I was at the C team a couple of times, but never seemed to do much
swimming.
The club was about as near to it as I got. I can understand the
pool
affording exercise (should be PT) to the C team and various REMF
type
personnel that frequented the compound. Howsumever, an occasional
trek acoss
the rubber plantation with me and one of my Plei Djerang yard companies
would
indeed suffice. Never happened though.
I remember being there when I first arrived and when I departed.
Any
visitations in between are lost in my memory fog banks. An occasion
in
particular was when I was DROSing. Fred Brittain, CO Dak Pek, and
I were
leaving the same time. We were clearing the C team before clearing
the SFOB.
Time for fun in the C team's O Club. Rangers were coming in to take
over the
camps, and the C Team Cdr's (LTC Merl Tullis) replacement ranger
(LTC
Campbel) was in attendance. Tullis went to bed. A very high spirited
beer can
fight ensue'd!!!!!! Ranger Campell gets one upside the head! Campbell
was
highly PO'd at Fred, who indeed was the culprit. Campbell exits
the club, so
we figure Fred is safe for the time being. All of a sudden in comes
Tullis in
bath robe uniform, with the fink Campbell (the fink) following.
Tullis asked
me what was going on. I reported that we were loosening up after
months on
our respective A camps. Further, that we di! dn't appreciate a,
non SF Q'd
guest, regardless of rank, telling us what we can or cannot do in
our club!
Tulles turned to Campbell and said, "Adams is correct, this is their
club,
you should go." Campbell turned several shades of red and stormed
out. Well,
we felt that would be the end of it, however it wasn't to be. When
Fred and I
got to Nha Trang, Col. Healey wanted to see us. It seemed LTC Campbell
figured if he couldn't persuade Tullis to haul our asses, then he
would get
someone else to do it. I got a surprisingly mild ass chewing, but
Fred, who
Healey had obviously counseled before, got an Art 15. We, supported
by lots
of Nha Trang compadres, made our presence known in the Nha Trang
O club,
Francois', Streamer Bar, and other local sundry locales during the
short time
we were there. My old gang in the 2 and 3 Shops, Felice Madarang,
Tommy
Harper, Dave Faist, and others had a lobster feast on the beach
for us where
I en! countered a rare occurrence - not being able to eat all the
lobster I
wanted. That's because I washing it down with Chianti. That was
the last time
I ever drank any of that awful red stuff.