Random IMAGES

chew the fat

Fluent In Sarcasm
Site Supporter
Messages
20,683
DuZ-Z4HUYAAbgPG.jpg
 

TheHaze

If my dog doesn't like you, I probably won'teither
Site Supporter
Messages
9,909
1965-7[
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
]


Camp Radcliff was established in late August 1965 by the
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
as the base camp for the
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
. The camp was located on the main highway,
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
60 km northwest of
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
on the coast and 60 km southeast of
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
in the
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
. The camp was named after
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
Major Donald Radcliff, the 1st Cavalry's first combat death, who was killed on 18 August 1965 while supporting U.S. Marines in his helicopter gunship during
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
.
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!


In order to reduce the amount of rotor-blown dust on the landing zone, the men of the 1st Cavalry were instructed to cut back foliage to ground level by hand giving the base its nickname of the Golfcourse.
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
The 1st Cavalry painted their distinctive
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
on nearby Hon Cong Mountain providing a landmark visible for many miles.
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
Camp Radcliff was the largest helicopter base in the world at the time of its establishment, capable of accommodating the 1st Cavalry's 400+ helicopters. The base also had an airfield capable of landing
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
aircraft.
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
The base had a perimeter of 26 km known as the Green Line with 3-man watchtowers every 50m.
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!


On the night of 3 September 1966 the
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
carried out a mortar attack on the Golfcourse. Starting at 21:50 the base was hit by 119 mortar rounds over a 5-minute period, killing 4 soldiers and wounding a further 76, while 77 helicopters were damaged.
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!


1511320230618.jpg