| Page One Allan Furtado 154th Transportation Company - Owner And Webmaster Thanks to generous donations and auction-raffle funds, this site has been totally funded by its members since 2008. 71st Transportation Battalion In Vietnam-1966-1972 Message From The Webmaster To All Viewers It is common courtesy to ask permission from the owners of the photos if they are to be used for anything other than your personal enjoyment. Please ask permission before re-posting to other websites or social media, i.e., Facebook, Twitter, Google, Pinterest and too many others to name. As of now, the photo section of the site contains 5741 photos on 130 pages. Last Updated On April 20, 2021 |
| Al Furtado Christmas Day 1967 |
| Al Furtado - Washing Our Truck At Newport |
| Bill Siller - Helping Me Wash Our Truck |
| Below - Photos Taken At Newport Terminal |
| Al Furtado - Giving Our Truck a Check Up |
| Bill Siller & Don't Remember His Name |
| Al Furtado & Frank Carletta - Just Before Tet 68 - Battle At Newport Bridge |
| Photo Courtesy of SP/4 Frederick W. "Rick" Kreidler, B Company, 720th MP Battalion, 89th MP Group, 18th MP Brigade, Long Binh Post, Vietnam, October 1967-January 1969. |
| The photo above shows my exact location during the battle of the Newport Bridge. If you look just above my initials, you will see a chain link fence which is blurry because of the moving jeep the photo was taken from. I was right at the fence during most of the battle. During a lull in the fighting, I could clearly hear the VC yelling down to us saying they were going to kill us and send us home in body bags, a night I will never forget. |
| Section Of The Newport Bridge Blown Out During The May 12th 1968 Attack |
| Some Friends Playing Cards |
| These two are in the photo to the left. Can you find them? |
| The guy sitting in the lawn chair with his back to us was in the same unit I was in at Fort Eustis, VA. He arrived in the 154th the day before I did. I had no idea he would be there. The first thing he said to me was SHORT. |
| Charles T. Schultheis - 154th Transportation Company - 1966 - 1967 - (1947 -2006) If anyone was a friend of Charlie or knew him, could you please contact me. Al Furtado |
| Welcome To Newport Terminal |
| Full Speed Ahead |
| Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season) - The Birds - 1965 |
| The 154 TC was one of the companies of the 71st Transportation Battalion which was under the 4th Transportation Command. We were located at Camp Camelot, Long Binh. It was headquarters for the 71st Bn at that time. I understand that it later moved to Newport Terminal. We convoyed the 25 miles or so from Long Binh to Newport Terminal every day. The primary duty of the 154 TC was off-loading cargo at Newport. I worked directly with the 71st Trans Bn Maintenance operation at Newport. At the time I was there, Newport was a 24/7 operation with two 12-hour shifts. Maintenance was a big problem and anyone who had mechanical skills was needed to maintain and repair equipment used to off-load the ships. About a month after I was there, the new consolidated maintenance building was completed and the maintenance group split up into two shifts. I volunteered for the 12-hour night shift. It was a little cooler at night, less brass around, and we were able to get a lot done. The only thing, Charlie was usually a little more active at night, especially during the Tet 68 Offense, which I will talk about later on in the site. |
| Al Furtado - Giving Our Truck a Check Up |
| Photo Courtesy of Wayne Ferguson 528th & HHC 4TC |
| Photo Courtesy of Wayne Ferguson 528th & HHC 4TC |
| Newport Bridge After VC Hit - May 1968 |
| Newport Terminal Vietnam |