Sgt. Mike Viet Nam Humor

[AJ]

Malaria killed thousands during the construction of the Panama canal but there are other things to worry about in a fire fight.

As for the Army mess hall in Tay Ninh, powdered eggs and powdered milk are not very good.

In our chow hall there were bowls of salt tablets and malaria pills on the tablets for us to take. Some did and some didn't.......I just got lucky I guess.

 

[Greyman50]

Our Company had formations where Everybody took the ****** malaria tablets.
Best " mess hall" I ate in was the Newport docks in Saigon. They fed the merchant seamen from all the freighters so it had to be good. Next was an Air Force club in Tan Son Nhut where you picked the steak you wanted. Also had a real sandwich bar with stateside bread!

 

[F4phantom]

Our Company had formations where Everybody took the ****** malaria tablets.
Best " mess hall" I ate in was the Newport docks in Saigon. They fed the merchant seamen from all the freighters so it had to be good. Next was an Air Force club in Tan Son Nhut where you picked the steak you wanted. Also had a real sandwich bar with stateside bread!

We got extra protein with the salads, they had a lot of bugs and worms in it. Oh the fun we had.

 

[TucsonTacodog]

Our Company had formations where Everybody took the ****** malaria tablets.
Best " mess hall" I ate in was the Newport docks in Saigon. They fed the merchant seamen from all the freighters so it had to be good. Next was an Air Force club in Tan Son Nhut where you picked the steak you wanted. Also had a real sandwich bar with stateside bread!

Must have been the officer's club.

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[AJ]

Must have been the officer's club.

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Not necessarily any Air Force Chow Hall that I ever ate in was better than a lot of diners in the states. Ate at GunFighter Village at Da Nang every chance we got.

 

[Greyman50]

Must have been the officer's club.

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No, not the "O Club"just an Airmans one and it had AC too.

 

[AJ]

Have seen boneheaded mistakes like this before. Usually the junior troops end up paying the the Co's faux pas!

 

[AJ]

The boys in EOD have had their brain housing groups rattled a few times to many!

 

[Retired W4]

A pound of C-4 will blow out those candles. I wouldn't stand that close.

 

[Kevin J.]

He is not wrong. With said mine were always kind of a mess. Us K-9 guys blamed it on the dogs and the kennel work.

 

[AJ]

One man's garbage is another's filet mignon.......... Saw this in RVN and a few other exotic areas of the world.


Gentlemen, You are on your own for about two weeks or so. My Supervisor (read Wife) has told me we are going to Pa. for that duration.

 

[Kevin J.]

It's kind of overcooked but when in the "field" we had to make do.

 

[pmanton]

There are a number of ex Army Warrant Officers here. I'd like to share my CWO belt buckle. It's heavy brass and very well made.

 

[F4phantom]

My uncle served in Europe during WWII. He was a tanker with Patton's 5th armored division. My uncle and his brother (my father) would go fishing together a lot. When my uncle wanted to shave he would rev up the outboard motor and get the hot water from the water cooling the motor. I guess old habits were hard to break.

 

[CalifEd]

It's kind of overcooked but when in the "field" we had to make do.

What, Sporks were left back at the club?

 

[F4phantom]

Maybe this is why only the Marine Corps was the only service to make its recruitment numbers.

 

[Retired W4]

Young aviation Warrants in the making. We all have those big smiles on our faces then. Just wait another 10 months.

 

[Model 19 6"]

Did I miss something, have not seen any new posts?

 

[Retired W4]

AJ is out of pocket. Postem if you gotem. Smokem if you gotem, if you prefer.

 

[F4phantom]

It always seemed that you needed something to spice up the food. Well maybe not the Air Force.