Our guys did not adjust to it very well. After a few months of DAHC duty, 12 hours per day for 30 straight days without a day off, it would break us down physically, mentally and emotionally.

     With the stress we were placed under by providing security at the DAHC, a few trouble makers among the mob got "attitude adjustments" from the Military Police during their stay at the DAHC center... we let them know that we just wanted to do our part to help them with their rehabilitation and to shorten their stay in stateside incarceration. However, most of the GI's who went through the DAHC were too sick to cause trouble and were truly strung out on the drugs.  It was the saddest scene any person would ever want to endure or witness; but worse, they were our own guys - not the enemy!

      I finally got an opportunity to drive for SMG Donald Tomooka & LTC Robert Ciolek (95th MP Battalion). I also sub'ed as a driver for COL Hiram "Thor" Daniels, Commanding Officer of the 89th MP Group. However, had to go back to the DAHC when they were base-bound.

     I was with the 300th MP Company that was deployed to Long Binh to provide security at the US Army Drug Abuse Holding Center. Prior to that, we were with the 23rd Infantry Division "Americal" based out of Chu Lai. We worked various assignments in I Corps including line duty, escort, patrol, CID support, etc. Probably more dangerous work, but we had a lot of freedom to operate within our assigned duty areas up north once we were on the road. Being transferred to USADAHC was the worst duty we could have received. It was like we were incarcerated at the DAHC rather than the "patients" we had to guard. Any one of us would have taken any assignment to get transferred out of that damned place!

SP/4 Ronald W. Denbow, 300th MP Company, 95th MP Battalion, 89th MP Group, 18th MP Brigade, July 1971-March 1972.