How Many Viet Nam Vets Here?

[Pgnman]

Tay Ninh '69 1st Cav 11B40 ... WIA 9/69
'Shake n Bake'

[Trikindan]

69 - 71 USN IC on a Mine sweeper. Never saw combat. But a tall salute to all that did. You were HEROES because you were fighting for AMERICA and following orders, without questioning our Governments reasoning. You were soldiers, there to do a job, and you did. Many paid a high price, made the ultiment sacrifice for what we were told was right. NO REGRETS....We were Soldiers!!!!

[harlin]

Thailand 69-70,if that counts ! USAF Ubon assigned to Spectre ( AC 130 Gunship) Autopilot service.Disability (agent orange ?)& all th issues. BUT Still Ridin !!

[JetDoc]

Vietnam era vet here. Active duty US Air Force from 1967-1988. Sentry Dog/Military Working Dog handler. Passed through Vietnam on the way to Thailand in a C-141 full of dogs and handlers.

[rld346]

1st Tour: 1965-66 1st Bn 9th Mar (0311) & 3rd Recon Bn
3rd Mar Div Da Nang area


2nd Tour: 1970-71 326th Med Bn (100BD) 101st Abn Div
"Eagle Dustoff" Camp Eagle

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Thank You All for your service.

[Chappy KC]

Blue Water on the USS Ranger CV-61 from 71 - 74. Made 2 deployments over in that Tonkin Gulf.

[rider1234us]

pleiku camp holloway jan67-dec70 avel then 614th mt.co. attached to 604th

jan 69-dec 70

[JetDoc]

Thailand 69-70,if that counts ! USAF Ubon assigned to Spectre ( AC 130 Gunship) Autopilot service.Disability (agent orange ?)& all th issues. BUT Still Ridin !!

I was at Ubon in 68-69. Did you get your Agent Orange claim processed through the VA?

[TnTrike]

USMC '68-69 Quang Tri 3rd Marines 12 BN Artillery.
Turned 21 there, had C-rations Peaches and Pound Cake for my birthday.

[Scratch]

Beanie Weenies rock...

[rider1234us]

I was at Ubon in 68-69. Did you get your Agent Orange claim processed through the VA?

they told me my tremors which a lot of times are more like earthquakes were not due to their poison, but they are trying to fix me with this dbs operation.

[aj-john]

I did not serve "in country - Vietnam" but I did make 9 patrols and a mid-shipman cruise on two different FBM missile subs during my 6 years, '71 to '77. I did see all the refugees on over-crowded boats heading to the tent cities on Guam from April through November '75 when we were switching crews in the place where America's Day Begins! Fortunately I am friends and ride with a Vietnam Vets that did serve "in country." God Bless You All! There must be a purpose for all of us that are still here despite the disgraceful treatment we all recieved on our return to this great country.
Despite those morons, God Bless the USA! aj

[ray6576]

I served in Viet Nam Jun 69 to Sept 70 in two units. The first was the 42nd IPSD attached to 1st Bde, 101st ABN and then 101st Admin Co.

[sgtmitch]

Thanks to all for your service. It's a disgrace the way you were treated when you arrived home. I can't believe something like that would have been possible. Protests directed towards the government over the war maybe, but spitting on and disrespecting our soldiers is unacceptable. You guys laid down your lives for those people, and would have whether it have been in Vietnam or another Country or on our home soil.

I know there was a great deal of misinformation going on with the media. I've read about the Jane Fonda issues which I'm sure added a lot of fuel to the fire. I've only met a few guys who went multiple tours or actually wanted to go back, and I think for them it was mostly out a sense of service to their fellow soldiers.

I was born near the end of the war so I wasn't old enough to know anything at the time.

My dad was a staff sgt and spent some time in the 82nd airborne and I believe the ninth infantry, but I'd have to check with him again on that. Whichever infantry it was, I know he figured he wasn't coming back, when they sent him he said that infantry was at 140% casualty. He served on the Mobile Riverine at "snoopy's nose" near the Mekong Delta for awhile, as well as some other places. He was there for one tour from '67 to '68.

I have all the respect in the world for you guys, and for all of our service men and women before then and since then as well. Thanks for your sacrifice and your service.

Ride safe.

[Ayatolla of Rockin' Rolla]

We Wern't Fonda Hanoi Jane !!

[Sully]

here's her Wall...... with no need to flush.

[FuzzyWuzHe]

here's her Wall...... with no need to flush.

Now that's funny

[Ayatolla of Rockin' Rolla]

Ahhh,, Very Apprapo, Fuzzy!

[antonio-c]

I was a Bombardier-Navigator in an A-6 Intruder squadron, Attack Squadron-75 (The Sunday Punchers), on the USS Kitty Hawk in 1967 and 1968. Flew many many missions over North Vietnam at night and in crappy weather (The A-6's forte). Most of these missions were single plane flights. The most exhilarating flying I ever experienced. I can say that because I survived to come back, four of my friends did not come back, just disappeared into the jungle never to be found again, one of the dangers of single plane flights.

For the most part, we were NOT welcomed as heroes or anything else when we came home. If we were lucky, we were not recognized. Some folks had earlier ran away to Canada but that was not my make up, I had signed on years earlier to do a job and, when it came time, I did the job. I am happy to say I did not know anyone who ran off to Canada. My pilot, Gerry, and I were proud to have been able to do what we had trained to do for all those years.

We both agreed that the war was totally stupid, both in being and in execution with no actual goal as to the end game, but that stupidity was not our job.

Thanks for listening to me rant...