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Don't laugh, The army trained for combat using Daisy BB Guns.
Don't laugh, The army trained for combat using Daisy BB Guns.
 
Knowing where you are is very important when you need fire support, but it is more important that the fire support crew know where you are.
Knowing where you are is very important when you need fire support, but it is more important that the fire support crew know where you are.
 
My son said that saying use to make him so mad he could scream.
 
Am I allowed to have a favorite Vietnam Story? Allowed or not, this is my favorite. You may think it is too long but it's not.
Am I allowed to have a favorite Vietnam Story? Allowed or not, this is my favorite. You may think it is too long but it's not.
 
He was the most decorated soldier of World War II and a movie star, but many do not know the rest of his story.
He was the most decorated soldier of World War II and a movie star, but many do not know the rest of his story.
 
Pepsi admits that its bottled water is just Tap Water
 
Charlie Haughey was the battalion photographer for my battalion in the 25th Division during my time in Vietnam.
Charlie Haughey was the battalion photographer for my battalion in the 25th Division during my time in Vietnam.
 
Conscientious Objectors (COs) could serve as Chaplains or Medics and op out of carrying weapons.
Conscientious Objectors (COs) could serve as Chaplains or Medics and op out of carrying weapons.
 
As the Vietnam series nears completion, I was looking for another Bobby Tony article to plagiarize and found this one.
As the Vietnam series nears completion, I was looking for another Bobby Tony article to plagiarize and found this one.
 
After Navy boot camp, I attended Tech school with half Marine students and a few Marine instructors and on ship they provided Brig (jail) guards.
After Navy boot camp, I attended Tech school with half Marine students and a few Marine instructors and on ship they provided Brig (jail) guards.
 
After my draft physical, I called a friend who joined the Air Force and hoped to work on dry land in Japan or Thailand.
After my draft physical, I called a friend who joined the Air Force and hoped to work on dry land in Japan or Thailand.
 
A Marine RVN Vet Helicopter door gunner said the Warrant officers were enlisted guys who finished boot camp, 10 weeks of Warrant Officer training and 18 month of helicopter flight training. You had to be at least 18 years old.
A Marine RVN Vet Helicopter door gunner said the Warrant officers were enlisted guys who finished boot camp, 10 weeks of Warrant Officer training and 18 month of helicopter flight training. You had to be at least 18 years old.
 
I doubt if there will ever be a robot that can calculate the value of a human life.
 
There were entertainers in all branches of the service who seemed to escape the day to day routines by practicing among buddies while recluses disappeared to read book or write home.
There were entertainers in all branches of the service who seemed to escape the day to day routines by practicing among buddies while recluses disappeared to read book or write home.
 
Lt. David Ayers is using a Mortar plot board to locate the target and develop the settings for the Mortar crew. It does not require a map -- just location of the mortar and the location of the Forward Observer.
Lt. David Ayers is using a Mortar plot board to locate the target and develop the settings for the Mortar crew. It does not require a map -- just location of the mortar and the location of the Forward Observer.
 
Coming and Going, a Vietnam Story
 
No battle field action is reported in this introduction to the jungle. Combat veterans provide the books and movies.
No battle field action is reported in this introduction to the jungle. Combat veterans provide the books and movies.
 
Little boys go to Summer Camp. Men go to Army Camp.
 
I took this photo while serving in the USN in 1967.
I took this photo while serving in the USN in 1967.
 
I visited the Army recruiter before joining the Navy to see if I could stay home as a conscientious objector but since I was not a seminary student or a member of some strange organization he suggested that I volunteer for the dangerous job of Medic and be exempt from carrying a weapon.
I visited the Army recruiter before joining the Navy to see if I could stay home as a conscientious objector but since I was not a seminary student or a member of some strange organization he suggested that I volunteer for the dangerous job of Medic and be exempt from carrying a weapon.
 
I was aboard the USS Enterprise in 1969 when another disaster occurred. I say another because almost weekly something would happen.
I was aboard the USS Enterprise in 1969 when another disaster occurred. I say another because almost weekly something would happen.
 
It does not make any difference what you meant, it is all about who does the translation
It does not make any difference what you meant, it is all about who does the translation
 
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