That’s the place. I was the BDO there but it was just a title to cover the fact that the Brigade Commander wanted his own unit to play with and so I could field almost 90 effectives.
You might be able to give some of the credit to me for the mess hall as I pissed the Col. off and they made me Mess Officer in addition to BDO. Worst punishment possible but had a good NCO and so didn’t have to worry too much. The paperwork was a bitch.
Hell, I took the flare bird back to Binh Hoa the last morning there. You might have flown me.
Aside from sounding like I’m complaining it was the best assignment I had in the Nam.
Messhall paperwork really sucks if the cash collection sheet gets lost (did not happen to me).
What I remember about the mess sergeant at MACE was he really cared about troops getting the best possible chow. If people missed breakfast for duty reason, he set out a midmorning meal with signs; one said “Try Our Shabazz Steak & Take”.
There was a cartoon in our ops shack of a pilot saying “yes sir, I’ll take flares” while he is thinking “c***sucker!”
Forty five years ago....