How many Vietnam Vets Still on this site?

[excav]

11th Armoured Calvery, RVN 68-69 I'm still here.

 

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[CaptEsteban]

11th Armoured Calvery, RVN 68-69 I'm still here.

I was with 1-4 Cav., 1st Inf. Div. & we worked with your unit a lot. I was there 69-70

 

[penzfan]

USAF 5th MOB...still here

 

[excav]

CaptEsteban, I remember being at your base camp for a short but I can't remember it's name right now.

 

[ecmo]

1st. Avaition (helicopter mech.)
18 months in country: 6-70 thru 1-72

Don

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

USN - USS HANCOCK CVA-19 1965-'66.
We supplied aircraft and bombs, for the fun that followed...!
Combat zone was w/in 3mi of shore.
Me? I played with the bombs..............(don't tell anyone...!)

 

[CaptEsteban]

Lai Khe .

CaptEsteban, I remember being at your base camp for a short but I can't remember it's name right now.

 

[excav]

Yup, that's it. I really liked the club there.

 

[Fubar]

Over the last several months, two 4th Infantry vets have contacted me, with one at the same time, and same places that I was, on this board.

I know there are Vietnam veterans still on this site - and our numbers are growing so much fewer - at a faster pace than the WWII vets did. I read one site which said that out of over 6m, there were only about 800k left alive as of now.

There are not very many left here. I've spent many years not talking about the war, and I'm pretty sure most have felt the same way about it. It is only in the last few years that I have felt it was a very significant part of my life. I still talk very little about it, just the minimal things.

After all, the nation didn't act like they wanted us to come home at all.

Anybody left who cares about it - Nam vets only please....

Welcome Home Brothers!!!

DeepseekerADS, You and I were in Nam about the same time! I arrived in Da Nang 9/69 to meet up with the LST-1166, Brown Water Navy. We were in direct support of Mobile Riverine Force Tango Foxtrot 117 and the Army's 9th Infantry Div. Oh and Cambodia, shhhhhh! we weren't suppose to be there! Can't believe after I got out of the Navy I joind the Army....That's why I'm FUBAR!!!

 

[RTR]

I'm here.Whats left of me lol. Pix taken 69 Phan Rang airbase Vietnam.After a too close for comfort rocket attack

 

[ranger11]

Well I may be a little late in responding,but I was there.u.s.n. Coral Sea cva-43 in 69/70

 

[Mackaydon]

ranger,
It's never too late to welcome you back.
Welcome Home !
Don.....

 

[SeabeeRon]

Well I may be a little late in responding,but I was there.u.s.n. Coral Sea cva-43 in 69/70

Welcome Home and Go Navy!!

 

[RTR]

69 -70,,,,,,,, 14 . S.O.W. Baby Ah yes ,the good ol days.

 

[Terry Soloman]

1/41 Field Artillery 1973-1976

When I was discharged at Ft. Jackson, in October of 1976, the bathroom at the airport was FULL of discarded dress green uniforms. Most guys opted not to wear them home. I did, and even in 1976, was still shunned, spit at, and called a "corporate killer!"

 

[TerryC]

1/41 Field Artillery 1973-1976

When I was discharged at Ft. Jackson, in October of 1976, the bathroom at the airport was FULL of discarded dress green uniforms. Most guys opted not to wear them home. I did, and even in 1976, was still shunned, spit at, and called a "corporate killer!"

And still ugly as hell! (time has not improved you a bit!) Terry

 

[DeepseekerADS]

The 4th was pulling back in late '70, and I was already in my second tour. So I was re-assigned to Nha Trang in probably December of '70. March 8th of '71 I was called into a conference with the Red Cross. I had no idea what it was about, but my maternal grandfather had passed.

I'd hitched for the second tour just to get out early, after all - I was now for the remainder in the resort city of Nha Trang. I had an apartment downtown and a woman quite inexpensively. I didn't do much military work anymore. With my prior experiences in the field, even the officers were very polite. So I had it made at the end, didn't do nuthing

And I had almost two months left there.

The Red Cross guy asked me if I wanted to go home.

"Huh"

"Well, do you want to go home?"

22 hours later I was on a plane heading across the ocean

The world sure changed and I was finally completely free. All the things I shipped home never arrived. All I had was my dress uniform, and that burned up when Mom's house burned down in '72

Came away with nothing but memories and my DD-214.

And of course now my VA Medical Card

At this point in life, that has been the most important of all!

 

[TerryC]

Well I may be a little late in responding,but I was there.u.s.n. Coral Sea cva-43 in 69/70

If you haven't checked off, you're not too late. ╦╦Ç

 

[Alre]

Still here, Phu Bai Vietnam 68-69.......................

 

[DeepseekerADS]

Still here, Phu Bai Vietnam 68-69.......................

Welcome to the brotherhood we have. You did your time too!