How Many Viet Nam Vets Here?

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How many viet vets here

Jan 69 to Jan 70 4th Psyop battalion company A Danang

 

[Crossroads Trikes]

My hat is off to all you Vietnam vets. I know several and have the utmost respect for the sacrifice you made. I'm ashamed in behalf of our countrymen who made you objects of disdain instead of treating you as the heroes you were and are. Hat's off also to our veterans of wars since. You all do/have done a very important work for this wonderful country.

 

[Roadbuz]

I worked with the Montagnards [Yard's] for a short while [66] I wonder how many survived after we left them to the NVA... It seems from WW2 on' We tend leave the ONLY people that helped us.
To swing in the breeze after we pull out....

Bob,

I had some close friends among the Yard's....they were some of the fiercest men in battle....
We never worried they would cut and run....still have dreams about some of the fire fights we engaged in with them at our sides...I will continue to bite my tongue, knowing how they were used, abused and later abandoned.....Any of us who had the good fortune to work with them will always remember...I don't talk much about my time there..used to speak Vietnamese nearly fluent, but have forgotten much, unless I'm in a night-terror. My wife says I rattle off like a pro then. That's about all. Oh. did you know the largest population of Degars in the USofA live in Greensboro, N.C. ?

"Welcome home, Brothers and Sisters!!"

LT

 

[denboy1]

Re: how many vets i viet-nam.

In country 66-67. Thanks Agent Orange

 

[itsmf]

USMC

In country 66-67. Thanks Agent Orange

65/66--Chu Lai/Phu Bai--26th MEF

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[gwnut]

Tuy Hoa, 69/70.....Welcome Home to all !!!

 

[wayne p]

Vinh Long, 66-67. Brown Water Navy

Welcome Home Brothers!

 

[Solidbob]

Guess I've not cared to come here, but here now was with various Carrier assignments (mostly the Constellation working on VF124 Squadron planes & Hueys) and Da Nang Based as I was a PO6 A&P Mechanic for Navy Air ... and ferry pilot back to base camp which moved from time to time. Main Projects were always F4 Phantom II, F8 Crusaders and AH1G Cobras.... we put them together and the drivers sometimes brought them back or we were sent to fly them back or destroy them... always interesting, sometimes to interesting but it was my job. Luckily most of my work was under guard and on some type of hard ground when on land. I worked for LTV building these prior to being shipped to Nam from 1967 - 1969 .....

For my Brothers & Sisters that fought a much harder fight, thank you for your effort and for those that gave all....... may we never forget them!!!!

 

[fastfreddy2015]

how many vets

9th infantry div. from 67 to 68 Mekong delta. 70 % disabled, diabetic (agent orange).

 

[fastfreddy2015]

9th Infantry Div. from67/68 Mekong Delta area. 70% disabled. Still wonder why I made it.

 

[hotrodbob]

I was there in 1971-9172. My duty assignments where the 101 Phu Bai,Cav. Vin Long and Cav. Can Tho. That was a long time ago but still seams like tomorrow. Good and bad times. Lost some friend and made some. At 22 became a man. Retired from the Army in 1990. I am a very proud American.

 

[yumajb]

Brothers all

Plieku 1966-67. EOD and special weapons with the 1ST Air Commandos. I am now a warrior for peace and not a gentle man. We did our jobs and made the best of situations. Spent the last 50 years working on my stuff and working with other Vets through the VA. If you were not there, you would not understand, if you were there, there is no reason to talk about it. Welcome Home to all and never forget the true cost and sacrifices that were made and are still being felt today.

 

[mikie225]

VNVet

Tow tours in the Gulf of Tonkin 70 and 71 - Tin Can Sailor DE- 1053

 

[dtan]

GRUNT

was there in early 70-71. 9div 5/60- sept. went to first cav. worked 2,3,4 corps. grunt ,rto ,tunnellrat for a while. health issues from dioxins cancer, nueroprothy, weird sores ,malaria comes back every so often and whose ears don,t ring. glad i have the VA cant get insurance anywhere they treat me good. ya they treated us like crap when we got back i,m glad they treat the current guys better, but they don,t know why they are there. just volunteered to go. it was a trip, can,t say fun but would do it over again. they say that the war was the highlight of our lives, to an extent maybe and it never goes away but family and friends are the highlight.

 

[hunta2]

NAM

Sept 67 - Dec 68 1st Field Force based out of Nha Trang. Went through all the Tet shit and then got spat on going thru Kennedy Airport when I got home.

 

[lens2014]

How many vietnam vets here?

I was there 1972-1972 usaf 20 years retired msgt. 554 red horse..danang
no welcome home for us. 60% disability cancer agent orange.
But thanks to all those now for their service...the va finally woke up so did our nation to all of us who defended the flag.....

 

[jmhelm]

veit nam

There from mid 70 to 71. 14 mo. 20th Battalion, 588th Combat Engineers. Life member of the American Legion, also a member of the Legion Riders.

 

[don graham]

USN 66-70. First tour on USS Bennington CVS-20, aircraft carrier in 68. Decommissioned ship in 69. In 70 went to Cam Rhan Bay with Fleet Air Wing 10. Unit was stationed in Sangley Point in the PI. I rotated every 2 weeks from Sangley to CRB. VA put me in for hearing loss, Agent Orange, and Ischemic heart disease. They came back and said there was nothing in my records to show I was ever boots on ground in VN. Gone through a number of service officers and my Congressperson with no luck. The VA won't be happy til we're all gone and out of their hair.

 

[Sully]

USN 66-70. First tour on USS Bennington CVS-20, aircraft carrier in 68. Decommissioned ship in 69. In 70 went to Cam Rhan Bay with Fleet Air Wing 10. Unit was stationed in Sangley Point in the PI. I rotated every 2 weeks from Sangley to CRB. VA put me in for hearing loss, Agent Orange, and Ischemic heart disease. They came back and said there was nothing in my records to show I was ever boots on ground in VN. Gone through a number of service officers and my Congressperson with no luck. The VA won't be happy til we're all gone and out of their hair.

I feel your pain Brother, the VA stands by their three D's

Denial...........Delay............Death.

 

[chiefski76]

NAM VET

'69-'70.

 

[SEAlaskan]

USN 66-70. First tour on USS Bennington CVS-20, aircraft carrier in 68. Decommissioned ship in 69. In 70 went to Cam Rhan Bay with Fleet Air Wing 10. Unit was stationed in Sangley Point in the PI. I rotated every 2 weeks from Sangley to CRB. VA put me in for hearing loss, Agent Orange, and Ischemic heart disease. They came back and said there was nothing in my records to show I was ever boots on ground in VN. Gone through a number of service officers and my Congressperson with no luck. The VA won't be happy til we're all gone and out of their hair.

Don, you and I were on the USS Bennington at the same time, I worked on the flight deck, as a Aircraft Handler (blue shirt), V-1 Div., then up to the air control tower as a radio talker until we Decommissioned the Bennington.

Sorry to hear about your troubles.
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Butch

 

[Santaron1]

69-72 Spent three deployments to the Tonkin Gulf aboard the USS Navasota as machinist mate. Total of 27 months there. Hates off to all ashore doing their jobs. Special thanks to my cousin who never made it home. Joe L. Fowler KIA May 16,1969 and the many others on The Wall. Thanks to all our brothers and sisters who were there. Never Forgotten.

 

[don graham]

Don, you and I were on the USS Bennington at the same time, I worked on the flight deck, as a Aircraft Handler (blue shirt), V-1 Div., then up to the air control tower as a radio talker until we Decommissioned the Bennington. Sorry to hear about your troubles.
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Butch

I was in OI Dvision, Radar Operator. I still have the decommissioning booklet somewhere. I asked for River Patrol Boats and they laughed at me and said "you're never getting out of Comnavairpack". LOL

 

[Sundog29]

How Many Vietnam Vets Here

Flew two combat tours and lost friends. I was a Forward Air Controller during my first tour based in Vietnam. After my DEROS, I turned right around and flew fighters out of Thailand. I can say that I was a better person after flying combat because I better appreciated what was important in life.

 

[SEAlaskan]

I was in OI Dvision, Radar Operator. I still have the decommissioning booklet somewhere. I asked for River Patrol Boats and they laughed at me and said "you're never getting out of Comnavairpack". LOL

Yes, we both probably sat next to each other chowing down one of Navy's finist meals at one time or another. I missed out on the decommissioning booked, I'll see if I can find one for my collection, thank for mentioning it.
Butch

 

[Catfish]

68/69 Central Highlands with the 188th Ordinance, Ammunition Specialist.

It might sound strange, but I had more apprehension about coming home as I did leaving for Nam. Go figure, took me longer to adapt so the feelings were justified. The public was horribly confused, not me.

I'm a new member, but feel like I'm in the midst of old friends. ThumbUp Live well, ride free and safe my brothers and sisters.

 

[rhino 2]

68/69 Central Highlands with the 188th Ordinance, Ammunition Specialist. It might sound strange, but I had more apprehension about coming home as I did leaving for Nam. Go figure, took me longer to adapt so the feelings were justified. The public was horribly confused, not me. I'm a new member, but feel like I'm in the midst of old friends.ThumbUp Live well, ride free and safe my brothers and sisters.

Everyone that was in Nam... Left a little there..... And took a little back...
When i came home [67] I was a stranger in the same neighborhood that i lived in all my life...:Shrug:

 

[chiefski76]

Strangers

Everyone that was in Nam... Left a little there..... And took a little back...
When i came home [67] I was a stranger in the same neighborhood that i lived in all my life...:Shrug:

I recall a book that was entitled, "A Stranger In A Strange Land" - I believe many of us felt like that upon coming back.

 

[denboy1]

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[rider1234us]

welcome home

68/69 Central Highlands with the 188th Ordinance, Ammunition Specialist.

It might sound strange, but I had more apprehension about coming home as I did leaving for Nam. Go figure, took me longer to adapt so the feelings were justified. The public was horribly confused, not me.

I'm a new member, but feel like I'm in the midst of old friends. ThumbUp Live well, ride free and safe my brothers and sisters.

i wonder how many of us felt like that. I was at camp holloway during the time you were there I suppose you were on artillery hill, made a few trips there while in pleiku. I don't think I will ever adjust to stateside after the ****wad so called americans made me feel so welcome,
i want to punch anyone that tells me "thanks for your service", it doesn't seem real since now it is popular to say so. only once has a nam vet told thanks for your service and i replied f--k that, welcome home. he gave me a funny look and said welcome home, i wondered if he had really been there. all the other vets i have run in to said welcome home.