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ASP-1 Da Nang Viet Nam |
Guard Duty |
The next three are of posts 2( another favorite),3, and 4 respectively. |
With the heat and humidity of Viet Nam this was a daily chore before going out. |
Capozzo and "Pineapple" On the east side of the dump on "Day" duty (Joe Capozzo) |
The Minefield (Joe Capozzo) |
Of all the different jobs I did as an ammo tech I think guard duty was the most performed. At one time or another I stood guard duty on each and every post we had at ASP-1. The road that intersected the dump wound its way from the flats by the new PX and Dogpatch up along the flanks of Hill 327 through the dump and ended at a “T” intersection at the western boundary. If you turned left at the “T” you would first pass Bulk Fuel on the left, then go through a small ville, and finally past the southern boundary of the airstrip. If you turned right at the “T” you would run into the sniper base and the guard dogs. If you walked straight ahead at the “T” after passing stored 8 inch and 155mm Howitzer shells, you would bump into Post 1, and finally into the minefield at the southern boundary of the dump. The mine field wrapped it way around the dump from the “T” intersection all the way to somewhere up the side of Hill 327 on the north western boundary. These first four photos are of post 1, one of my favorites. Number 4 is the mine field. |