Tag: vietnam
member name: Ron B.
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July 15, 2008 11:43 AM EDT --
My first experience with rockets involved only one. I was in tower twenty feet high at three a.m. when it suddenly slammed the ground next to the tower. It was raining and I'd . . . more
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June 01, 2008 01:16 AM EDT --
Insurgent war is an intense,
endless version of hide and seek.
Our opponents are virtuoso hiders
but everyone knows how to play.
At least once a month,
a similar-sounding intelligence . . . more
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June 20, 2008 01:15 PM EDT --
First posted a year ago and now rewritten.
I stopped the truck and broke for lunch beneath the brilliance of a noonday sun. However, I remained acutely aware of who owned . . . more
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June 25, 2008 12:20 PM EDT --
When I received orders for Vietnam, I was immediately assigned to Republic of Vietnam (RVN) Training. The training was supposed to educate troops in a realistic environment in . . . more
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July 08, 2008 01:06 PM EDT --
Somewhere south of Bien Hoa, my first week in country, riding in the back of a small troop transport with a half-dozen other new guys. A thick morning fog decreased our . . . more
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July 20, 2008 03:18 PM EDT --
In Vietnam, it was impossible not to think about getting killed or wounded but I feared being alone when either happened. That fear was reinforced one night, after a brief but intense firefight . . . more
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