Conflict (MSO 426) - Naval Cruise Book

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made by CONFLICT crewmen to Da Nang. to pick us up. QL!-iv , , ' x Armed for the occasion, we watched the shoreline as the junk passed through the shallow channel to the base. - A VISIT T0 A JUNK BASE One of the highlights of our Market Time operations was a visit The excursion party boards the patrol junk sent out from the base the CG 13 junk base north of W :Q N Ni jx ry f ,M li, l ii 1 nl N wg I Jil 1' JI 4 A v w if , , A M J - - Curious fisherman glided by us along the way on thi Q, f Q cf 'r D 7 gg calm waters of the lagoon. W Q W. H 1 .N l W ,N I N jfx. ge i,:gyQ,v1f45'Q?by:.. q31j'q51,?,3gEg'z' a M :ff ' 5 jfs: i Lf . new J., - Q lf. V-1 I , i -2 ' t C f Xt'tj . l it f 'sjis ssss across the lagoon, we got our first full view of the base, which consisted of earth entrenchments, concrete bunkers , 4 1 ' ' A r .e.i . I :,. 1 and machine gun towers. 'g , fp j , af :gg -f 1. k g ,ae ,:, s A N k 1 smscs--QNXN- t' t fi W i-,ywwi11,v.'iiW.a,Kwt.- Q M f we XXX X it 18

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The base was surrounded by barbed wire entanglements A grove of palms and pines surrounding the nearby village can be seen 1n the background 4-.., I K V , , 5 ' ffx - 1 ' . Le , ' ., ,f + f:1f:j4gr43f 4z,. f- ,, H' g 'u..,t.,,r..l . ,.r1,,.. .4 -e MP - .. V'-ff 355' ' iifg-iii? i r 5-54 '11 . , 'Hi 4- M ., K, ., X ima, , - N 54- , .?,.fe,fQti5zf.,fz ' U' , , A1 . V H.-.6 . 44.5.12 ' 4 N f ll .Y .1.f,f-LQ: ' ,. x .egxfsa-,?99f':'fI P VPN, ,gtg- :.f. w e. gl f' f , -,Q ' we 'mr X,,-' nj' ' 51.21 1 ST? 'lei' V75 1 V fa 7 1 'I 'l 55E 56k 'V' Wil: ' 7 ' if . .. V. f . ,Y 'A K' 'f as 'wa A fl-ffmsml HM. L '. W fx' si 'i ' 'iiivfvi 'few K i i 42+ Y 1 3 5? .Q f , n f N Q, vi! Q i if nk cf wt , J , . r , f ' Q44 4 11 gr, up 1 V i if yffggwx A Q ggi .K had s W , A 'H lv -. , . . ' -I fefx v.,, ' 4,'fv'v g ,Q . 'Aw I - 3 . A' ,..-f , .c ffjgbi uflggzu, Easmdaggym r 41,3 52 M, 4. gl r 5 ,ze qw .4 uefzfgg . .- . - ,V f . , ,7 . 3 4 e Q i- LA --Q f- 'I K-I0 'F A J .la l ' 5 M ' Y YV t,ae fgiEMag2 JL iAt base headquarters the junkmen showed us various Souvenirs captured from the Viet Cong. Here Jerry 'igilfox and Jon Caton inspect a pair of French-manufactured Jiffsub-machine guns as our liaison officer, Mr. Dao, looks on. ,. , . - 67. wp, 3 . V l ' 1 . 2 2. , me ,zkifwgl a-Wzarma'f22u-fn , . 5- , 1 . ,Q ,We , A A 4 I ' J ,V , . 1, . fm,-,M H1 - L . ' The village behind the base was reached by crossing a '-': H, 51316 ' . Leif ' f 53 ' maxi' - 1235 N ' fbi 1yl1.,f't'Fl ' V . A M f LQ '. ' .J ' '?m',,, Y .r,yi.fg-,5M5j'.' Q-41' 'Q , . -1 af '3 w.-A-f , fs s,. ,f .-gf 'pc . .132 9733 ' 3.214 ., M- Have. - N , .airy . fi yr 4fkVHHf.iM iz .. , 'ki 5 , any 4,13 .V f.f.'p-.ami xgffufq in , . .ff wr: 171 4 ,1 , ., 43.12 .+ .f .xi 1 1 3 . Y fi ,iw- ?f,x7X'.r A my 3, , ppl very shaky plank bridge over a moat ff. . ty 3, ,1.:. M. ,fftf -96 1--HL '--' 1 f .. 1. -.f-441 1. Il. wi x W:- 'rf-. fl iz wi'-is f-- iii. 2 I sv. 1 i ' ., . ,,,, . . 5 .lah , A, ,L fit ,,,, ML ll. -f 'f':hA- Q.. f' . -, 453-I f - xl 1 'f' .. ' ' Q , 9, I f L13 ,'., . Q.. -- 'R . N23 - Q 12 ' '9'i- ' . .1'W 'w i 1 fe .across the bridge, we found ourselves on a shady pa .1 l1ned by Palm trees. In the foreground is a carved :'tgAne gateway, a remnant of a more opulent day. YA3 . he 'XAf'5Y: , ' I 9, 'P F L 1