Monthly Archives: October 2009
A Short Move
I was no longer with the Blues I moved out of one of the Blues hooches on the left to the most distant one across the road. In my new AO with Roy McDonald and Robert Porter. Porter was with … Continue reading
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Charlie Troop Mail Clerk
An Offer I Could Not Refuse And I got Wheels My meeting with ‘Top’ (First Sergeant) was brief and to the point. He made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. He said my records on file, qualified me to be … Continue reading
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Time for a Change
I was to meet with ‘Top’ in his office If you are right handed, writing a letter with your left hand can be quite a chore. With my right hand in a cast, I wrote only a couple of letters … Continue reading
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AFVN (Armed Forces Vietnam Network)
AFVN was there to Support the Troops The Armed Forces Vietnam Network (AFVN) provided US soldiers with radio and television programs during the Vietnam War. They played an important role in keeping the troops informed and entertained. Pictured below is … Continue reading
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Got a Break
Broke my thumb in a Bizarre Accident It was a lazy Sunday afternoon and all was quiet except for outgoing artillery going off behind us. Staff Sgt. David Roger, and I was sitting on top of a perimeter bunker on … Continue reading
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Susan Anton
She performed with the Miss America USO Show in Phuoc Vinh 1970 Miss America (Pam Eldrid) with Her Six Runners-up Susan Anton (3rd from left) As I was reading ‘Snake Pilot” by Randy Zahn this morning, I learned something new … Continue reading
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Woodstock
As Fighting Raged in Vietnam On August 15-17, 1969, two weeks before my departure for boot camp, a group of hippies and 400,000 of their soul mates converged on a dairy farm in New York state for three days of … Continue reading
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Combat Tested Camera
Kodak Instamatic It was nothing like the high tech digital cameras of today, but it got the job done. At least sixty percent of the pictures in my blog I took with a Kodak Instamatic 104. I kept it in … Continue reading
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