07-10-09 , David M. McLean, Reno NV.
I served in BSU-1 from 1966-1969 and had two tours to Da-Nang one in
April 66 and the second in Aug 67. I was assigned to the shipfitters
shop. We were responsible for all the welding/pipefitting and metal
repairs for the boats/piers and drydock. There were two of us in the
shop along with two or three vn's.I remember the the time we hired a
vn as a welder ( he said he was a no#1 welder). One
afternoon I brought him down to the piers to weld a cleat on, I left
and went back to shop and about 15 min later I looked down at the
piers and he was welding away. The only trouble was he was notjim g
wearing a welding helmet. The last time I saw him they were leading
him out of sick-bay both eyes bandaged. So much for being a no#1
welder. - David
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That's me standing alongside a junk with a PTF in the
background. |
Not sure which boats these are. I think the first
boat is PTF-3 |
Same with this photo, I think this is the #3 boat. |
Our two Swiftboats. The photo was taken from the
watch trailer. |
Getting ready for a weekend fishing trip on one of
our Swiftboats. We used small charges of TNT. |
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Our fishing gear on the deck of our Swiftboat. |
Good ole #3 Bunker at Camp Fay. |
That's me in front of the Dodge Rebellion truck at
Camp Fay. The sides of the truck were made in our carpenter shop. |
That's me after a mud football game in the Camp Fay
compound. |
Main entrance to Club Rendezvous. Had a lot of good
times in there. |
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Main entrance to the mess hall at Camp Fay. |
Main entrance to the mess hall at Camp Fay. |
Our housekeepers at Camp Fay. |
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