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Muster Vietnam Vets

22WRF22WRF Member Posts: 3,385
edited June 2002 in General Discussion
I was reading another thread about Seals and nam vets.
Set me to wondering how many members are Nam vets and where and when were they in county.

I Refuse to be a VictimGrumpy old man
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    I was in Nam, Made TET of 68, Back again in 71,

    I was ARMOR attached to an Infantry Outfit, 196th, They were authorized one Armor Intelligence NCO , and thats where I wound up

    If you saw the Series on TV "Tour Of Duty" the outfit portrayed there was the 196th

    LR
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  • 101AIRBORNE101AIRBORNE Member Posts: 1,252 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    9/69 to 8/70 yup, 101 Airborne - lowly buck sgt.
    Phu Bai, Blaze, Birmingham, Arsenal and the stinking valley.
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  • airborneairborne Member Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    In country 65/66 and 67/68 and 71/72. Mainly Phu Bai/Hue area. No, was not with the 101st. Operated mainly in the I Corp area, but did have a few visits to Cambodia and Laos.

    B - BreatheR - RelaxA - AimS - SightS - Squeeze
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  • LowriderLowrider Member Posts: 6,587
    edited November -1
    I was in the Army during the war ('68,'69','70) but never got orders for 'Nam. Knew lots of folks who DID go. My brother was at Pleiku, a good buddy of mine was a door gunner on Marine helicopters and flew in and out of Ke Sahn during the siege and another friend of mine spent a lot of time at fire support bases in the A Shau valley.

    Half-way wish I'd gone, half-way glad I didn't.

    Lord Lowrider the LoquaciousMember:Secret Select Society of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets She was only a fisherman's daughter,But when she saw my rod she reeled.
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  • beachmaster73beachmaster73 Member Posts: 3,011 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    USS Tawakoni(ATF-114). Summer '72 DaNang. Towed the destroyer, USS Warrington, back to Subic Bay, PI after she ran over a mine and broke her back. Turned around and spent the rest of the summer diving off DaNang for an ARVN helo that had crashed with an ARVN 3 star on board. You know how the Vietnamese are about burying the body in the home county. When we finally found the helo all they wanted was the 3 star's remains(visualize 3 months in salt water with little critters eating it up!)....the Vietnamese government didn't give a hoot about the rest of the crew. I guess some animals are more equal than others. Beach
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  • HAIRYHAIRY Member Posts: 23,606
    edited November -1
    USAF Special Activites detachment, October 67 to Oct 68, Saigon. Watched the TET attack from my apartment balcony and thought it was the Vietnamese celebrating the Lunar New Year (served in other Far East countries). Was really surprised to learn they weren't!!!!!

    It's not what you know that gets you in trouble, it's what you know that just ain't so!
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  • 22WRF22WRF Member Posts: 3,385
    edited November -1
    Guess I better put mine on on here.
    1965 9 mo. aboard the Ammunition Ship Wrangell Rearming "Bird Farm's"
    With 500# GP's, 1000# Low Drags, Napalm, and CBU's.
    A few 2000# GP's used as the early model "Instant LZ".
    1971-72 2 Deployments St Louis LKA-116, Danang, Quang Nam,
    Anphib Ops.
    1972-74 2 Deployments Guadalupe A0 32, Yankee Station Refueling Nightly
    runs above the DMZ.
    Operation End Sweep, Haiphong Harbor Mine Clearance
    Member Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club



    I Refuse to be a VictimGrumpy old man
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  • beantolebeantole Member Posts: 1,086 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    15 months with the Americal Division. Base camp was Chu Lai.
    It sucked. No George W. Bushs, Dick Cheneys, Dick Gephart, Tom Dashels, John Ashcrofts, Bill Clintons, George Wils, Rush Limbaughs were to be found anywhere.

    Bruce
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  • 22WRF22WRF Member Posts: 3,385
    edited November -1
    btt

    I Refuse to be a VictimGrumpy old man
    Why work? The goverment takes your money and gives it to people who don't!!!
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  • beantolebeantole Member Posts: 1,086 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    22WRF: Just pointing out facts. Those conservatives most gung ho on sending our troops overseas avoided military service themselves. I understand they were much too busy doing other things than to serve their country.

    Bruce
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  • grizzclawgrizzclaw Member Posts: 1,159 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I wasn't there, missed by about a year. Just wanted you guy's that went to know that I respect you. Thanks!

    Thanks, Grizztribefans@sssnet.com
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  • buddybbuddyb Member Posts: 5,395 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    SeaBees 70-71.I second beantoles response.
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  • idsman75idsman75 Member Posts: 13,398 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    CAN DO!

    I was born in '75 but I just wanted to interject that for our Sea Bee friend.
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  • whiteclouderwhiteclouder Member Posts: 10,574 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Managed to avoid it. Spent 13 years overseas at two assignments. Madrid (Torrejon) and London/Oxford (High Wycombe and Croughton). Numerous temp assignments (TDYs) to middle and near east, and Africa.

    Clouder..
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