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Did you ever meet LTCOL Anthony Herbert while over there?

Don't recall that I did. There were about 700 miles from north to south as the seagull flies and we didn't mingle a lot with personnel outside our units.

Still top shelf.

Have enjoyed every word, D.D. Brought back lots of buried memories, feelings, tastes and smells.

Looking forward to more for sure.

You don't post that often but when you do it has both merit and grit.

Thanks.

Smells linger in my memory. 'Twas a stinky war, no?

No doubt they all are, D.D.

DD,

I dont know how I missed this thread, but I did. I found it this morning and read all of it.

First, let me thank you for your service.

Second, thank-you for writing this 'first-hand' account of what you went thru and witnesses.

And last, you definitely need to get this published.

Thanks again!

Oldman, I are too.

Thank you for your kind sentiments.

So........OK.......I'll check into getting it published. I still want to include the second tour though. Not because I want a fat book, but the dichotomy of the two tours so perfectly illustrates the nature of the war as I knew it. The second spin in the cycle was in many ways as surreal as 'Apocalypse Now' and in others turned into the longest 'Ho Li [bleep]!' moment of my life. Yin and yang, all under one spread as it were.

Dan

PS: It's sorta already been "published" here on the 'Fire I guess. Don't care about making money from it, hell, it was 3 hots and a cot + a monthly check. Lot of you fellas already 'paid' for it as I see it. I suppose as well I should let the copyright cat out of the bag. Done deal.

Dan,

This is a great read. Lots of young men were pulled into this war and most served honorable and were not given the respect they deserved. Thanks for your service and posting your story.

Just found this,..been reading it all evening.

I'll only get 4 hours of sleep before I have to get up for work, but the read was well worth a day of sleep deprivation.

You should check into the self publishing opportunities that are out there these days, Dan.

Nothing wrong with money.

Money is good.

Bump for a great story.

It is so....

GTC

As did I. I do not know how I missed it the first time around, but I did. Once found, it was read nonstop. I did Rocky's books the same way. Dan, did you ever get up around Quin-hon at any time? I was there from July 1968-July 1969. My tour was a lot tamer than yours. I do wish to thank you for your service and also thank you for writing it down. The thanks for service is extended to all that have served. miles

TAG

Miles, I passed thru there several times in '72. Was one of the very few peaceful places to be found over there. The ROK Army wielded an iron fist in that country. Nice beaches and at least one restaurant I enjoyed.

The locals would take to the side streets when they saw them coming. I had been gone a while by the time you were there. miles

Bam

Speaking of Bam, landed at a helipad in that neighborhood one day and was sitting there at flight idle waiting for the pax to load up. There was a ROK NCO, apparently equivalent to a Sgt. Major looking at the chevrons on his shoulder. Big and burley by Paul Bunyan standards, he was reading a younger ROK the riot act about something, much in the spirit of a boot camp private getting ass ripped by a DI. After several minutes of this he delivered a right hook to the youngster that laid him out flat. I was amazed..,

Then the fella jumped back on his feet and snapped to attention once more. More "in your face" followed but there were no further fisticuffs. Discipline is a marvelous thing in the Zone. Is stuff like that what made the region such a peaceful place I suppose.

WHAAaaaat ?

....you mean he didn't ask for a "Time Out" card ?

Sounds pretty "Violent" to me,....

Oh ,...wait, we're talking about WARRIORS here,...

disregard my last.

GTC