Willie; I served in Nam ,with the 11th air assult group.1967-68 a nice place to visit,but I wouldnt want to live there....Redeye

 

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 11-Apr-01 AT 09:54 AM (EST)[/font][p]Man posts like this get me all teary eyed and emotional!!! I had a grandad who served in WWII as a tank commander. My mother's uncle stormed the beachs of Iwo Jima and was greeted by a hail of machine gun from a machine gun nest. He made it back but had health problems since then. My uncle did a few tours in Vietnam. Man some of the stories who used to tell me when I was a kid scared the ##### out of me! Those stories rattled my cage to the point I hope this nation never goes to war again. To all of the men who served this country so I might live and have a good life I thank you!


You guys have ***** bigger than Superman's!!!!!!!!!!!!!


1994 Ford F150
300-6
Highly Modified and more to come!

 

 

My great,great grandpa was at Little Big Horn. In fact he was killed there. He wasn't with Custer or anything like that. He was prospecting and went over the ridge to complain about the racket.

Semper Fi

 

SITREP here. I joined the US Army July 1964 and retired September 1985. Served one tour of duty in-country from November 1967 to March 1969 assigned to the 25th Infantry - 1/5th Mech at Cu Chi.

 

1970 - was with the 196th [ AMERICAL ] in CHU LAI worked off a base camp called HAWK HILL

 

Attack Squadron VA 165 aboard the USS Ranger CVA 61 and USS America CVA 66 during Viet Nam in the Gulf of Tonkin.

 

 

I was in Nam 69-70. Combat trucker, gun truck gun jeep and mostly tractor trailer pulling ordinance. Over 33000 combat miles in one year.

 

USN. Never 'in country'. Flying from NAS Cubi Point and RTNAB U-Tapao, Thailand. Shared the U-Tapao runways with U-2's and Buffs and on the weekends shared 'Patio' Beach with the gals from the embassies in Bangkok. Recon over Nam, Cambodia and other points of 'interest'. "Highway Patrol" for the "Yellow Brick Road" that ran up the Vietnamese Coast. Flying over and taking pictures of the NVA's invasion of Danang in 75 and the ensuing weenie roast taking place on the ground.

 

USAF service connected disabled Nam Vet HH-3E Choppers.... nuff said

EDIT: removed content that is probably just my Rant and is a Moot point now since all the Birds are gone now, and most of us are gone too.

Last I heard my Bird was doing some logging in Alaska but it is no longer Air Worthy so will never fly again

 

I don't understand. How did the website get destroyed?

 

I edited my post, the site was a reunion site and Forums for our Career field.
it's just more water under the Bridge.

 

I spent two years in the Army from 1-71 to 1-73 but didn't go overseas. I wanted to thank all of the guys who did go to Vietnam for their service. There are a lot of videos on YouTube made by guys who talk about their time over there. Some made it sound not too bad and others made it sound like a living hell. Anyone who served in a combat unit over there is a hero in my book. Thank you....

 

Just found this thread.
Navy 71-75
VA-37 USS Saratoga 72-73 Yankee Station
74-75 the Med