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HQ Btry 1/13

By: Doug Lennon

The black market had a lot of the MPC in their hands so it was time to change it. It was in 1969 and we were stationed at a little outpost just outside Danang. We knew a lot of the girls in the surrounding Vills had a lot of MPCs from a little boom booms. So myself and 2 of my buddies decided we would go out to the bills and tell the girls we would take their MPCs and exchange them for 50 percent. Our idea was good but we had to find out a way to get off the base. The Guards wouldn’t let us out the front gate , so we decided to sneak out of the base, but it was surrounded by contstitena wire so we had to find a place where there was no trip flares. We managed to get out OK but I ripped the ass out of my fatigues on the way out. We got to the Ville and told them our plans. One of the Papasans didn’t like it. We told him 1/2 is better than nothing. He finnaly agreed and us three nuts headed back to our base. We couldn’t find the opening where we got out. While doing this a jeer was coming down the road shining the spot light. They seen us and stopped (thank God they didn’t shoot us). They loaded us into the jeep and took us into Danang. There they put each one of us in what looked like dog cages. They called our unit and told them to come and get us. Un be known to us the phone call was answered by a Corporal and he told them he was a Major and he would be right there. After about an hour one of the MPs let us out of our cages and turned us over to the “Major””. When we all seen who it was, our buddie had a cover on with the Major insignia on it, we had all we could do trying to hold our straight faces.We made it back to camp and when the keep came through the gate, the guard stopped us and saluted the Major. We all had a good laugh and we kept the end of our bargain and gave the Villes Papasan his 1/2.

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Comments

Russ - June 16, 2020

Fatigues? Cpl impersonating a major? Jeep driving around at night w/ a spotlight turned on. Doesn’t pass the sniff test. (Although it does smell).

Bill Ashworth - June 16, 2020

You took the words right out of my mouth we always called them utilteys I wan in from 1954 to 1964 Semper FI

Harry - June 16, 2020

I was thinking of the exact same episode! I think it was Major Winchester.

Mick - June 16, 2020

Danny Gun Six, actually, it is Military Payment Certificate, still got some. Semper Fi.

Mikey - June 16, 2020

Really? Fatigues? A Jeep? A Jeep with a spotlight? What was exchanged for the black market MPCs? A corporal impersonating a major? No reference to the Great Pumpkin?

Andy Anderson - June 16, 2020

This newsletter seems to get curiouser and curiouser every week.

Steve - June 16, 2020

There was an episode of MASH on TV exactly as described here except the person was A doctor doing this.

Danny Gun Six - June 16, 2020

His way of speaking and describing his activities seems far fetched. I don’t believe a word of this. MPC is just what it is, Military Payment Currency.

mike redmond - June 16, 2020

BIG RAT another want to be !!

Chuck - June 16, 2020

Amen brother, I smell a rat.

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