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- And there I Was
- And there I Was And there I was, surrounded, on the eve of Tet, a lone American in Da Nang, without a weapon. But the circumstances now are a little different than 34 years ago when I was lost in Da Nang after curfew. Now I am surrounded by beautiful Vietnamese women preparing my bride for our wedding. Where I am now is in room 303 of the Thuong Hai Hotel sitting on the bed. We are about a click or two from old MAG 11 and about two clicks from …
Read More - Vietnamese Opera
- Vietnamese Opera I am sure I mentioned to you Thu An had been an opera singer. The type of opera is Cai Luong and is performed by troupes who travel the countryside. They give live performances at hamlets and villages. Cai Luong has fallen out of favor as a live performance for the citified masses who now prefer pop, rock and roll and everything else modern and western. Out in the boonies, Cai Luong can still draw everyone except the young guys who would rather shoot some billiards and drink beer. …
Read More - Ugly Angels in Vietnam
- Ugly Angels in Vietnam I served three tours in Nam, first tour 67 to 68. I have attached a picture of some ugly angels. These came in to drop off some Marines from the Float. They took out dead and wounded. This is on the beach about two klicks north of the mouth of the Cua Viet river where it meets the Tonking Gulf. The water you see behind it is the Gulf of Tonkin. I was with the 3rd Mar div. 1st Amphibious Tractor Bn. B Co. 2nd Plt. My …
Read More - DaNang R&R
- DaNang R&R Hi Larry Thanks for getting back to me. I have a funny story to tell you about an experience in Da Nang. While you were at the in-country R&R center at China Beach I was also in Da Nang visiting the Navy Hospital. After my hospital visit, which was only to control a severe acne condition, I sought out the China Beach R&R center to visit you. We did meet and hung out together for a few hours. The weather was dismal as it was the rainy season with …
Read More - Milt on Watch
- Milt on Watch (Former) Sgt E5 Milton Hoch AKA "Spider" 1966-70
- Don’t Need No Stinking Armor
- Don't Need No Stinking Armor SARGE: WE NO NEED NO STINKIN ARMOR. WE DROVE NIGHT AND DAY AND WHEN WE WERE AFOOT LOOKIN FOR THOSE STUPID ENOUGH TO BE LOOKIN FER US, WE STILL HAD NO ARMOR. SF Geo
- Dong Ha 1968
- Dong Ha 1968 Sgt. Grit, Attached are some pictures i came across recently. The first 2 were taken in June 1968 while i was assigned to the FLSB in Dong Ha. The third picture is of my Basic Electronics class during 1966 I was a 2841 Ground Radio Repair. Cpl. Ken Kurkowski
- The Walking Dead, 1975
- The Walking Dead, 1975 This is the 9th Marines The Walking Dead Taken Camp Swab, Okinawa 1975 Days of Glory. We saved many lifes during EVAC, Saigon, Vietnam. Semper Fi, Cpl Birdsong 1973-1975
- Back Alley Bridge Rules
- Rules of the Game Sumitted by Gary F. Taylor 1. Start each player ( 4 total played with partners ) getting thirteen cards. This will leave two cards left over (you use the jokes as the big and little bloopers). 2. Turn over 53rd card and it will be trump. 3. Each player bids as to how many tricks he can take. Each team of partners is totaled; i.e. North bids 5, East bids 2, South bids 3, and West bids 2. That totals 12 of a possible 13 tricks. …
Read More - Who Does A Vietnam Vet VOTE For?
- Gore's Military Service or Bush? Submitted by: Loyde P. "Snake" Arender Gore or Bush? Gore .... I think that I might have seen "Gore" ALL over Nam, especially "In the Bush" because I vividly Remember A Lot of Marines saying: " There sure is a bunch of Blood, Guts, and GORE in the BUSH". (Or was that spelled Goar ? ) Hell, I don't know .... I was a PFC "grunt" .... WE didn't know shit until it had already happened. So, I guess, both GORE and BUSH were in …
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