The Most Read Book on the Vietnam War: CANNON FODDER: GROWING UP FOR
VIETNAM http://www.americanwarlibrary.com/a44/cf.htm
"roger simpson" wrote in message
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The Most Read Book on the Vietnam War: CANNON FODDER: GROWING UP FOR
VIETNAM http://www.americanwarlibrary.com/a44/cf.htm
That jogs the old memory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5iAC21twmI
When my turn came, my draft# was FIVE (5)! The next morning I was at an
Air Force recruiters' office.
Back then the Marines were so hard-up for "a few good men" that they
started taking draftees. This was no figment of a screenwriter's
imagination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_1Km9hRWgc. In the long run
it was a disaster. Most of the boots washed out of basic training. No
doubt the Corps wishes they would burn the negative...
That looks like a good read. A great novel that is about the war in Viet
Nam is 'the short timers'. About a US marine caught up in the shit. They(Kubrik)made a movie based on the novel called 'Full Metal Jacket'.
An excellent book.
"Simplify Please" wrote in message news:38bd0d85-0451-4a00-9ce8-d43eec216bf0@googlegroups.com...consequence of Vietnam flashbacks, suffered so greatly because of the deviousness of the leaders of the country requiring the oil in the south seas of Vietnam, that he turned to being a
On Monday, December 23, 2019 at 2:32:48 PM UTC-5, Byker wrote:
"roger simpson" wrote in message
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The Most Read Book on the Vietnam War: CANNON FODDER: GROWING UP FOR
VIETNAM http://www.americanwarlibrary.com/a44/cf.htm
That jogs the old memory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5iAC21twmI
a good friend of ours who lost a beautiful wife we believe, as a
When my turn came, my draft# was FIVE (5)! The next morning I was at an
Air Force recruiters' office.
Back then the Marines were so hard-up for "a few good men" that they
started taking draftees. This was no figment of a screenwriter's
imagination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_1Km9hRWgc. In the long run >> it was a disaster. Most of the boots washed out of basic training. No
doubt the Corps wishes they would burn the negative...
That looks like a good read. A great novel that is about the war in Viet Nam is 'the short timers'. About a US marine caught up in the shit. They(Kubrik)made a movie based on the novel called 'Full Metal Jacket'.
An excellent book.
Had me another memory jog this morning when I logged on to YT:
1) Go to YouTube
2) Look up "The most terrifying sounds of the Vietnam War".
The last time I saw that pic https://i.ytimg.com/vi/k3LI0OtCw9o/maxresdefault.jpg
was on the cover of Life magazine in 1967: https://2neat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Life-Magazine-1967-10-27.jpg
Most people remember the siege of Khe Sanh. Does anyone remember Con Thien?
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