Redcatchers Enlisted Men's (EM) Club,
Brigade Main Base, Long Binh. Long Binh was located
north of Saigon .  To the west was Bien Hoa Airbase.
The evening entertainment provided
by a band from the
Philippines in this photo. The Redcatchers also had a house band "Leadville Feed, Seed and Bag Company" consisting of Larry Merryman, Bob Stayton;HHQ, Gary Markley;152nd MP; Lt. Mike Lessard;298th; a guy named Jay from some unit at II field Forces. New GI's (Cherry Boys) in country were not a part of this scene, but for GI's that were assign to the base or "Short" Timers (Tee Tee time left in da Nam). The juice was that 3.2 beer or sodas, no hard alcohol to be had at the EM club, but it was available at the Non Commission Officers and Officers Clubs. I never meet anyone here, that I came in country with or the GI's that I spent the first two weeks in orientation, before going out to the Forward Support Base (FSB). |
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What do you think???
Well this is the look after the
first night of celebrating coming in
from the boonies in the EM club,
at the Brigade Main Base(BMB).
Why do I have a can
of soda, I had sworn off beer earlier
well if you drink a lot of those 3.2, oh
shucks after a
couple of cans of sodas, I went back to those 3.2
beers. A few weeks later a couple of my Dog face friends finished humping the boonies, I made the transition with them to the Non- Commission Officers Club, where hard alcohol was served. Big up to the brother Redcatcher that sat in with the bands many nights to give them some Soul, rendering is version of Major Lance "Mama Did'nt Know" and the flipside "Monkey Time", a true double side hit. For a moment there I would be remising about those New York basement Parties, slow drag Soul music, and the heavy bass Jamaican music, Reggae, which was taking over taking over from Rocksteady and Ska. |
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L-R Sgt Fred McMillian, Doc Gabardi and Kit Carson Scout Xuyen - Photo
donated by Roger Raymond of Co C4/12. |
This young Vietnamese
girl, among the many women employed by GI's to do
the laundry, Ironing and cleaning the
Hootch (Barracks) and other |
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Updated 02/28/2010
as normally
the street would be jam packed with Cyclos and
Pedis amongst the regular vehicles, with
anything go for traffic order. I was always
on the lookout for someone who may want to toss a
hand grenade in the vehicle. I am still fuzzy
about my last trip through Saigon, on my way to
Ton Son Nout Airport, to fly out to the world.
chores.