Viet Nam 1968

johnk

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To all you combat vets that are reading this, WE made it back to the world, We had a lot of harvest tags and tried to fill them all. We are alive. You are all my brothers and wish i could buy all a beer. thank you for covering my back,

John 1968 1st air cav
 
Thank you for for putting your life on the left line for all of us John. You have my upmost respect. May your 5O year celebration be the best one ever.

DC
 
I believe my uncle was 1st Air Cav, he was a helicopter pilot, got shot down a couple times and survived, didn't survive the last one. My dad let me read the letters he wrote a couple years ago. He sure liked war.
 
I'm sure you had their backs too johnk. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. You will never be forgotten.

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Sorry to here about your uncle, those pilots were the best ,could make the choppers stand on end They got us out of some hot spots over loaded in rain whatever never forget the sounds of bullets hitting roter blades. I saw one get shot down, time we got there all were KIA shoe in there heads . Month of may 68 2200+ GI,s killed. I,mm still glade i didint go to Canada.
 
Grate looking best frind looks in is eyes you can see he would take a bullet for you. Had a black lab puppy for 9 years died early some of me died with her 2nd saddest time of me life. If you don,t love you can,t get hurt.
I love dogs All dogs but the missing them is so SAD
 
Thanks again, There are a lot of vets out there that have a lot of history, i,m just i of the kids that am speaking out.Most of us just suck it up and hold it in. Again ,Wow Wow we made it home. well the bodies did.\
I don,t now whats the new war ,diference then our free fire zone were brown is down...

Free all inclusies hunting trip to South East Asia All ammo c rations tent lodgions and more plus combat pay. juut call 1 800 uncle sam. or GET
 
Thanks for posting. I'll add a little. 4.2 in. heavy mortars platoon ("Blazing Pipes of Hell") HHC & Co. E of 1/22n Inf. Rgt.( "Regulars By God!") 4th Inf "Poison Ivy" Div. Central Highlands around Pleiku. By grace of God, I was sent to base camp (Camp Enari) to man a 4.2 in mortar on the perimeter with 90 days left! I think in two months there we fired TWO illuminating rounds! When Tet Offensive started, I was chased out of "Sin City" where the bars and girls were located in Pleiku by MP's because of suspected VC activity and where we were was"off limits". Next day the battles around Kontum and Dak To started. I thought for sure I was going to be sent into combat, but it never happened...left the "Land of the Little People" April 1968 on a flight from Saigon to Seattle. After a leave, I finished service with 2nd AD 6/1 Armored Cav Sq. in Ft. Hood, TX. I spent my last 90 days driving apc's,recon jeeps, and M-60's on FTX's and in Tank Gunnery School...even though I ETS-ed in Sept. 1968.
I was always in trouble for writing slogans on my helmet covers: "War is good business, invest your son", "War Is Hell","The only reason the US is in Southeast Asia is to corner the lucrative Nuouc Mam market" "Save 365 c-rat boxtops and win a free trip to the states" "Surrounded: Reds on the right, Reds on the left- damn those Red Ants are Hell!" Is that lizard out there in the jungle really saying "F-you"? "FTA-Finest Training Anywhere" (or "Fun, Travel, and Adventure"), "Make Piece-NOT War" "VC-Numbah 10" "Charlie- U Suck! And the horse you rode in on!" "SHORT-30 days (or whatever I had left!)" ...just a few I remember!
 

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