Friend just scanned some Vietnam photos. Here's a link to them

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Nothing overly dramatic. He operated a forward radar.

http://s1276.photobucket.com/user/devsol1/library/?sort=3&evt=email_share_media&page=1

[Wizzard]

interesting,, thanks for posting. My draft number was 32 and I knew I was going,, but the war ended just before my number was to be called up. Neighbor kid I rode the school bus with went and came home in a body bag.

[The emperor has no clothes]

interesting,, thanks for posting. My draft number was 32 and I knew I was going,, but the war ended just before my number was to be called up. Neighbor kid I rode the school bus with went and came home in a body bag.

very sad ! I've always considered myself very lucky I was born in '58. Those pictures reminded me of my uncle who is 8 years older than me. He was an air controller in the Marines. Almost shot his hand off with a flare gun. He's never talked about it to me, but I'm sure it's a defining event in all of their lives. Thanks for posting.

[saddlebag]

 "I guess we all died a little in that damn war."
   The Outlaw Josey Wales

[specialdose]

    We had to duck our heads at the airport when we came back. A shame. That is why I make it a point no
matter where I am, when I see someone in uniform to shake their hand and thank them for their service.

    Thank you all my brave brothers and sisters for your service. Thanks for the pictures Britman.
   
    USAF Vietnam 67-68

[solo1]

    We had to duck our heads at the airport when we came back. A shame. That is why I make it a point no
matter where I am, when I see someone in uniform to shake their hand and thank them for their service.

    Thank you all my brave brothers and sisters for your service. Thanks for the pictures Britman.
  
    USAF Vietnam 67-68 QUOTE by Specialdose

I agree.  When I came back from Korea in 1954, I was ignored. ............ The veterans of the 'Nam war had it even worse. LBJ with his micromanaging and the imbedding of TV people, resulted in  the facts of War brought home. Misinformed people took it out on the wrong ones, while the pols got off scott free

Here is one of many pics that I took in Korea in 1953.  This artillery group was close to my medical outfit.  I saw no combat, in part, thanks to these GI's with their 155's.




 
  
 

[Patrick]

Yep, what SD said. We were yelled at and some were spit on, which was a shock. Many of us were there for what we thought was a good reason. I haven't believed anything our government has told me since, I question everything. Even if I wore a field jacket once back home I was criticized, to put it mildly. I had more fights then than when younger.
A friend in HS was the first one I knew that got killed over there. A year out of HS and he was gone. Many more fellas [ and even a gal] I knew or got to know that went there didn't end up going home breathing.
Anyway, I haven't looked at those pics. Probably won't.
I know guys that have or want to go back and look around. Not me. Screw that place.

[PharmBoy]

I'm with you Patrick.  I was old enough to know better than to join.  However, I received my draft notice on my 26th birthday.  I went because I knew that was the only way that I would ever be able to live the rest of my life in the land that I loved was to spend one year in hell.  And that it was!  Spent all of 1968 with the 4th Inf. Div. over next to Cambodia. Didn't take many pictures and all those were slides.  Only got that box down once.  Got a little medal out in the field.  Captain pinned it on the dirtiest fatigue jacket you ever saw.  I left it at Mom's house and never looked at it for over 40 years.  I was no hero, but I sure did serve with some.  I thank God most every day for my safe return.  When I got back to the USA I swore that I would never leave again.  I almost kept that promise, ate Mexican food in Juarez one night. It was a senseless war which we won in spite of LBJ.  After TET, which we won, the politicians in Washington gave away all the gains that we had given blood, sweat, and (yes) tears to win.  Hope no one wonders why I have such a low esteem for Democrat politicians and draft dodgers...Jim

[RP#62]

interesting,, thanks for posting. My draft number was 32 and I knew I was going,, but the war ended just before my number was to be called up. Neighbor kid I rode the school bus with went and came home in a body bag.

About the same here, my number was 20 the year they discontinued the draft.  Had a lot of friends that weren't as lucky.



-RP

[Master Blaster]

Was in the Delta, flying Cobras with the Cav.  Some really bad areas down there, and even though it was denied, we covered Laos and Cambodia.  The guys that were flying the OH6 scouts had balls as big as busses, unbelievable some of the things they got into. We had one scout pilot that had been shot down 5 times, he was on his third tour.  At the end a whole bunch bought the farm due to rules of engagement.  If you found the baddies, you had to get permission from the states to take them out, and that took a couple of hours.  By then the situation was changed drasticly, and not in our favor.  We were barred from shooting unless we were being fired on so heavy that that was the only way to break contact.  Absolutely micro managing taken to the limit that killed a bunch of good guys.

[Valk-Obsessed]

"I know guys that have or want to go back and look around. Not me. Screw that place."


That's pretty much how I feel about Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan....