VETERAN'S
PAGE.
OUR FREEDOM WAS PURCHASED BY THE SHED BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST ON THE CROSS.
NOW IT IS KEPT BY THOSE WHO ARE WILLING TO FIGHT AND DIE TO STOP EVIL MEN AND SYSTEMS WHO PREY ON THE WEAK. EVERY GENERATION MUST STEP FORWARD TO DO ITS DUTY OR EVIL WILL PREVAIL.
THIS PAGE HONORS THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE HEARD THE CALL AND ANSWERED
FROM 1776-2001. AND THOSE WHO WILL ANSWER IT IN THE FUTURE.
WE ARE A SMALL TOWN IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, OUR CHURCH THE HILL CITY
BAPTIST CHURCH IS PROUD OF OUR YOUNG MEN IN THE SERVICE, THESE BOYS GREW
UP HERE NOW TAKING THEIR PLACE AS MEN.
NOT SHOWN PVT.JEROLD FOIX. [SCOTT MOLAISON] SOON TO BE AIRMAN.
I SERVED FROM APR,11,1968- 1969. AND AGAIN IN 1973.
I HOPE TO HEAR FROM OTHERS, AND POST ANY PICTURES AND STORIES I RECEIVE.
ADR 3 LONNIE LEE.
MAR 31 1967, THE NAVY AIR FACILITY CAME INTO OFFICIAL EXISTENCE.IT BEGUN WITH NOTHING AND CONTINUED TO GROW ALONG WITH ITS EXPANDING MISSION, UNTILL TURNED OVER TO THE VIETNAMESE.
fm bman@nothinbut.net I was stationed at c.r.b. for
a short time in 68.
However somone I remember who was w/base personal was a fellow named
Ben
Hayes, As I recall he was attached to the front gate as p.o. of the
guard. I
believe he was po1 but not positive.I was with vp-22 home port Barbers
Pt.
Hawaii. fm Barry Botsford
CT
TOWER WATCHES WERE A BALL, DARK ON RED ALERT RAIN COLD OR HEAT DID
NOT MATTER, REMEMBER THE TRACERS AT NIGHT, THE BRIEFINGS. ONE NIGHT
I SAW MOVEMENT OUTSIDE THE WIRE MY PARTNER CALLED IT IN TO SECURITY THEY
SAID ONE OF YOU CLIMB DOWN AND CHECK IT OUT. IT WAS DARK YOU COULD NOT
SEE A THING THE OTHER WATCH SAID I AINT GOING I SAID THAT WAS NOT FAIR
BUT HE REFUSED SO I BUTTONED MY FLACK JACKET GRABBED MY M16 AND OFF I WENT
ON THE GROUND VERY SLOWLY CREEPING FORWARD STOPPING TO LISTEN THEN MOVING
AGAIN OUT IN THE BRUSH NOW PUCKER FACTOR 10 I HEARD A SOUND WENT DOWN ON
ONE KNEE GUN READY TO FIRE OUT CAME AN AIR FORCE DOG AND HIS HANDLER HE
CAME CLOSE TO DYING THAT NIGHT HE WAS LOST AND WANDERED INTO OUR AREA AFTER
I BLEW MY TOP AT HIM WE TALKED A BIT AND I SENT HIM ON HIS WAY.
ONE OTHER TIME WE WERE ON WATCH AND A 122 ROCKET LANDED BY OUR TOWER
THE OTHER WATCH WAS SLEEPING HE AWOKE AND DAM NEARLY SHOT ME HE WAS SCREAMING
WE ARE UNDER ATTACK WHAT SHOULD WE DO I SAID CALL IT IN ON THE RADIO HE
WAS FREAKING OUT THE SECURITY MAN ASKED HIM WHAT KIND OF ATTACK YOU HAVING
HE SAID ROCKET THE MAN ON THE RADIO SAID WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO COME
HOLD YOUR HAND GET DOWN BELOW AND WE WILL PICK YOU UP LAST I SAW OF HIM
HE WAS WASHING DISHES FOR THE REST OF HIS TIME. FROM THE TOWER I SAW AN
F 4 PHANTOM COME IN CRASH AND ALL HIS 500 LB BOMBS WENT OFF, ONE NIGHT
WE HEARD ON THE RADIO SAPPERS WERE SNEAKING UP ON THE BRIDGE IN A BOAT
THE BRIDGE GUARDS OPENED UP WITH50 CAL AND BLEW IT OUT OF THE WATER LATER
THAT NIGHT AN AIR FORCE OFFICER ON THE RADIO WAS ASKING IF ANYONE HAD SEEN
HIS WATER SKI BOAT IT GOT LOOSE EARLIER THAT DAY AND FLOATED AWAY, LAST
I SAW IT WAS IN A THOUSAND LITTLE PIECES.
un, 23 Jan 2000 19:03:43 EST
From:
Fisheye44@aol.com
To:
freddy1@northernnet.com
Hi, I was an AO3 assigned to the weapons division at NAFCRB in 70-71.
If you
have any pic please send and I will send some back
Mike Mayo
"griffbeam" <griffbeam@dock.net>
To:
"lonnie lee" <freddy1@northernnet.com>
hello lonnie,
long time since ive talked to you. hope all is fine
with you and your family. Ive
really been lagging , very busy. I'll try my hardest to
get those picures copied for you.
Sorry for the long delay. take care brother have
a good one bill Cam Rahn Bay
1969 - 1970 I was there for 18 months 15 days.
Tue, 28 Sep 1999 11:11:05 EDT
From:
INOCALA2@cs.com
To:
freddy1@northernnet.com
Lonnie,
If you picked up any box lunches from the flight galley then you probably
got
them from me. I also worked in the galley so I know you ate my
chow. I do
have some pictures of people I worked with, but I forgot there full
names.
The pictures are in storage. I just moved to Florida from Ohio.
Where are
you located?
After Nam I was transferred to the Lexington out of Pensacola.
I got out of
the Navy in 71 and then enlisted in the Coast Guard. I retired
from the CG
in 87.
It would be nice to see or hear from some old friends. Like you
I did some
postings on the internet with know results. A few years
ago there was a
reunion in DC for NAFCRB, but I wasn't able to attend.
Bill
TOOLS OF THE TRADE.
ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE.
Sun, 27 Feb 2000 23:44:06 EST
From:
Steellight@aol.com
To:
freddy1@northernnet.com
I served at NAF Cam Rahn Bay from May 5, 1967 thru May 4, 1968.
Give me a
shout when you can, and arrange a chat.
Or call me in Cleveland, Ohio at 1800-597-2711 and leave a message.
The only
"Freddie's" I remember were Fred Williamson and Fred Hill. Could
you be one
of them?
My name is Joel Stieglitz. I was a YN2 and served under Cmdr.
J. K. Stanley
as the CO's Yeoman.
Contact me please. Joel Stieglitz
"Ron Hoff" <katcoron@lakemac.net>
To:
"lonnie lee" <freddy1@northernnet.com>
This is RJ Hoff, formerly of Grand Island, Lonnie Lee. Now it is RJ
Hoff of Ogallala
which is 185 miles west of Grand Island. The land of the big draught
and some
great trout fishing. Or it was until the draught hit!
I sent you another email explaining all this stuff and how I had sent
you an email
and didn't even realize it was you until I got home and was going through
the
stuff I copied and found another posting by freddy1 and there was your
name by
it. What a coincidence that was.
How in the heck are you?
I'm ok, the family's ok, the son is in the USAF so I'm not sure
about him, the dogs
Sam and Doc are fine and my jeep is running good. The bills are paid,
some food
in the fridge and they tell us it may rain next Monday. Hey, things
couldn't be
better.
I don't have email at home as I don't own a computer, but I have
it here at work.
Since I'm the boss, I can send something whenever I want. Saves me
money on
buying my own computer and that is money that can be well spent on
another fly
rod or gas (gasp) for the vehicles.
Drop me a line here and let me know how you are.
Ron Hoff
katcoron@lakemac.net
that's me.
lonnie,
Hello again. Went to your web site
and love it. first i should tell
you that my name is Bill Griffin, ABH-2 Retired USN.. Retired 100%
service
connected (for a heart condition)Iam currently living in Santa Barbara,
Calif. I only did 8 years before the heart conditon.
I joined the navy
in 1965 was sent to Beeville,Texas as an AA and joined the Crash Crew
there
for the next two years. Left there and went to Sangley Pt. PI.
and drove
Crash Trucks there for 1 1/2 Yrs. and ABHAN there. Left there in Jan.
1969
went to San Diego SEAR school, Than to Cam Rahn Bay in 28 Feb 1969
to 20
Oct. 1970 advanced to ABH-3 while in SEAR training in San Diego.
While at
Cam Rahn Bay , I drove the station Fire truck for the first 9 months
there.
Than they turned it over to the Vietnamese. I than went
to the line
fueling the P-3s I hated it had to drive at night. Made
ABH-2 and no more
driving fuel trucks.. went to workfor the special programs and worked
at the
Vietnamese Naval Training Center , CDR Stewart, was
my boss at the time.
The base clubs were in full swing. The theatre was alway full
and while i
was there I seen M A S H, first run, watched it twice that night.
The only
movie ever to play twice in the same night. OH well , I have
an alblum of
pictures. Really some good shot of the base, these pictures were taken
over
a span of time some much earlier than my arrival, but most of them
were
taken in 69 - 70 . Lonnie if you like write me and give me your
address so
i can send you these pictures. Or I'll try and get them on my
scanner, they
seem to blow up really big. Iam new at this thats why I
haven't done it.
The picture alblum has about 50 pages. Really good. Maybe
we can get them
all in here as Bills scrap book, I also have a few snap shot of me
and my
fire truck. Well good luck to all. Anyone would like to
write please do
so. Bill Griffin, ABH-2 retired
--
BEFORE THE NVA TOOK IT DOWN.
GUYS THIS IS A START LETS NETWORK, SPREAD THE NEWS ABOUT THIS SITE SO
WE CAN ONCE AGAIN LOCATE OUR FRIENDS WE SERVED WITH FEEL FREE TO USE THE
ADDRESSES PHONE NUMBERS TO CONTACT OTHERS LEAVE MESSAGES ON BULITIN BOARDS
AND SO FORTH. EMAIL ONE ANOTHER NAF CRB STILL LIVES ON IN THE HEARTS OF
THOSE WHO SERVED.
PLEASE EMAIL ANY PICTURES OR STORYS TO ME AT freddy1@northernnet.com
I WILL POST THEM AS SOON AS POSSABLE THANKS.
