Sgt. Mike Viet Nam Humor
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I tried to avoid those places. I had an aversion to Corpsman and large needle to fix the aftereffects!
Also I have to agree with Winston. Was lucky and never got a Purple Heart!
"Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result." - Winston Churchill
Did you catch the 1971, Christmas Day, Bob Hope show in Long Bien?
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Knew some martinets that would have thought about doing this. However, the other guys would have stood up for them.
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We had an expression when I was in "shot at and missed, s*** on and hit". Did get rocket attacked a lot. Once on guard duty about zero dark thirty something hit awfully close to the bunker. Got my attention real quick. It sounded like the rounds hitting the dirt at the rifle range.
Oh the fun we had
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I was attending a factory school for ECM at Atsugi, Japan in 1966 and there was no Christmas show. I did see the Bob Hope show at Chu Lai in 1967. They trucked in a lot of Army guys. The Americal Division built a really nice theater area. We went to see the girls.
Oh the fun we had.
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Have been rocketed, mortared and shot at............was lucky they missed me every time. No describing getting your heart started by someone shooting at you!!
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I missed a Bob Hope Show by a week in 1972. I had a choice stick around and see Bob Hope or go home. Home won out!! I did see the pictures in my Cruise Book they sent me a few months later.
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This may be unfair to those in the Air Force. But from those in the other services looking in, it sure seems that way.
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I missed Bob Hope But got the meet Miss America and her court. One girl was from Norfolk went to Granby and knew some of my friends. Was nice to see and talk to round eye girls.
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They way we were treated by the USAF was as if they were a club and we were outsiders. Have seen this in RVN, Okie and the States. So this was not just in one place.
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They wrote a book about us called "The Strongest Tribe".Standing up for my Air Force here, but if we are club the Marines are gang. Either way you need to be a member.. In good humor my friend.
Side note I couldn't find an emoji link in this new format.
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When I drove to our contact team in Saigon / MACV always made a trip to the Air Force club at Ton Son Nhut. You could pick your own steak and it was Air Conditioned and the beer was Cold.
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The British idea of a MEPS Center. I am pretty sure they still do that here also.
The O'club at TSN was very nice. I was visiting a friend at the big hospital and went to their small club that night. The nurses weren't too interested in this WO-1 in my smelly old flight suit. I should have pretended to be a visiting doctor.
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