Ahhh, tropical Vietnam, a vacationer’s delight. In 1970, this scene was right outside my hooch [Army barrack’s room] anytime I wanted to take a dip. It was a regular cement pool with all the trimmings installed by our engineering group long before I landed in-country in 1970. Because our base was in the Central Highlands, we were definitely back country and had few extras or other signs of civilization, unlike Cam Ranh Bay which had paved streets with street lights. The pool was our pride and joy. The story I heard was that a high ranking officer ordered the pool for his base on the coast. When the supplies to build it arrived in-country, our engineering group happened to spot it sitting on the docks waiting to be checked in. A Chinook was handy and going our way, the rest is history. This post was syndicated and first published from our blog: GrandRapids-RealEstate.comFoto Friday – A Grand Rapids Veteran’s Vietnam Memory
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