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Vietnam 1970-1971
Gentlemen, I have friend that was a gunner back then any stories to add!? |
Look ‘ere Mate....not trying to sound mean....but unless you are buying the Beer....Mum is the word!
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Originally Posted by nomorehelosforme
(Post 10536545)
Gentlemen, I have friend that was a gunner back then any stories to add!? |
Those that the Viet Cong were holding up in front of them.
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Got plenty of good books to recommend but nothing to add beyond that.
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Old Dogs.....Hate to tell you this but Hollywood’s version is a bit embellished Tihere is a new film about the Battle of Long Tan you might view....tells the story from the ANZAC point of view! |
Originally Posted by Fareastdriver
(Post 10536674)
Those that the Viet Cong were holding up in front of them.
I watched it happen. |
Originally Posted by SASless
(Post 10536680)
Old Dogs.....Hate to tell you this but Hollywood’s version is a bit embellished Tihere is a new film about the Battle of Long Tan you might view....tells the story from the ANZAC point of view! Please refer to his 10+ hours of documentary on the subject. |
My friend wanted to know if any of his friends or his regular pilot are around.... Does WO2 Shake ring any bells? |
Point your friend to the VHPA web site and look for him there for starters. |
Another US military locator site
Togetherweserved.com if the VHPA doesn’t work out, |
Originally Posted by Old Dogs
(Post 10536687)
Dunno about that. Oliver Stone does a pretty good job of explaining what happened.
. Vietnam was a tragedy and we should never have been there in my view, but it’s not as simple as the ‘good’ NVA / VC vs ‘evil’ American grunts. A lot of good, brave people died on both sides. |
I checked the VHPA site.....no member listing appears for the Family Name of "Shake".
Any idea which unit the fellow flew for in Vietnam? There might be a Unit Web Page on-line that could be looked up. Odd thing....my Flight School Class began to return home following a one year tour in Vietnam....exactly Fifty Years ago to the Day. Some of us are staying in touch today remembering the old times.....and having to deal with being officially known to all as "Old Geezers". One wound up as a Squadron Commander on U-2'sin the USAF and another as a Senior Development Test Pilot on Ospreys. Twenty-Nine were killed in action during that one year tour. |
Originally Posted by JustinHeywood
(Post 10536813)
Oliver Stone is not an objective source (ever seen his laughable JFK?) Vietnam was a tragedy and we should never have been there in my view, but it’s not as simple as the ‘good’ NVA / VC vs ‘evil’ American grunts. A lot of good, brave people died on both sides. I sure agree with your second comment, though. 50,000 Americans and 1.5 million Vietnamese in a war that never should have happened. Reminds me of a few other recent wars that "shouldn't have happened" in which lots of innocent people died. |
Originally Posted by Old Dogs
(Post 10536820)
What I have seen of Oliver Stone's Viet Nam work (he served there) it is pretty well documented.
I sure agree with your second comment, though. 50,000 Americans and 1.5 million Vietnamese in a war that never should have happened. Reminds me of a few other recent wars that "shouldn't have happened" in which lots of innocent people died. are you you on some form of medication? |
Originally Posted by nomorehelosforme
(Post 10536827)
Old Dogs, are you you on some form of medication? |
Ask the French old Dogs.
Uncle Ho made a lot of sense starting around 100 years ago. Perhaps the French could pay a percentage of GDP towards restitution since their tourist income of today was financed from colonies like Viet Nam. As for isolated, rather brutal events? Going to happen anytime heavily armed late teens/early twenty somethings lose close friends and react commensurate to their age. Sad, but fact of life. |
Old Dogs,
Shot with a .50 Caliber Machine gun?
Originally Posted by Old Dogs
(Post 10536685)
Mom and two kids workin' in a rice paddy.
I watched it happen. |
Originally Posted by WhatsaLizad?
(Post 10536830)
Ask the French old Dogs.
Uncle Ho made a lot of sense starting around 100 years ago. Perhaps the French could pay a percentage of GDP towards restitution since their tourist income of today was financed from colonies like Viet Nam. As for isolated, rather brutal events? Going to happen anytime heavily armed late teens/early twenty somethings lose close friends and react commensurate to their age. Sad, but fact of life. Not sure what your last comment refers to. What heavily armed late teens/early twenty somethings lost close friends and reacted commensurately? |
Originally Posted by SASless
(Post 10536835)
Old Dogs,
Shot with a .50 Caliber Machine gun? How did you come to see that happen? It must have been a terrible thing to witness! |
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