Det+A+Saw+Mill



Detachment A personnel were quartered in a converted saw mill.







I took this picture of the front entrance to our living quarters, the Saw Mill, when I visited Vietnam in 1995. !n 1968, we had a huge wall with broken glass, barbed wire and a fence above it protecting the entrance. As you view the picture, on the right was where our Commanding Officer had his office, clerk, etc. On the left was a day room where we saw movies and hung out. Further to the left was a bar where no alcoholic beverages were served. Upstairs is where everyone ranked E-5 and below slept. The city was off limits to US Troops except to drive to another location - not allowed to shop, walk or visit with the locals in 1968 -1969. Phil Milio

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