After my six months as a Mobil Advisory Team Leader up along he Cambodian boarder, IV Corps, or the Delta, I was up for another assignment, so since I was living on about ten bucks a month, saving for some schooling later, asked for another field assignment. So went way south deep in the Delta, along the edge of the U Minh Forest, as a captain on a District team. The Major there soon went on a leave, but had some illness, and due to the draw down, did not return. So, I was OIC of our two man team, I and a SFC. When the Vietnamese would go out on operations, I would tag along, and SFC Tom C would remain back at our compound, as my radio really. Late in my second six months, a new Major was assigned to my district, I being a Captain. I was pretty used to doing things my way, and he was pretty straight, so I didn't really like the new command structure. But I was soon to rotate back to Bragg, so we did not work very long together.

Here, were are out on an op, but as you can see, with all the kids standing around, there was no risk or hostile's in the vicinity. I am with the coconut, and my Buck General infront of me. I had a custom sheath for it.

All the best, and stay safe. SF VET
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Thank you for your service.

Dad took a similar Buck knife to Vietnam, as well as a Case XX folder. The Case, being CV, rusted up pretty bad, but the stainless Buck didn't.

To this day, he won't have anything to do with Case knives, even though I have tried to explain numerous times that it was the composition of the steel (CV vs. Stainless) that made the difference, and not the manufacturer.

He will remain a loyal Buck Knife fan until death, and hasn't owned any other brand since his return from VN in 1970.

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better pic of Buck in Sheath.

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Greetings, Thieu Ta. Looks like all is calm at that moment. My time in IV Corps was in the Northern part supporting what was left if the 9th ID and ARVN's. Later for 5th GP HQ and some MACV folks. Nice color photo.

thanks for everybodys service there,spent "69" there myself. terry

Ah, the ubiquitous kids. When I was on convoy escort, we never knew where we were going till we were at the gate, and the commander filled us in. When we got to the rally point and the grunts were getting off the trucks, the kids were already there, selling Cokes, candy, and cigarettes. Nothing ever happened, but I always figured if the kids knew where we were going, so did Mr. Charles.

Green coconuts! the best for drinking, and they have the great "jelly" inside. It looks like that is what is being scooped out with the knife in the foreground. Nice Buck Knife too, thanks for your service!
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I have never seen the fascination in Case knives. Some of them are pretty, and they do kind of make me reminisce of times long gone, but I have never handled one I didn’t see some imperfection. After nearly losing a finger or two several times of the years I have no use for a non-locking blade. Give me Buck any day over a Case.

Thanks for leaving the Army in great shape for me. I never carried a Buck in Afghanistan but I so wished I would have. I carried a few different knives in theater. One was an extremely cheap large S&W that was extremely sharp and lightweight. No doubt it is the best knife under $6 I ever bought. It may be the second best knife under $20 I ever bought.

As a five-jump-chump, AIRBORNE, I used to laugh at a lot of the “Back at Bragg” guys. So much that I got a LT doing it to mock the platoon daddy in a parrot voice. Just imagine a parrot saying, “Arr, Back at Bragg, Back at Bragg”.

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My Vietnam knife was a 3blade Stockman. I didn’t need belt knife, had Kbar. Only knife in supply was the tread plate GI folders. Had my dad send me the Stockman which I still have. I was on FB Dragon when mail caught up and package with knife had 2 Gouda cheese that had spoiled in the heat. As much as that knife was cleaned to this day you can still get a whiff of rotten cheese from 50 yrs ago.

The kids always got to me. Amazing how they could get through the rolls of wire to sell you a warm coke. I got these out of my album. This guy wasn't selling. He was hustling C-rat cigarette from us. The other group photo is of his current home. An orphanage. We were using the road next to it as a wait around assault strip. I took more pictures that day, but I think these two say it all.

On a lighter note, notice no cockpit doors on the Huey. They only added weight and did not stop AK rounds, or anything else for that matter.

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I thought this thread was going to be about a brigadier general.

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Is that like a Buck Sargent?

That was my thoughts. You have a buck private, which is the lowest private rank. You have a buck sergeant, which is the lowest Sergeant rank. seem like a buck General would be the lowest General rank.

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We had a Sergeant named Buck. So even with 5 stripes he was a
Buck Sergeant.... or Sergeant Buck?
He administered my test for NCO after the MSgt said I was worth keeping around. '67/4017CCTS

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