Would you buy this story?

[dontom]

"Someone told me that while in Viet Nam they purposely got lost in the jungle, ended up shacking with a mama-san and avoided any combat and spent all his time getting stoned. When he decided to come back 6 months later he told them that he had gotten lost in the jungle. He somehow got an honorable discharge and went on to become a very successful and wealthy lawyer."


Well, if somebody told you that story, would you believe such really happened?

-Don- Reno, NV

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[jerryfmcompushaft]

In a word - NO.

[Swampy]

Of course not - how could he afford to pay the mama-san for such a long period of time?

[mcnoch]

No, but I remember that the French Army discharged a number of similar "drifters" during the Indo-China War just to get them out without any further efforts and trails, they were seen as a burden for the troops in any aspect.