Hello M.
We are all old men now, in my case 69, and many will say that’s not old in today’s world, but I speak of people who were old before their time when in their youth, and for whom true and...
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Hello M.
We are all old men now, in my case 69, and many will say that’s not old in today’s world, but I speak of people who were old before their time when in their youth, and for whom true and...
Papier Bataille.
“The jungle is neutral as it treats everyone who enters with equal hostility, you, Charlie, every fu*ker, for all humanity is its enemy.
Finding a route through jungle at times...
Hello Frei.
Although I read many of the short stories posted on the forum I refrain from commenting on the writing of others as I am not qualified to do so. However, as this story of yours cries...
Femme de Guerre.
"Goddamn it, that round near tore my fu*king head off! Remind me to kick the crap out of that replacement, the stupid fu*ker!"
1st platoon Corporal having a reminder as to his...
Hello Charlie, and Josh.
Publication is planned, and there is a title, book cover, and publisher in place.
Take care,
Bernard.
Sans Sentiment.
“Traditionally Marines are not seamen, but with the correct training they can become both”.
Prefaced first words, Marine River Force, the “Riverine” training course, Port...
La Plage.
“ Ain’t no use in doing all that goddamn screaming son, your all fu*ked up, so just you have this morphine and lie there quiet until the corpsmen come and sew you back together again.”
...
“The guys having a brain overload bro so let him police up his own damn crap. He blew the gooks away so he can clear the fu*kers away! Anyway, old butter bars there thinks he is back in Tennessee on...
Un frère par les Armes
“Remember this well, in Vietnam a danger for one will be a danger for all, the two will always go together. Life is full of dangers, but in War dangers are infinite. When...
Kaiden.
The training manual contributions were by force of duty, the magazine articles were by force of persuasion. Many thanks for taking notice of both.
Take care,
Bernard.
Charlie, Josh, and Mike. Many thanks for your kind words.
Take care,
Bernard.
Survivre à la Lutte
“Goddamned hammer and nail bullsh*t bro! CP moral boosting crap about our guys being the hammer and Charlie the nail! Well, this time the nail has fu*ked the hammer!”
...
Hello M.
Many thanks for your kind words.
38 years is a mightily long time to serve under any country's colors. However, as far as I know communist regimes tend to allow guys that are of...
L'embuscade (unredacted)
“My comrades hunt imperialists like wild dogs. They feel no pity for the Yankee invaders, and the more they kill, the more the American people will hate this War, and turn...
Hello M.
If your caterers are cooking with local water I can well imagine why you had what we termed “Ho Chi Minh’s revenge”.
I found the Vietnamese had a determination of purpose, but at times...
Drapeaux de mes Frères
“ Welcome to the Navy’s Riverine course. Your only concern will be to absorb vast quantities of information within as short a time scale as possible, and hope you have the...
C'est la guerre
“ So that's what they teach them at OCS, stand up, take aim, and every shot will guarantee a dead zipper-head? My a*s! Look at the stupid motherfu*ker bro, out in the open like...
Se Battre Avec les Serpents.
“Three days of fighting the goddamn gooks leaves the Lieutenant dead, the Sergeant dead, and half my platoon all fu*ked-up! Now, if that's what you wanna call a...
MANICHAEAN
Congratulations on your latest assignment. My understanding is that relations between Hanoi and those of us who fought in the War have thawed considerably. For all others the...
Les Lignes D'animosité
“For the benefit of those who don't know, the general consensus from the Pentagon is that those serving in Vietnam are about to be fu*ked-over by the United Nations”
...
Josh.
I shall endeavour to keep the stories rolling along.
Take care.
Bernard.
Aucune île Moyenne
“You Americans are so slow and clumsy in the jungle, and today I killed four of you, and that is a victory for me. Tomorrow my friends will kill even more Americans, and so...
Josh.
Many thanks for the information. The last info I had was that he passed away some years ago from a terminal illness.
Take care,
Bernard.
Homme de Glace
“ What a goddamn waste! But I guess for him it was easier to die because of it, rather than try to live with it!”
A Corpsman, Jody letter suicide by enemy fire, Ong Doc River,...
Josh.
I still have much to write regarding my time in Vietnam, some of it may be of interest to you. A year in the boonie was considered by many a lifetime.
Our boat worked at times with the...