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This site is not dedicated to anyone, but inspired by the men of 3rd batallion 4th Marines, 2nd batallion
7th Marines and the CAG unit in Phu Bia. It is nothing more than me expressing myself through opinions,
past experiences in my life, and me just rambling about my past. Some will think it controversial. Others may
even find it hateful, un American, maybe even outrageous. I like to think of it as interesting.
Vietnam was a big part of my life in the 60's. I fought in the war. I protested
against the war. In 1995 I went back to Vietnam. I wandered from Ho chi min city to Hanoi. Amazing experience!! 40 years
later we still argue ,did we win or lose? Was it right or wrong? That discussion will never be finalized. I hope to
not get to deep into that aspect of Vietnam. My goal is to tell through pictures and other means what I experienced
in Vietnam. Patriots, protesters, and everyone else try and leave your prejudices behind. Look if your interested,
or hit the back button if, this isn't your thing.
The pics page is password protected. The only people allowed to view this will
be those that I give a log in name and password to. To get access Email me at easy728@hotmail.com.
Any help in identifying the individuals will be welcomed and appreciated.
Pics page
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My favorite book about Vietnam
The Cat From Hue is filled with bizarre stories of unexpected human behavior, of famous
names and of unknown soldiers of the worlds of the American grunt and the Vietnamese civilian,
of incredible humanity and courage of corruption and cowardice, and of the personal price of survival
and sanity. Along the way, it clarifies the history of that murky war and the role that journalists
(some of them as crazy as they were brave) played in altering its course. Finally, the book
offers a secret to survival for those who still struggle, as he did, with the demons of Vietnam.
My favorite movie about Vietnam
When Le Ly (Hiep Thi Le) remembers her home when she was a little girl she remembers it
as the most beautiful village in the world. And it certainly appears to be. We see an almost idyllic life of hard work and spiritual joy. Then the French come to Vietnam to fight a war, but it still seems to affect the village
little until some Vietcong come to recruit soldiers. Their simple appeal for national unity wins
the sympathy of village for Vietcong. Against her father's wishes, Le Ly's mother sends her two
sons to fight with the Vietcong. That sets into motion a course of events that will shape the next
forty years of Le Ly's life. The South Vietnamese army suspect Le Ly's family of
sympathies
with the North and arrest and torture Le Ly in some extremely harrowing scenes. Le Ly's mother bribes
the South Vietnamese officials to release Le Ly only to see her arrested by the Vietcong for suspected
complicity with the South. The Vietcong, she finds, are little if any better than the South Vietnamese
government. A short stint as a servant in a rich household leaves her pregnant and penniless, and
she must turn to the streets of Da Nang to earn her living. Eventually she will fall in love with
an American soldier who will marry her and take her to California where her life's tragedies will
continue. Perhaps there is where the critics are disliking the film since the American household
melodrama falls into cliche, but even there it is the tragedy of the war that pursues her.
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| Operation Hastings |
| My weapon of choice |
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| M60 |
| We wore our pin proudly |
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| Operation Meade river November 1967 |
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| Hanoi Vietnam 1995 |
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| Yes! I bought some hats. |
| The building of the tunnels |
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| Me crawling out of the tunnels 1995 |
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| Amazing experience |
| Me with NVA soldier who fought against us Hastings |
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| Pic from 1995 tour |
The CAG village near Hue
| My CAG village 1968 |
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| One of our house boys |
| The same CAG village 27 years later |
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| I was looking for the boy |
| This happened in 1995 on my return to Vietnam |
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We fought, some died, some were brave
some weren't, we were scared, we did right, we did wrong, but mostly we were just kids growing up and becoming men.
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