2012 Return to Vietnam

March 23, 2012 Ken Burkitt, Bill Taylor, Roger Bacon , and me(Don Bumgarner) (The four of us had gone to Vietnam in Feb 1967 and joined C/1/3 at Okinawa), with Bill’s son Bill Jr. met at LAX (Los Angeles, CA) to fly back to Vietnam. We had a 14 day trip with Bill Ervin and wife Ann ahead of us.

  • Ken, Bill, Roger, and me at LAX March 23rd
  • Roger, Ken, Bill, and Me in Hanoi
  • Roger, Me, Bill Jr, Bill Ervin, Ann, Bill, and Ken
  • Our FIRST Beer!
  • Beer and Food, Hanoi Hotel
  • Touring Hanoi Me and Roger in our Rides!
  • Hanoi Street
  • Tour with Lines above.
  • Hanoi street!
  • In front of the Hanoi Hilton
  • Me in a Cell!
  • Window in a Cell!
  • John McKays Room!
  • His Bed!
  • His Flight Suite!
  • KFC in Hanoi!
  • Bill testing for Street Vendor job-to Big!
  • Ho Chi Mien Moselem
  • Vietnams kids coming to see Ho Chi Mien
  • Hanoi
  • Met some Young NVA Pilots I think!
  • Pilots and us again
  • Pilot and me!
  • Hanoi ATT&T wires above .
  • Wires above again
  • Meat market!
  • Vegitable Markek! Fresh!
  • B-52 Engine from one shot down over Hanoi
  • Plaque Honoring the Anti Aircraft Crew
  • Live Ducks!
  • Dinner anyone!
  • Ann in front of us!
  • Hanoi War Museum
  • Us with NVA in their old Uniforms.
  • Us with a Mig Pilot
  • Huey Helicopter
  • Pieges of many Crashed Aircraft
  • Cluster Bomb I think!
  • Me with a 60MM Mortar!
  • Picture looking down at Museum
  • Up to the Tower
  • Choosing DINNER! Take your pick! They will cook!
  • Our Jeeps for Convoy North on Ho Chi Mien trail to Hwy 9
  • At a DaNang Bar owned by man that helped Marines when young.
  • Carved Items for sale!
  • Snack at Beach Cafe where you choose your dinner choices above!
  • DaNang at Hotel!
  • China Beach!
  • Beach again!
  • At Bill Ervin’s house! He lived in DaNang then!
  • Kid at airport in Hanoi!
  • Our Hotel in DaNang!
  • Think in Hanoi!
  • Great Shirts! Da Nang
  • Bill Ervin
  • China Beach for Snack
  • China Beach
  • China Beach
  • Beach Bar for a Beer
  • Bill Jr, Roger, Bill Sr, Bill Ervin and Ken
  • Beach Relaxing Day one
  • Time to go to Hotel
  • Temple Resturant and Beach Bar
  • Shark Bait
  • Looking back at Beach Bar
  • China Beach
  • Boats on the Beach can be Rented
  • Nice Swim
  • Way off shore too!
  • Cooling off!
  • China Beach
  • Me, Bill Ervin, Ken, Roger, and Bill Sr Relaxing
  • Day two Unwinding at the Beach Bar
  • Smile for Picture
  • Roger, Bill Sr, Me , and Ken
  • One of few dogs you see.
  • Hotel SUNSEA
  • Ken and Roger in front of Hotel
  • Da Nang Harbor
  • Da Nang in distance
  • Da Nang Harbor and Da Nang coastline
  • Mother with Daughter
  • Da Nang Harbor
  • Find the Buda
  • Bill Jr and Bill Sr
  • Bill Sr, new friend
  • Over looking Da Nang Bay
  • Bill Jr, Bill Ervin, and me
  • Motorcycle parking area
  • On Motorcycle along China Beach area
  • Bill Ervin Driving/Riding me the passenger
  • Da Nang China Beach