larry cad wrote:
I was "next door", a few years later (from the date on your photo.)
Fun times, huh?
When I arrived around the 2nd or 3rd of July 1966 there were:
200 AF Redhorse Construction guys building the runway
50 US Army
4 Marines
12 USCG Electric Techs, a W4 XO and LT CO as a construction detachment.
I rotated out on June 2nd 1967 and there were:
7,000 USAF
5,000 US Army
28 USCG
and the same 4 Marines and are probably still there!!!! They had huts down on the beach in Sattahip, with Thai ladies to clean, cook and provide for their needs.