| Page 53 Photos From Richard Morawa The Guarding Of Newport Terminal - More Of The Untold Story My name is Richard Allen Morawa. I was with the 368th Transportation Company, 71st Transportation Battalion, Camp Camelot, Long Binh, Vietnam from October 1967 to October 1968. I was a security guard at Newport Terminal for my entire tour of duty. |
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| SP4 Rich Morawa Tet 1968 - Newport Terminal - That's me looking at the camera. Lock & Load - Rock & Roll - Saigon Burning Not Far Away 4-5 Miles - Rangers Sweeping Enemy Toward Us ********************************************* The following pictures are of security guard life at Newport Terminal from its conception, (F-Troop) to a well-oiled, lean, mean, fighting machine, (Spit & Polish F-Troop). |
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| Rich Morawa - Tet 1968 - Just Another Beautiful Day |
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| Back Perimeter Of Newport - You can just start to see the orphanage on the right. There were good times and times that were not. We made the best of a difficult situation. I will always remember that year when my innocence was taken and my life was forever changed. I wouldn't trade it for anything! |
| Guard Tower #6 I was involved and actively participated in the "68" TET Offensive, numerous mortar/rocket attacks and small arms firefights (skirmishes) directed at the Newport Bridge and the port complex. Sgt. James Lake was killed in May, 68 during one of the mortar/rocket attacks on the port and bridge. Also, there are pictures of Camp Camelot, late 67, early 68 when the Newport Security Guards lived there before moving to Newport permanently. |
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| Don't remember this guy's name. It's pouring rain and he's soaking wet. |
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| Krab And I Doing Guard Duty Don't remember these guys' names. |
| Lt. Dye In Armored Car Leaving Tower #5 Heading Toward Tower #6 |
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| Krab And Grigsby Between Tower #5 & #6 |
| Krab Pulling Up In Jeep Near APC At Tower #4 |
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| Guarding The Front Gate At Newport Terminal - Tet 1968 |
| One Of Our APCs At The Front Gate - Tet 68 |
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| Schaub And Hoffman Guarding The Front Gate Jeep At The Front Gate |
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| Me And Hoffman - Front Gate Me On The Fifty - Front Gate |
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| More Guards At The Front Gate |
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| Front Gate - Another One Of Our APCs - Looks like some of the port security MPs behind those sandbags in front. |
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| Front Gate - Morning After Tet Offense - Look at all the empty ammo crates. |
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| Loading Ammo And Cleaning The Fifty - Front Gate Tet 68 |
| Yours Truly - Lock And Load - Front Gate Tet 68 Meet Some Of The Newport Security Guards |
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| More Weapons Maintenance |
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| Passenger - Dave Cook - Jeep Driver - Sgt Al Krabbenhoeft Al Krabbenhoeft (AKA Krab) |
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| L To R - Hardesty - Schuman - Dave Cook - & Barry Goins |
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| L To R - Me Rich Morawa And Barry Goins Dave Cook And Barry Goins |
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| Warren Schaub |
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| Fred Parker Jerry Lyons |
| Two Above Photos Courtesy Of Al Krabbenhoeft |
| Manning The Eight Guard Towers At Newport Terminal |
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| Guard Tower #1 - Looking Toward Tan Son Nhut |
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| More Of Guard Tower #1 May 1968 - Smoke Coming From Rocket Attack At Tan Son Nhut Air Base |
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| Looking From Guard Tower #8 Toward Tower #7 And The Sealand Operation |
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| Guard Tower #4 Looking At Orphanage From Tower #4 |
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| Good Look At The Orphanage From Tower #5 Looking At Tower #6 And A Ship At DD4 |
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| Changing Guards At Tower #6 - What is that guard doing in front of the tower? |
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| Guard Tower #8 Looking Toward Saigon Guard Tower #5 All The Tools Of The Trade |
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| Looking From Tower #2 Toward DD1 Another Angle From Tower #8 At DD4 |
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| Changing Guards - Looking Down From Tower Back To The Guarding Of Newport Terminal |
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| Some Of Our APCs - Photo Taken From Tower #3 Looking Toward The Sealand Operation |
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| One Of The Guards Taking A Power Nap |
| 1000 Rounds Of Fifty Me Loading Full Metal Jackets |
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| The Old Carpenter's Building Which Became The Guard's Quarters |
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| More Of The Guards Quarters Area - Krab, where did we get that 3/4 ton? The May 12, 1968 (Mother's Day) Rocket Attack On Newport Terminal The Same Night James Lee Lake From The 154th TC Was Killed |
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| A 122MM Rocket That Partially Exploded And Stuck In The Ground |
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| Shrapnel Damage To The Rear Door Of A Trailer From The Half Blown 122MM Rocket |
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| Close Up Of The Half Blown 122MM Rocket One Of Them Hit The RT Fork Truck |
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| More Half Blown 122MM Rockets |
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| Six Photos Above - Damage To Administration Buildings - May 12, 1968 The Artillery Unit That Moved In Next To Us At Newport |
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| March 1968 The 105s Move In Next To The Security Guard Quarters |
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| They kept firing all night long. |
| That's me next to the 105. Rich Morawa |
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| Krab - Schaub & Me Not Sure Exactly Where We Are Schaub On The Fifty |
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| I think this guy's name was Burton. Barry Goins On APC With 30 Cal - Leaving Newport |
| Security Guards Leaving Newport - I believe that's one of the maintenance buildings in the background. |
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| Left Photo - More Of The Newport Security Guards - Right Photo - Not Sure Where We Are Here - Could Be One Of The Maintenance Units On LBP On Our Way To Camelot |
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| Looking Down The Barrel Of One Of Our Fifties Look At All Those Sandbags |
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| One Of Our APCs At Front Gate Tet 68 Tet 68 - Krab Humping 50 Cal Ammo |
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| Boy At Front Gate - Right Photo - Ann - French/Vietnamese Girl - Wanted To Go To America - Hope She Made It |
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| This photo is also on one of Al Krabbenhoeft's pages. Thought it was worth a second look. This civilian Newport worker is looking at the site where James Lake was killed on the May 12, 1968 rocket attack. She is smiling because her picture was being taken. Look in the background. Those are broken and damaged barrels. A close look shows evidence of orange and white stripes. |
| SP4 Rich Morawa |
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| Full Speed Ahead |
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| Universal Soldier - Donovan - 1965 |