Marble Mountain Danang Vietnam War

Marines guarding viet cong prisoners captured during battle for hue.

Marble mountain danang vietnam war.

An nva pow camp was situated to the north of fob 4 ccn while the china sea lapped lazily onto the white sandy beaches of the compound s eastern front. The prisoners are to be kept at a detention area. Marble mountain was one of five mountains located south of da nang that stretched from the coast inland or westward. There was a road that ran between crow s nest and marble mountain from danang through the mountain and about eight miles down to 3rd battalion 1st marine.

In 1968 the viet minh took the control of the place turning huyen khong cave into a surgery and medical spot of the liberation army. In background is a tall buddhist figure found in many limestone caves of the mountain. Marble mountain air field south of danang vietnam 17 feb 1968 hue south vietnam 17 feb 1968 hue south vietnam photo depicts u s. 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.

Ghislain bellorget ap ghislain bellorget ap. Võ nguyên giáp 550000 vietnam when american troops were in vietnam danang was one of two in country destinations for r r the other was vung tau near ho chi minh city. Vietnam war the mountains were very near the american marble mountain air facility during the vietnam war. Afterward since the vietnam war the american and the south vietnam government made this cavern a military exercise venue.

All of these mountains had cave entrances and numerous tunnels. According to william broyles jr the marble mountains contained a hospital for the vietcong probably within earshot of the american air field and da nang beach which bordered the air field on the side opposite the mountains. The central city of danang has a mountain of marble and limestone rock group known as the marble mountains. Marble mountain was on the south side of fob 4.

During the war the vietnamese manned mortar emplacements here. This group of 5 mountains whose names represent the 5 elements stands very close to the line of coast of danang in the center of vietnam. The enemy next door marble mountain was honeycombed with caves and trails. 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.

Caves used as buddhist shrines honeycomb these hills. Marine lance corporal david l. 11 km away go by. Highway 1 bordered the western perimeter.

The stretch of beach near the city famously known as china beach was a favourite of troops.