Cpt J R van de Grift, Ha Thanh, 12/69 – 02/70
primarily, it was a radio watch, although general camp
security was also a concern. I don't, however, remember
going out around the camp much, just staying in team house.
Fighting sleep was the worst part of the duty. I remember
catching up on correspondence and listening to country and
western music on an 8-track.
Sgt Ivan Davis, Ha Thanh 11/67 - 08/68
A typical watch would start about 9:00PM,
when everyone is ready to turn in. I would
listen to radio, read the newest copy of the
monthly Playboy magazine, think about
returning to the states, etc. I would
monitor the FM radio as we had patrols in
the field, do commo checks with the C
team every couple of hours. If another
camp was on line, I would have a chat.
C team commo was on every night so as to
monitor any activity which would come up.
I also would do routine perimeter check in
the camp, checking in with the indig guards
at different locations. I would sit around
outside, weather permitting, having a
smoke from my pipe. When our patrols
had made contact, all bets were off and I
would be dealing with the patrol, calling in
support, keeping C team abreast of the
situation and the camp
commander, if in .