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Nam Dong (also known as Ta Rau) as a very rough airfield.
Regular operations from here Feb to late Jun '64. On the left, Marine
sitting on tire of aircraft is Cpl. Robert G. Poynter.
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Nam Dong gate between airstrip and village with the
locals watching operations. Capt. R. Donlan, USA was awarded the
Medal of Honor for action at this site when he killed three VC sappers
July 5, 1964.
Photo by,
Cpl. Warren R. Smith
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Nam Dong after considerable manpower was expended
to improve the airstrip. Some of those providing the labor here were
probably part of the attacking force that destroyed this base on July 5,
1964.
Photo by,
Cpl. Warren R. Smith
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The base of Dam Dong and/or
Ta Rau. After the VC sapper attack of July 5, 1964 there was nothing
standing.
Photo by, Cpl.
Warren R. Smith
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ARVN Special Forces Sgt. Phat
and his team at Nam Dong. They were amazed that we treated them as
"equals." Click for Sgt. Phat's letter.
Photo by, Cpl.
Warren R. Smith
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Vietnamese nurses departing
Nam Dong for a bit of leave in Da Nang. They were the "corpsmen"
for the ARVN's and followed them into the combat environment as our corpsmen
did
Photo by, Cpl.
Warren R. Smith
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