Vietnam Vets-When & Where

[cpt-t]

Rustyt1953: ((( YOUR IGNORE LIST )))
I dought you ever had one of your close friends turned over by the arvn unit he was an Advisor to, too the NVA. And to witness first hand just what they did to your friend. And you also knew his wife and children. What do you tell them.
I dought you ever had one of your people have his R&R money stolen by the arvn`s. That were supposed to be guarding our personnel gear. And have His Wife already in Hawaii waiting for Him.
I dought you ever flew a Huey at night out to pick up some US wounded only to find the life support systems and first aid packets and kits had either been pilfered or just completely stolen by the arvn`s that were supposed to be guarding our Huey`s.
I dought you ever were out with a arvn company and make contact with a large NVA unit. Only to have the arvn unit run at the first shots fired and leave you and your unit there to fend for yourselves. I never seen a arvn unit stand and fight, not one time they always ran. These are but a few things I seen the arvns do on a regular basis. And they always lied.
Rustyt1953: You and I seen two completely different Viet Nam`s. I personally never seen an Air Conditioned, mess hall, px, movie theater that sold popcorn, barracks, putting green, or a swimming pool on any of the Army Fire Bases I ever worked out of. But you guys had this an much more and you took it for granted. We hated and despised the arvn`s and you guys could never understand that. You and I lived in two completely different Worlds in Viet Nam. I still dream about mine and I dought you do. We had much more important thing to be concerned about than worrying about passing a urinalysis test.
So just to be very blunt I think you know just what you can do with ((( your pathetic little ignore list ))).
ken

 

[0849]

cpt-t and Rustyt1953,

Thank you both very much for your service and welcome home!

As a forward observer doing double duty with a secondary MOS of interrogator/translator (was sent to the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA just before assignment to Vietnam, have no idea why I was selected for that), and having some self direction capability in between operations in RVN, I (not sure if fortunately or unfortunately) got to see the best and worst of many on all sides. The way I look at it, I was very patriotic and did what needed to be done within the limits of my own moral and ethical values.

The sum total of it was that - all of us served - in varying capacities and seeing people from different perspectives, did what we needed to at the risk of our own lives. I personally brought home two nice gifts in the form of two different cancers resulting from extensive exposure to the dioxin/agent orange. Could there have been better ways to clear jungle hiding places than napalm and agent orange, maybe. But as the saying goes, it is or was what it was. I was proud to serve regardless of the consequences.

I do not know a lot, but one thing I do know is that we as veterans should stick together and not fall into the divisiveness that some of the country is falling victim to now.

Just my $ .02

Former Sgt, USMC, RVN 69-70

 

[Arm]

Tuy-Hoa then Pleiku 1966 4TH ID 6/29 Arty HQ Svc btry.

 

[BigBoy99]

I was in the AF from 67-71 and was assigned to NSA (National Security Agency) pushing paper. I volunteered to go Viet Nam several times but they wouldn't cut my 4 yr. short!

 

[vonn]

Everyone took orders from someone. Where,when,what,how high etc. Every function of the green machine is needed and deserves recognition. Some got lucky and some didn't ,all served. I have never known any two vets that had the same story. Paid your dues.

 

[brayhaven]

Interesting thread here. Good to see all you guys made it home.
My dad was a navy flight instructor and my uncle was an Air Force general. When I went in the army, they both asked me what the hell I was thinking.
Infantry Platoon leader in Americal division out of Chu Lai for a time. Then was advisor to remote local & indigenous fighters with MACV inland II corps.
Welcome home guys!!
Greg