Right on, DMZ-LT. I spent a lot of my tour at the MACV/District compound which was situated on the South bank of the river between the bridge & the landing where dudes like Beau used to pull up their craft. (Gotta say that I really like Beau's pic of the bridge). I hated that friggin' bridge so much...the Viets used to patrol it at night, dropping grenades & firing up floating debris to discourage swimmers. Trouble was, rounds occasionally flew our way. Don't know if it was deliberate, bad marksmanship (nah, the Viets were all sureshots) or ricochets (sp?), but it was dam@ uncomfortable to be out in the compound at nite & a stray round would sail by.
The bridge was blown by Col. Ripley, USMC in 1972 to stop a NVA armored drive. I've sent him a couple of Emails thanking him for downing that piece of ^*%*. He got a Navy Cross for it. He's currently director of the USMC museum in D.C.
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