Marble Mountain Vietnam 1966

Five elements mountains is a cluster of five marble and limestone hills located in ngũ hành sơn district south of da nang city in vietnam the five mountains are named after the five elements.

Marble mountain vietnam 1966.

Marble mountain air facility mmaf also known as da nang east airfield marble mountain army airfield and nuoc man airfield was an aviation facility used primarily by the united states marine corps during the vietnam war it was a helicopter facility that was constructed in august 1965 and served as home to marine aircraft group 16 mag 16 the 5th special forces group and an assortment of. Kim metal thuy water moc wood hoa fire and tho earth. This photo was taken inside the preminteerer of mag 16 in early 1965. This was a defensive position occupied by 9th marines who were the mag 16 security.

The marble mountain air facility mmaf in d. It shows the marble mountains to the south. In february 1968 eight marines volunteered for a suicide mission. Members of marine air group 16 and marine air group 36 starting out in okinawa on their way to vietnam in 1965 scenes of okinawa marble mountain air base at.

The marble mountain mountains can be seen in the distance. Jun 17 2018 explore w sonnenberg s board mag 16 marble mountain vn on pinterest. 1966 the 2nd battalion of the 7th marines helicoptered into an area near quang ngai to investigate reports of an nva regiment in the area. At the time they were flying the ch 53a airframe.

See more ideas about vietnam war vietnam vietnam war photos. In background is a tall buddhist figure found in many limestone caves of the mountain. All of the mountains have cave entrances and numerous tunnels and it is. Ghislain bellorget ap ghislain bellorget ap.

Cruz tunes into the latest news on the apollo moon shot on a helmet mounted transistor radio while standing guard at da nang s marble mountain on july 17 1969. Vietnam vet senator john mccain repeated this lie in a 2013 article in the. After 32 casualties during the first 30 hours of operation pursuit initiated in mid february 1968 by the 1st marine division to search for enemy rocket caches in the mountains west of da nang lt. Hmh 463 was reassigned to marine aircraft group 16.

A four plane detachment from hmh 463 deployed to marble mountain vietnam in december 1966. The remainder of the squadron would deploy during may 1967 to marble mountain where they participated in the vietnam war for the next four years.