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Post by Swampy on Aug 10, 2014 10:08:47 GMT -5
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Post by Sir John on Aug 10, 2014 14:14:04 GMT -5
The Vietnam vets must be REALLY OLD now!
SJ
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Post by hornet32 on Aug 10, 2014 15:30:19 GMT -5
at 70 I'm fast becoming one of older surviving vets , but I suppose the key word is surviving , I was in Vietnam 9 months never a dull moment , from the Delta to the hour glass covered it all even had time to stop in a 'ho house from time to time .
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Post by Swampy on Aug 10, 2014 15:39:13 GMT -5
What's the hour glass, may I ask?
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Post by hornet32 on Aug 10, 2014 17:04:09 GMT -5
The hour glass was a battle that lasted several days prior to tet 1/01/68-1/09/68 near the Cambodian border , the Americans decided it was a good place for a firebase the enemy disagreed as it was on one of their main infiltration routes into the Saigon area, the roads made a junction there in the form of an X put a top and bottom on it you had an hour glass .
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Post by Swampy on Aug 10, 2014 17:22:12 GMT -5
Thanks - I learn something new every day.  |
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Post by jerryfmcompushaft on Aug 11, 2014 5:57:26 GMT -5
I will be turning 81 in three months. I was in Vietnam for 24 months on two different deployments. The first was when we were building up and every day was a busy day, the second was when we were drawing down and the most exciting part of each day was the cross word puzzle in the Stars and Stripes......
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Post by dontom on Aug 15, 2014 21:38:50 GMT -5
at 70 I'm fast becoming one of older surviving vets , but I suppose the key word is surviving , I was in Vietnam 9 months never a dull moment , from the Delta to the hour glass covered it all even had time to stop in a 'ho house from time to time . I am a young kid at 64, but will be 65 before this month is history. I spent one year and six days in Vietnam. I would have gotten out a few days sooner if the choppers to pick me up were not getting shot at while trying to land. -Don- Reno, NV |
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Post by hornet32 on Aug 15, 2014 22:32:20 GMT -5
You gave 'em and extra measure that and 5 dollars will get you a coffee at Starbucks , me when I went to Vietnam I had nine months left on my enlistment , discharge , even then I had to go to battalion to remind that fat ass Sgt. Major that I had a week left and where the hell were my orders he wanted to know why my pockets weren't buttoned and my sleeves weren't rolled up above my elbow I told him if I'm still here 8 days from now I'd show him why .
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Post by Sir John on Aug 15, 2014 22:50:53 GMT -5
Cranky old bugger!
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