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AJ
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If you have BTDT, then I need not explain. Our Corpsman had lots of target practice!!
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We got four of these at one time. The first two and step forward and another two. One guy tightened up and it produced a rather large gash on his upper arm. Can't remember the shot that put you down for a day. You got the afternoon off in the barracks with no exertion.
Oh the fun we had!
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That and the "Gas" room... remember them well.
The latrine or the "other" gas room?
Standing in one of those long lines at Oakland Army Depot you knew your time was coming. The medics would wipe the blood off those contraptions every now and then. It amazing Hep-C didn't run rampant through those troops.
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AJ
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Remember the Yellow Shot Cards? I have two of those that are full. 24 years in the Corps and eight overseas tours and a cruise on a carrier. The Corpsman poked plenty of holes in me. The trick to getting shots in the arms was pullups. Find a pullup bar and start, then every time you saw another begin again or pushups.
Anyone remember the Gamma Golbin shot? "A "gamma globulin shot," now more commonly called an immunoglobulin (Ig) or immune globulin injection, is a medical treatment using concentrated antibodies from donated human blood to strengthen a person's immune system or fight off diseases. These injections can provide short-term immunity against certain infections, help manage autoimmune diseases by reducing the immune system's attack on the body, or treat immune deficiencies where the body doesn't produce enough antibodies on its own. ".
We hated them so much we would do anything to get out of getting them. Called the shot "Square needle in left testicle" it hurt so much. Finally "in country" they paid us in cash. You stepped in front of the paymaster to get your pay and there was a Corpsman behind you. You had to "drop trou" and he gave you a GG shot in the glut. Then hobble back to our quarters and put on PT gear and go run. After about three miles you were much better. As F4 Phantom says "Oh, the fun we had!!"
Anyone remember the Gamma Golbin shot? "A "gamma globulin shot," now more commonly called an immunoglobulin (Ig) or immune globulin injection, is a medical treatment using concentrated antibodies from donated human blood to strengthen a person's immune system or fight off diseases. These injections can provide short-term immunity against certain infections, help manage autoimmune diseases by reducing the immune system's attack on the body, or treat immune deficiencies where the body doesn't produce enough antibodies on its own. ".
We hated them so much we would do anything to get out of getting them. Called the shot "Square needle in left testicle" it hurt so much. Finally "in country" they paid us in cash. You stepped in front of the paymaster to get your pay and there was a Corpsman behind you. You had to "drop trou" and he gave you a GG shot in the glut. Then hobble back to our quarters and put on PT gear and go run. After about three miles you were much better. As F4 Phantom says "Oh, the fun we had!!"
F4phantom
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We called the GG shot the 100 stepper. Get the shot and 100 steps later you fell down. When I got mine I thought the Corpsman wasn't giving the shot. I felt something cold running down my leg. I turned around and he was really pushing on the syringe. He had just taken the vial out of a refrigerator before giving the shot.
Oh the fun we had!
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Will never forget the shot line in Oakland, one guy jumped and got a 4" gash in his arm, he passed out. Now the idiots that caught the " clap" in Vietnam had to get shots. We laughed at them.
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AJ
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Everybody has to attend and leave the party at the same time!
Posted this before. Couldn't help myself.
Speaking of the market, aerial shot of Downtown Market Tay Ninh 1969. Busy place.
Nui Ba Din (The Black Virgin mountain) in the background. I hated that rock. We lost people and helicopters on it. We owned the top and every thing around the base. The VC/NVA owned every thing in between. They could launch 240mm rockets from there onto our camp. When we assaulted the base they would hit us with mortars. When we fired back they would retreat into their caves. When Spooky (AC-47) and the big AC-130's worked out on it things would get quieter.
Nui Ba Din (The Black Virgin mountain) in the background. I hated that rock. We lost people and helicopters on it. We owned the top and every thing around the base. The VC/NVA owned every thing in between. They could launch 240mm rockets from there onto our camp. When we assaulted the base they would hit us with mortars. When we fired back they would retreat into their caves. When Spooky (AC-47) and the big AC-130's worked out on it things would get quieter.
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AJ
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I have seen areas that I felt a HazMat Suit would make me more comfortable to inspect. I will say this, that I have seen rooms in the barracks that would qualify for this during the week. Some of those boys were pigs! But come Friday morning barracks inspection their rooms were clean and inspection ready.
I got the GG shot at Clark Air Base Hospital prior to going to Bien Hoa, VN. Medic gave me the shot, and I swear I left indentations in the wooden table while holding on and bent over. After the shot the Medic asked me how much I weighed, and the next thing I know, I get another injection. Hurt like all get out.
