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>I remember Freedom Hill very well, while assigned to >the SP’s in 1971 at DaNang, I think the month was >either Nov or Dec., my CO was looking for volunteers >to go to Freedom Hill and assist the Army MP’s with >the security of the gates and perimeter, I know, >never volunteer, however, I was getting sick and tired >of the Flight Line and Tower duty, so I was sent to >Hill 327, my first day there the Army Sergeant of >the guard I think that is what they called him handed >me an Army Colt 45 ., which I had never shot or had >not had any training with, we carried 38’s at the time >in the Air Force. Anyway I educated myself on it real >fast. We worked 6 hours on and 8 hours off, my second >night on duty I was working the entry gate to the >facility with another Army Private, I could tell that >this private was disturbed; he had recently been in >the bush and had been sent to Freedom Hill temporary >for some reason I still don’t know what that reason >was, anyway, he keep saying t me while we stood in the >Gate Shack that he was not going back to the bush no >matter what and he was scheduled to go back to his >unit in a couple days, around 1:00 or 2:00AM in the >morning I was making my rounds around the Cafeteria >and I heard a “Bang” and it came from near the gate >shack, I ran back and saw this private standing in the >middle of the Gate shack with his hand half blown off, >I yelled at him “What Happened” and all he said was >I’m not going back, I called on the radio for the >Sergeant of the guard who responded and said something >like “Dam not Another” I had no idea on what he meant >at the time, anyway I had to man the gate until 6:00AM >by myself, the private was driven to DaNang AB for >care, I never heard what ever happened to him, I hated >staying in the gate shack, the mess was still left on >the ground in the gate shack (bits and pieces of his >hand and a lot of blood). The next day I called down >to DaNang and talked to my CO., told him what happened >and said I want out of here, I left back for DaNang AB.
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