Gunny
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BRANCH: USN
DATES: 1966-1970
RANK: PO2 RM E-5
UNIT: US 7th fleet
STATIONS: USS Forrestal, USS Newport News, USS Vesuvius.
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BRANCH: USN
DATES: 1966-1970
RANK: PO2 RM E-5
UNIT: US 7th fleet
STATIONS: USS Forrestal, USS Newport News, USS Vesuvius.
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Branch : USN
Dates 19 Jan 1970; 18 Jan 1974
Rank HM3
Units: USN; USMC 3/1
Stations: USNH #59 NYC; CAMPEN, CA
It was a good experience all in all. I was very happy to leave it behind me, though.
In 1975 I became concerned that the Communist would win the Cold War. Large crowds of American where flying the Vietcong flag and burning the American flag. When the enemy can turn your people against their country; youre in trouble. I could foresee the novel 1984 becoming a reality. I had a wife, a baby daughter and good paying job, but decided I had to do something. My original plan was to join the army; I have always been interested in tanks and driving one appealed me. However, my mother begged me join the Air force and my wife threatened to divorce me if I did not, so I compromised and joined the Air Force instead of the army. My family was so certain I would die if I went to Vietnam as a member of the army. In a tanks in Vietnam did turn out to be dangerous place to be due to advances soviet tank killing technology, but a ground radar site was not all that safe either. We had a secret one in on a mountaintop in Laos that was over run; the survivors that were captured where thrown of the top of the mountain by those murdering communist bastards.
I ended up in AWACS. Any other AWACS people here.
Paulitics and Pale Rider are USAF vets. Have no idea what they did.
We did not have American troops in Viet Nam in 1975, the last combat troops left in 71. South Viet Nam did fall in 1975 though.
We did not have American troops in Viet Nam in 1975, the last combat troops left in 71. South Viet Nam did fall in 1975 though.
Branch: US Army
Date/s: 1991-1996
Rank: E-4
Unit: 111th Sig BN
Correction: 1972 I dont why I said 1975. That is not the first time I have done something like that, editec can vouch for that. I will never be professional writer, but I will never give up..