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The Mystery Tunnel ¹Ì½ºÅ׸®¼ÓÀÇ ÅͳΠÀ̾߱⠹ø¿ª: Á¤ Àç ¼º / www.vietvet.co.kr
In March of 1994, Lt/Col Jeannie Schiff participated in a field
investigation and excavation at Lima Site 85 (JFA 94-4L). During this
investigation an east-west tunnel was discovered in a north-south narrow ridge
line just north of the operations van. Mr. Robert J. Destatte who also
investigated the site in December of 1994 and July 1998 states "It was very low
and narrow. One had to crouch down to pass through it. It was carved through
solid rock. I am nearly certain that it was not natural."
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Now the mystery begins. The question was put forth by Mr.
Destatte "Who dug it, when and why?" Mr. Destatte continues "It has caused some
confusion. I have often wondered whether it influenced the actions of the
technicians at the site during the evening of 10 March and the early morning
attack on 11 March.
I understand that the technicians were worried about the
possibility of another mortar or artillery attack, like the one that struck
their bunker on 10 March - but did not expect a ground attack. If the tunnel
was constructed prior to the fall of LS85, it would have offered the technicians
complete safety from mortar or artillery bombardments.
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Also, the ridge above the tunnel might have shielded a rescue
helicopter trying to extract survivors from the narrow ledge outside the
cliff-side entrance to the tunnel. Thus, if Americans constructed the tunnel
before 11 march 1968, its existence could help explain why some of the off-duty
technicians chose to spend the night of 10 March near the tunnel in the area
behind the operations center. On the other hand, if the tunnel was constructed
after LS85 fell, it is irrelevant to our efforts to understand why the
technicians decided to spend the night of 10 March in the area behind the
operations center.
None of the People's Army of Vietnam or Lao participants in
the two battles at Phou Phi Thi (March 68 and Dec 68-Jan 69) that we have
interviewed seem to have known about this tunnel. We can't infer anything
definitive from their lack of knowledge, however, because each of them had made
only brief visits to the TACAN/TSQ site."
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Survivors and installation crew members were queried about this
tunnel. The replies were...
´ÙÀ½Àº ´ç½Ã »ýÁ¸ÀÚµé°ú ½Ã¼³ °ÇÃà Âü¿©ÀÚµéÀÌ ³²±ä Áú¹®¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ´äº¯³»¿ëÀÔ´Ï´Ù.:
Col. Gerald Clayton, Commander of Site 85: "There was no tunnel
under the site while we were there. There was a trench that ran along the face
of the cliff where some of the men sought shelter, but the bombing destroyed
most of it."
Á¦·²µå Å©·¹ÀÌÆ° ´ë·É(¸®¸¶-85 ½ÎÀÌÆ® »ç·É°ü): " ¿ì¸®°¡ °Å±â ÀÖÀ»¶© ÅͳÎÀº ¾ø¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ±×¶© ´ÜÁö Àýº®¸éÀ»
µû¶ó¼ ±¸ÃàµÇ¾ú´ø ¹æ°øÈ£·Î »ç¿ëµÇ´ø ±³ÅëÈ£°¡ Çϳª ÀÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ±×·¯³ª ³ªÁßÀÇ Æ÷°ÝÀ¸·Î ´ëºÎºÐÀÌ ÆÄ±«µÇ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù."
John Daniel, Survivor: "I never saw a tunnel. It wasn't there
prior to 11 March 1968. If there was one, why didn't we know about
it?"
ÁÔ´Ù´Ï¿¤(»ýÁ¸ÀÚ): "Àü ÅͳÎÀ̶õ°É ÀÏü ¸øºÃ½À´Ï´Ù.1968³â 3¿ù11ÀÏ ÀÌÀü¿£ Á¸ÀçÇÏÁö ¾Ê¾Ò½À´Ï´Ù. ¸¸¾à¿¡ ÅͳÎÀÌ
ÀÖ¾ú´Ù¸é ¿ì¸®°¡ ¾Ë°íµµ ³²¾ÒÁÒ."
Dick Grimes, TACAN installation crew: "I was super surprised any
tunnel existed."
µñ ±×¸²Áî( Å¸Ä ½Ã¼³ °Ç¼³¿ä¿ø): " ³ ÅͳÎÀÌ ÀÖ¾ù´Ù´Â ¾ê±æµí°í ¾öû ³î¶ú½À´Ï´Ù."
Keith Johnson, TSQ-81 installation crew: "I never knew anything
about the tunnel."
ÄÉÀÌÃ÷ ÁÔ½¼(Ƽ¿¡½ºÅ¥ ½Ã¼³ °Ç¼³¿ä¿ø):" ³ Åͳο¡ °üÇÏ¿©´Â ÀüÇô ¾Æ´Â¹Ù°¡ ¾ø½À´Ï´Ù."
Larry Bean, TSQ-81 installation crew: "I don't know who did it,
or when, but it had to have been after we left. Looks like hard
digging."
·¡¸® ºó(Ƽ¿¡½ºÅ¥ ½Ã¼³ °Ç¼³¿ä¿ø): " ³ ´©°¡ ¾ðÁ¦ ±×·± Ÿ³ÎÀ» ±¸ÃàÇß´ÂÁö ¾Æ´Â¹Ù ¾ø½À´Ï´Ù. ÀÖ¾ú´Ù¸é Çʽà ¿ì¸®°¡
ö¼öÇÑ ´ÙÀ½¿¡³ª °¡´ÉÇßÀ» °Ì´Ï´Ù. ±¼ÂøÀÌ °ÅÀÇ ºÒ°¡´ÉÇÏ´Ù°í ´À²¸Áö±â ¶§¹®ÀÔ´Ï´Ù."

Ronald Haden, operational testing crew: "I suppose it could have
been there and the east entrance covered by heavy vegetation, therefore hidden.
I did not explore the west side of the cliff in that particular area. Another
thought is that it may have been a deep cave and the U.S. bombing opened up the
west entrance. There is a large amount of debris below the tunnel entrance on
the west side."
·Î³¯µå ÇìÀ̵ç( ½Ã¼³ ¿î¿ë ½ÃÇè¿ä¿ø): " ÅͳÎÀÌ ÀÖ¾ú´Ù°íµµ »ý°¢µË´Ï´Ù.±×¸®°í µ¿Ãø ÀÔ±¸°¡ ¹«¼ºÇÑ ÀâÃÊ·Î
°¡·ÁÁ® ÀÖ¾úÀ»Å×´Ï±î ´«¿¡ ¶çÁö ¾Ê¾ÒÀ» ¼öµµ ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ³ª¿ª½Ã ±× ƯÀÌÇß´ø Àýº® ¼ÂʸéÀ» ±îº¸Áö ¾Ê¾Ò°Åµç¿ä." ¶Ç´Ù¸¥ ÃßÃøÀº ÅͳÎÀÌ ¾ÆÁÖ ±íÀº
µ¿±¼ÇüÅÂÀϼöµµ ÀÖÀ¸¸ç À̰ÍÀÌ ¹Ì±¹ÀÇ Æø°ÝÀ¸·Î ¼ÂÊÀÇ ÀÔ±¸°¡ ³ëÃâµÇ¾úÀ»Áöµµ ¸ð¸£´Â ¾ê±â ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ÅͳΠ¼ÂÊÀÔ±¸ ¹Ø¿¡ »ó´çÈ÷¸¹Àº ÆÄ¼® ºÎ½º·¯±âµéÀÌ
½×¿© ÀÖ±äÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
So the mystery still remains - "Who dug it, when and
why?"
The post attack photo below shows the entrance to the tunnel.
Mr. Destatte verifies that this is the location where he and Lt/Col Schiff made
their discovery.
°á·ÐÀûÀ¸·Î ½ÅºñÀÇ ¹Ì½ºÅ׸®°¡ ¾ÆÁ÷ Ç®¸®Áö ¾ÊÀº ¼ÀÀÌÁÒ. "´©°¡ ¾ðÁ¦ ¿Ö ±× ÅͳÎÀ» ÆÍÀ»±î¿ä?"
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