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  Travel Da nang Tours Information Danang Langco beach Hai Van pass by local tour operator in Vietnam and Saigon.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Da Nang was the landing point of both the French and the Americans during their stints in Vietnam.
This made Da Nang on of the heaviest defended cities in South Vietnam, yet it eventually fell to the North Vietnamese in 1975 with hardly a bullet fired.
Da Nang marks the halfway point between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and was the first place to organize its own local communist party committee.
www.vietnamadventurer.com /danang.htm   (1449 words)

  
 Da Nang Air Base, Viet Nam Security Police Association K-9   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Da Nang borders Thua Thien - Hue Province to the north, Quang Nam Province to the south and southwest, and the Pacific Ocean to the east.
Da Nang Air Base was described as the busiest airport in the world.
Da Nang was the home of the 28th, 35th, 366th, and the 6498th.
www.vspa.com /k9/danang.htm   (651 words)

  
 Da Nang, RVN
It was bordered on the north and east by the Bay of Da Nang and the South China Sea respectively, and on the south by the Cau Do River.
The DVA included the city of Da Nang, Da Nang Airbase to its west, and the Tien Sha Peninsula and helicopter base at Marble Mountain to its east.
Da Nang is the old French colonial city of Tourane, and it is one of the few protected, deep-water anchorages on the Vietnamese coast.
www.civsea.org /civsea_da_nang.htm   (314 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Da Nang will continue to subsidizing tuition and accommodation for graduate students from these Lao provinces to study in Da Nang from 2004-2008 and undergraduate students from 2004-2010.
Da Nang will biuld a Vietnamese language centre on a 5,000 sq.m area in Pakse township, with the assistance of Champassak province.
Da Nang will send experts to help Sekong and Salavan provinces develop master plans on socio-economic development and assist Salavan to build a school at a cost of 500 million VND.
www.vnagency.com.vn /NewsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=29&NEWS_ID=92261   (270 words)

  
 Travel to Da Nang with our travel guide for backpackers. Includes hotel and hostel reviews
Da Nang was the landing point for both the French and the Americans during their respective wars in Vietnam.
During the American War, Da Nang was home to one fifth of all US servicepeople, making it one of the heaviest defended cities in South Vietnam.
Da Nang is a busy, industrious city -- the fourth largest in Vietnam -- yet the tree-lined centre of the city is a pretty and interesting area to wander through.
www.travelfish.org /location/vietnam/central_vietnam/da_nang/da_nang   (289 words)

  
 Da Nang - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Da Nang - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Da Nang, formerly Tourane, city, east central Vietnam, on Da Nang Bay of the South China Sea, near Hue.
1969: Disasters : AVIATION : Da Nang, South Vietnam.
ca.encarta.msn.com /Da_Nang.html   (110 words)

  
 Aftermath of rocket attack: Da Nang air base   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Even though Da Nang and the associated military complex was quite large, it was not immune from attack.
Da Nang air base in the mid- to late-60s was the busiest (and possibly the largest) airport in the world.
The air base at Da Nang was, therefore, a particularly enticing target.
home.earthlink.net /~specforces/sprocketattack.htm   (323 words)

  
 Vietnam Fall of Danang
At the time Da Nang was being shelled heavily and North Vietnamese troops had moved within three miles of the city.
At the Da Nang airport yesterday, a Boeing 727, against the advice of many pilots, landed in an attempt to evacuate some civilians &emdash; to be met by about 300 South Vietnamese soldiers, armed with rifles and grenades, who forced their way aboard the big jet.
In Da Nang Harbor, some of the last refugees to be evacuated by ship from the northern port city cling to a cargo net as they are hoisted aboard the S.S. Pioneer Contender.
www.mishalov.com /Vietnam_danangfall.html   (1282 words)

  
 phantom2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Coming from Pleiku to Da Nang Air Base I felt like the country boy coming to the big city.
I'd hit the big time more birds were being caught  in Da Nang than anyplace in Viet Nam.
The rocket attacks at Da Nang would  certainly be hard to compare with what happened to the Marines at Khe Sahn in '68.
www.sgtpleiku.com /phantom2.html   (933 words)

  
 Da Nang travel guide - Wikitravel
Da Nang (Đà Nẵng) is Vietnam's fourth largest city, and is located on the South China Sea coast, midway between Hanoi and Saigon.
The city itself has neither the atmosphere of Hanoi nor the hustle-bustle of Saigon, but has its share of sights, and is close to the charms of Hoi An and the imperial capital of Hue.
Da Nang Airport (DAD) is the smallest of Vietnam's three international airports.
wikitravel.org /en/Da_Nang   (319 words)

  
 SkyscraperCity - Da Nang?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Da Nang tops when it comes to economic reforms so expect more to come from this central city.
Da Nang — With the housing project for the poor proving to be a success, Da Nang’s authorities are hoping to clear the city of slums by 2007.
Da Nang’s authorities have recently raised its poverty net, by which a household is considered poor if it has a monthly income of less than $9 in the mountainous areas, $12 in the suburbs and about $19 in the city.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=210744   (1119 words)

  
 Da Nang, Viet Nam  -  Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
A major port and an air and naval base, it lies on the coastal railroad and on a highway formerly known as the Mandarin Road.
In 1965, during the Vietnam War, Da Nang was the site of one of the first landings of U.S. troops in Vietnam.
An immense military complex grew up near the city, and Da Nang's population increased greatly in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
www.galenfrysinger.com /danang_viet_nam.htm   (129 words)

  
 VietNamNet Bridge
Nguyen Thu, Da Nang Port general director, said the port had received 1.7mil tonnes of goods in the first nine months of the year, short of its targeted 2.5mil tonnes.
According to experts, although the city of Da Nang has an advantageous location at the end of the East-West Economic Corridor running through central Vietnam, central Laos and north-eastern Thailand, its port has been unable to attract shipments from outside the city because neighbouring provinces already have their own ports.
Da Nang Port could not truly be considered an international port until it established a quality-inspection centre to stamp the goods before they left the port, Thu said.
english.vietnamnet.vn /biz/2005/10/500346   (349 words)

  
 Da Nang pictures - Vietnam stock photos, fine art prints by QTL
The portion of the central coast around Danang is one of the most scenic and interesting of the very long country coastline.
Troglodyte sanctuary in the Marble mountains, Da Nang
Altar and Buddha statue in a troglodyte sanctuary of the Marble Mountains, Da Nang
www.terragalleria.com /vietnam/vietnam.da-nang.html   (283 words)

  
 Travel Hoian Da nang Tours Information about Hoian Danang by local tour operator in Vietnam and Saigon.
Travel Hoian Da nang Tours Information about Hoian Danang by local tour operator in Vietnam and Saigon.
In the past Hoi An has been used by the Japanese, Portuguese, Dutch, French and the large remaining Chinese community where all sorts of produce and wares were traded.
The streets are filled with the hum of voices, motorbikes and the shuffling of thongs along the ground.
www.threeland.com /hoian_danang.htm   (2270 words)

  
 Da Nang articles on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Da Nang items Ideal place for Da Nang items and other military products
Da Nang DA NANG [Da Nang], formerly Tourane, city (1990 est.
A highway junction for roads going east (to Quy Nhon), west (to Cambodia), north (to Da Nang), and south (to Ho Chi Minh City), it was a large U.S. base in the Vietnam War.
www.encyclopedia.com /articles/03418.html   (272 words)

  
 A Hoi An Christmas - photos of Da Nang on Worldisround
Da Nang - travel photos - Dec 20 - Dec 26 2002 I left Nha Trang by train to Danang.
Just south of Da Nang are a set of stunning limestone cliffs, which...
Marble Mountain outside of Da Nang is covered in Buddhist shrines like this one.
www.worldisround.com /articles/14965   (197 words)

  
 Vietnam Veterans' War Stories!: A3C James Bruce Jones, KIA, Da Nang, Vietnam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
SSgt Jensen died a death of valor and in so doing, gave up his life, won the Silver Star, and saved the lives of 25 men who were about to be blown away by satchel charges thrown by sappers in an attack on Da Nang.
A3C Jones was killed in action during a 122mm rocket attack by Viet Cong on Da Nang AB during the Christmas truce 24 December, 1965 to 31 January 1966.
The Viet Cong were not silent---they still probed the airbase and lobbed mortars at Da Nang and Marble Mountain.
www.war-stories.com /t_jbj-dab-poss-1966.htm   (1551 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The five-star Furama Da Nang resort is in the central region.
The construction of the international conference center is aimed at promoting Da Nang as a center of international conferences next to Ha Noi and HCM City, said Business Development Director Nguyen Duc Quynh.
The number of guests at Furama Da Nang resort rose 30 percent last year and is expected to grow 25 percent this year to around 100,000 people.-Enditem
www.vnagency.com.vn /newsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=30&NEWS_ID=183316   (287 words)

  
 Colby shoemake's Vietnam
Colby shoemake was assigned to the spare boat crew with U. Coast Guard Division 12, Da Nang, RVN, from 1965 to 1966.
On 17 Aug 1965 he transferred from USS Snohomish County to USS Sumner County (LST-1148), the to YR-71 in December 1965 where he continued serving in the capacity as relief relief crewman aboard nearly every cutter assigned to Division 12.
There were additional duties including Shore Patrol in Da Nang.
www.aug.edu /~libwrw/vwar/ron1/R1_1965/Shoemake/shoemake.html   (468 words)

  
 Not in Da Nang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Between the time she called and we found a place, we stayed with a friend named Roland and his friends, who included Blue Cheer (I don't think they were even using that name yet).
And I was never in Da Nang in '68, because this is where I was (someone has to forgive me for these discrepancies...
But in Da Nang, all of the love was happening on a different plane of existence.
www.jhedge.com /story/fiction/danang.htm   (1296 words)

  
 Vietnam Security Police Association (USAF): Da Nang AB, Monkey Mountain, by: Frank Lewicki, Da Nang AB ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Da Nang Air Base, 1967, first day-time rockets attack.
Da Nang Air Base, as viewed from Monkey Mountain.
I am now in touch with at lease3 SPs from Dong Ha and Da Nang.
www.vspa.com /dab-lewicki-monkey-mountain-1967.htm   (87 words)

  
 Vietnam latest news - Thanh Nien Daily   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Snapshots of Hoi An in Da Nang, Vietnam
Not only the usual sights and sounds of Hanoi, or Ho Chi Minh City, but the lesser known landscapes of Da Nang, located in Central Vietnam.
Hoi An is located some 30 km south of Da Nang, Vietnam.
www.thanhniennews.com /travel?catid=7&newsid=12304   (1470 words)

  
 Da Nang Hotels - Secure Reservations and Discount Rates on Da Nang Hotels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 Da Nang
Mickey grabbed her medical bag and ran after the others, she could see that a lot of the men had suffered from shrapnel and knew it would be a very long time before she got any sleep that day.
She wished that they could get to Da Nang with out all the bullshit of having to shot the assholes.
The young GI got quickly to his feet and went after the others; he was in shock that the notorious Warrior of Da Nang was out there with them.
www.academyofbards.org /fanfic/l/larisa_danang.html   (18432 words)

  
 Da Nang Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
Reviews and photos of Da Nang attractions posted by real travelers and locals.
Da Nang Hotels Sort Hotels by Price, Distance and Star Rating.
Founded by a group of French scholars in 1915, the museum, on the outskirts of Da Nang, houses probably the best collection of Cham art in the world.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Vietnam/Tinh_Da_Nang/Da_Nang-1483622/Things_To_Do-Da_Nang-R-1.html   (1018 words)

  
 The Center pictures - Vietnam stock photos, fine art prints by QTL
The center of Vietnam was historically the Cham kingdom, before becoming the ancient empire of Annam.
It is a distinctive region, a narrow band of beautiful highlands and coast, where people speak the langage with a heavy melodious accent.
Further south, Da Lat in the highlands, and Nha Trang on the coast are two of the most pleasant resort towns.
www.terragalleria.com /vietnam/vietnam-region.center.html   (147 words)

  
 Vietnam - Da Nang
We continued from Hue through Da Nang to Hoi An.
The landscape along the road changed all the time and was quite interesting.
Da Nang is not the "heaviest" place for a visit, but you ought to take a stop at the museum of Khmer sculputes.
oasis.fortunecity.com /labreya/9/fevie30.htm   (86 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Da Nang Diary : A Forward Air Controller's Gunsight View of Combat in Vietnam: Books: Tom Yarborough   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Naked in Da Nang : A Forward Air Controller in Vietnam by Mike Jackson
A member of the super secret Prairie Fire unit, Yarborough became one of the most frequently shot-up pilots flying out of Da Nang-engaging in a series of dangerous secret missions in Laos.
Agree with the analysis of this book and also of "A Lonley Kind of War" but the trilogy is not complete without Mike Jackson's Naked In Da Nang.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312984936?v=glance   (1461 words)

  
 Da Nang Transportation - Travel Guide - VirtualTourist.com
Tips for getting around Da Nang posted by real travelers and Da Nang locals.
Da Nang Hotels Low Price Guarantee on OrbitzSaver Hotels.
Dragon Air will operate scheduled flights insteed of some charter flights from Hongkong to Da Nang.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Vietnam/Tinh_Da_Nang/Da_Nang-1483622/Transportation-Da_Nang-R-1.html   (341 words)

  
 Vietnam Veterans' War Stories!: Da Nang Air Base; Search and Destroy (Page 1)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This is the story of the USMC's Search and Destroy mission against several Viet Cong Hamlets located near the giant Da Nang Air Base (world's busiest airport in 1965).
USMC Rifle Company conduct Search and Destroy missions at nearby Viet Cong Hamlets suspected of attacks on Da Nang Air Base of Feb. and Jul. '65, and ambush of USMC patrol.
At the moment the President was speaking, a Marine Rifle Company was leaving Da Nang Air Base in a sudden sweep of the suspect Viet Cong hamlets.
www.war-stories.com /dab-poss-search-destroy-1-1965.htm   (316 words)

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