnam were there as "advisers," and Karch told reporters that the activities of his men would be strictly defensive. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Nicole and Nick go to Vietnam May 26, 2009
Fried, now in her mid-30s, was tiny when she was adopted from an orphanage in Da Nang, Vietnam, at 10 months old; today, she lives in Bismarck with her family, which includes two sons, D.J. and Nick Barth ... They traveled throughout Vietnam, from Hanoi to Ho Chih Minh City to Da Nang, sightseeing and touring and immersing themselves in the place ... Eventually, Nick will go back, Halvorson said, "and I think Nicole will always go back. She feels pretty connected, especially in the Da Nang area... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
A day, a life to remember May 25, 2009
McElroy was a 35-year-old Air Force navigator when he died in an attempt to evacuate South Vietnamese civilians from a remote military camp near Da Nang, South Vietnam. The C-130 Hercules aircraft landed and was almost overcome by panicked civilians, who, along with U.S. troops, were under siege from Communist North Vietnamese fighters. (Albany Times Union)
Rockwell coach honors fallen soldier, student May 24, 2009
Koehler, a Marine, died from a sniper s bullet while handing out candy to Vietnamese children near Da Nang. He was 21 years old and the first from Mason City to die in Vietnam. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Making a Memorial Day May 21, 2009
Martinez arrived in the hot, humid country in March 1968, in Da Nang. We re used to humidity, Martinez said. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
War Stories: Under fire, Cordero saved lives May 13, 2009
On that winter night, hostile forces began a heavy rocket and bomb attack where Cordero was stationed, at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. I have never been more scared in my life, Cordero said. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Former Wabeno veteran receives Bronze Star years after service May 1, 2009
When his company came under heavy fire from a large enemy force in action north of Da Nang, he distinguished himself in giving first aid to casualties and then helping evacuate them, saving the lives of several Marines. After the fight, he was told his group was up for a Presidential Unit Citation for extraordinary heroism, and a friend told Hilden that he had heard that he had been nominated for the Bronze Star for his actions that day. (Forest Republican, WI)
* FATs hopes flicker with cancelation of flight rights Apr 13, 2009
The CAA said FAT would not be able to fly to Incheon and Jeju in Korea, U-Tapao International Airport and Phuket in Thailand, Hanoi and Da Nang in Vietnam, Bali in Indonesia, Laoag in the Philippines and Kota Kinabalu and Kuching in Malaysia. It will soon open these flights to other airlines. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Vietnamese Internet users spend more time online Apr 8, 2009
The result was from a recent study carried out by market researcher TNS. The survey covered the country's sour biggest cities including Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang and Can Tho on 1,200 respondents. The monthly average expenditure on the Internet is around 10 U.S. dollars, the study showed. (Xinhuanet, China)
YESTERYEARS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2009 Mar 18, 2009
A United States Navy officer was killed by the Viet Cong in the Mekong River delta, and a Marine died of wounds suffered in an accidental shooting at Da Nang air base. Their deaths raised the unofficial total of Americans killed in Vietnam since December, 1961, to 430 304 of them in combat. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Military Milestones from Dueling Ironclads to Flying Tigers Mar 11, 2009
8, 1965: The lead elements of 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines begin coming ashore at Da Nang, South Vietnam. Within hours, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines will arrive aboard transport aircraft at the nearby airbase. (Human Events Online)
Cruise lines pull out all the stops in 09 Feb 25, 2009
Best of all, enthusiasts will play at four world-renowned courses in Vietnam and Thailand (with cocktail and caddy service on the green), including the stunning 18-hole Montgomerie Links overlooking the Marble Mountains and China Beach coast in Da Nang, Vietnam. For nongolfers, the sprawling Symphony is equipped with two pools, a full spa, multiple lounges and restaurants, and a casino. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Roger Cranville in Vietnam, Part Four: Ho Chi Minh City Feb 25, 2009
s senior vice president for global marketing, Roger Cranville, shares his experiences and reflections on the roars of an emerging economy from Ha Noi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. Travel from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) took about an hour in the air ... Mr. Lam observed that while Pittsburgh is Da Nang s sister city, and it is also Ho Chi Minh City s brother. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
PRA's Vietnam visit, part three: Da Nang Feb 20, 2009
Roger Cranville in Vietnam, Part Three: Da Nang - Pittsburgh Business Times ... Roger Cranville in Vietnam, Part Three: Da Nang ... The s senior vice president for global marketing, Roger Cranville, shares his experiences and reflections on the roars of an emerging economy from Ha Noi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Retired Command Sgt. Major Thomas Theodore Harlan Feb 19, 2009
He also served a tour of duty in the Republic of Vietnam as the command sergeant major for the Da Nang Support Command. He retired from active duty in 1974 after having served as the command sergeant major for the Division Support Command, 2nd Infantry Division. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Roger Cranville of the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance in Ha Noi Feb 18, 2009
Pittsburgh Regional Alliance s senior vice president for global marketing, Roger Cranville is providing the Pittsburgh Business Times with his insights, from Ha Noi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City ... On Wednesday, we re off to Da Nang. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Roger Cranville to post from PRA trade mission Feb 14, 2009
Via an e-diary in the Pittsburgh Business Times, the s senior vice president for global marketing, Roger Cranville, will be reflecting next week on the roars of an emerging economy from Ha Noi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City ... In the past two years, Vietnam s Ambassador Nguyen Tam Chien has visited the Pittsburgh region, and Da Nang has become Pittsburgh s 16th sister city. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
