Sgt. Mike Viet Nam Humor
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How many remember eating these? And liked them?
The 1966 - 1967 inter-squad "trade value" for the poor schmuck that got that "Ham and Lima Beans" can in his C rat's was worthless, ranging to maybe the 4 pack of Luckies if you found a non-smoker who was also hungry enough to want the ham & limas. On the other hand.... 1 can of beanie-weenies, or the "fruit cup".......as they say on TV.......priceless!
PS You asked so sorry.................still 60 years later, like ham, don't want to see lima beans if at all possible, and woe to anyone trying to put the two together and try and pass off to me.
PSS Still see P-38's around at flea markets and the like, don't miss that way of opening canned good either.
PS You asked so sorry.................still 60 years later, like ham, don't want to see lima beans if at all possible, and woe to anyone trying to put the two together and try and pass off to me.
PSS Still see P-38's around at flea markets and the like, don't miss that way of opening canned good either.
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Ham with lima beans is something that I grew up with. Scrape the fat off the top and heat them up with a heat tab. Good stuff in my book.
I have a couple of P-38's around. They do come in useful once in a while. Carry one in my wallet all the time.
I have a couple of P-38's around. They do come in useful once in a while. Carry one in my wallet all the time.
To the earlier post about falling asleep on guard duty. All I have to say is good luck trying to catching a K9 handler sleeping. 
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Knew a GI that got the clap from his “ girlfriend”, he had to get the shots. After he was cured he got it again. CO told him get it again and its an Article 15.
An interesting thing about Article 15 of the UCMJ is he was not required to sign it. If he did not the CO had two choices: Courts Marshal or drop the allegation. Don't ask me how I know. The guy needed a new "girlfriend". BTW, all Letters of Reprimand must be removed from the 201 file upon PCS.
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IIRC he “ left” his “ girl friend”. He had gravy duty as he drove the water truck. He drove to the water point filled the 3000 gal tank then drove to 3 different units and filled their water tanks. Being mechanics and around every type of vehicle guys “ acquired” a “ damaged” 3000 gal. tank, jacked it up 20’ and supported it with conex and wood. Painted it black so water got warm for afternoon showers. About the only decent thing there. Think have a pic of it somewhere.
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We had a guy that caught the clap from his girlfriend (his true love) three times. After the second the C.O. told him, if he caught it again he would NJP him. The Article would have been Article 134, Clause 2 https://www.google.com/search?q=art...0GZMp58QU12Kf9BmTKeQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8. We had to bribe a Corpsman with a case of beer not to put it in his Health Record. Luckliy he rotated home soon after that. He had wanted to marry her..........
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We had an E-5 that had been there for 4 tours and had married a LN. He ran the LN’s that worked in the company area and shops. He spoke Vietnamese as well as the LN’s. When he DEROSED he had some trouble getting his wife to the US. IIRC he got the Chaplin involved
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In the "Dark Ages" before GPS! I don't know if they still teach "Land Navigation" anymore or not.
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Actually, I meant some pretty decent guys who were the X.O.'s. And then some who were............!
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There was an Airman at Clark Air Base, PI that got the clap multiple times and he was proud of it. We told him if he continued to get it, he might not be able to have children if he got married. He didn't listen to us.
I like lima beans, with or without ham.
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Home made ham and limas is fine but the canned“ meal , combat, individual” ham and limas left much to be desired other than something else.
Once had US rations from WWI- Desert Storm but not much now. There is a guy that eats old rations and posts it online, good luck on that, lol.
Once had US rations from WWI- Desert Storm but not much now. There is a guy that eats old rations and posts it online, good luck on that, lol.
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I was having dinner with my Wife and Son and his family. We got up to leave and a guy stopped me and said "Sir, you dropped your silverware." Huh? Silverware? I looked down and there was a shiny P-38 on the carpet. I picked it up and my Son's Wife asked what it was, I smiled at her and said this Viet Nam Veteran is testing me. Sure enough he started to laugh and said my bracelet gave me away but the P-38 was a test. I dug out my wallet and handed him one. Pretty Cool after all these years.
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'66-67 Base camp was at Nha Trang #1 Housecat camp in VN. Next door to 5th SF and Jungle School. We lived in 10 man squad tents with the sides roped to the next tent so it was just one big sun shade. wooden floor about 2' off the sand so the monsoon wouldn't flood everything. Under the floor were about 50 huge rats per tent. They never came out during the day. At dark we would tuck the mosquito net under our rubber lady because with no net you'd wake up with a rat on your chest. They owned the night, squealing chasing each other bumping into things, fighting...these were huge vermin. When the mess tent burned down, there were hundreds of rats in the pallet floor hiding. We surrounded the pallets with shovels guns dogs and started dragging the pallets away one at a time. It got to the point where there was no more room and a rat would try to break out,we'd shoot him, smash him or the dogs would kill him. Spring of '67 a Bubonic Plague epidemic hit Khanh Hoa province. Rats started coming out during the day standing in the middle of our hooch sick as a dog. Then they started dying, all of them along with some Viets and maybe a few G.I.s who didn't get the worst shot the army had. I hate all rats and mice to this day. Our shower and latrine was much worse. We had water you wouldn't give your dog...
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This is somewhat funny to most as a cartoon. To me it reminds me of the worst duty that I had in the Corps. During the first Desert Storm a L/CPL was sleeping beside a M1 Abrams. They got orders to move out. They pivoted the tank onto the L/CPL and ran over him. Myself and a CWO-4 were tasked with the duty of informing his family. It turned into five separate CACO calls in about two hours. Would rather have been being shot at again than to do that!
