Post by 2nd Bat on Aug 4, 2006 21:26:55 GMT -5
All of these are quite serious but some are rather humorous:
Things we learned in Vietnam....some serious...some not.
Vietnam is a lot hotter than Michigan
It's "beautiful" from the air, at least until you get low enough to see the bomb craters.
Veterans like to scare the applesauce out of the new guys just off the plane.
Your new gear will disappears just a few days after you get out into the field.
Drill instructors you run into in Vietnam, are not all that excited about the reunion!
Officers are "nicer" out in the field.
Generals are nicer then Captains
Except maybe to Colonels and Majors.
You will find a friend after awhile.
"Grunts" are pretty tough.
"Lrrps" are tough too.
REMFs always have the nicest gear.
Hot chow is much better than rations, even LRRP rations.
The Winstons and Marlboros in the SP pack, are the first to go, the Kents are the last.
Listen to the guys who have been here longer than you.
After two episodes you can easily tell the difference between outgoing and incoming.
Hope you survive the first two.
It's scarey the first time out on patrol.
It's still scarey the second time.
It's never stops being scarey.
It's worse when you are the patrol leader.
Recondo School is tough, you can get killed there.
Nha Trang has beautiful beaches.
Special Forces instructors know their stuff.
They serve the best food in the Army.
Their base gets mortared a lot.
Wearing the "Recondo" patch is a big deal. You earn it.
So is the CIB.
Keep your M-16 clean.
Carry your own radio, it's close when you need it.
You can get real jumpy after 72 hours without sleep.
Never, never, ever fall asleep on your watch!
Never walk on the dikes.
Don't move at night, anymore than you have to.
If it moves at night it's wrong, kill it.
Tracers work both ways.
Don't screw around with grenades. Make sure they are secure to your web gear.
Grenades are your best friend at night.
Claymores are a close second.
It's hard to direct artillery, and gunships at the same time. When the gunships show up, stop the artillery.
When it's over, tell them they did a good job.....cause they have..... And you'll need em again.
Chopper pilots are crazier here.
Friendly fire isn't.
Leeches suck.
The chopper or boat ride out, is a sober trip. The one back is a lot more fun!
You can't really sleep on a mission, even when its your turn.
A bunk at basecamp is pretty good though. But you never feel safe, anywhere.
Coming in from a mission is a good enough reason to party.
Young soldiers don't need much of a reason to party.
The base will always get hit during a party.
If a Vietnamese girl coughs she probably has TB
If she doesn't cough she probably has VD
If she doesn't cough or have VD she's probably VC
She might be all three.
After a while you won't care.
No one is as short as they'd like to be.
Things we learned in Vietnam....some serious...some not.
Vietnam is a lot hotter than Michigan
It's "beautiful" from the air, at least until you get low enough to see the bomb craters.
Veterans like to scare the applesauce out of the new guys just off the plane.
Your new gear will disappears just a few days after you get out into the field.
Drill instructors you run into in Vietnam, are not all that excited about the reunion!
Officers are "nicer" out in the field.
Generals are nicer then Captains
Except maybe to Colonels and Majors.
You will find a friend after awhile.
"Grunts" are pretty tough.
"Lrrps" are tough too.
REMFs always have the nicest gear.
Hot chow is much better than rations, even LRRP rations.
The Winstons and Marlboros in the SP pack, are the first to go, the Kents are the last.
Listen to the guys who have been here longer than you.
After two episodes you can easily tell the difference between outgoing and incoming.
Hope you survive the first two.
It's scarey the first time out on patrol.
It's still scarey the second time.
It's never stops being scarey.
It's worse when you are the patrol leader.
Recondo School is tough, you can get killed there.
Nha Trang has beautiful beaches.
Special Forces instructors know their stuff.
They serve the best food in the Army.
Their base gets mortared a lot.
Wearing the "Recondo" patch is a big deal. You earn it.
So is the CIB.
Keep your M-16 clean.
Carry your own radio, it's close when you need it.
You can get real jumpy after 72 hours without sleep.
Never, never, ever fall asleep on your watch!
Never walk on the dikes.
Don't move at night, anymore than you have to.
If it moves at night it's wrong, kill it.
Tracers work both ways.
Don't screw around with grenades. Make sure they are secure to your web gear.
Grenades are your best friend at night.
Claymores are a close second.
It's hard to direct artillery, and gunships at the same time. When the gunships show up, stop the artillery.
When it's over, tell them they did a good job.....cause they have..... And you'll need em again.
Chopper pilots are crazier here.
Friendly fire isn't.
Leeches suck.
The chopper or boat ride out, is a sober trip. The one back is a lot more fun!
You can't really sleep on a mission, even when its your turn.
A bunk at basecamp is pretty good though. But you never feel safe, anywhere.
Coming in from a mission is a good enough reason to party.
Young soldiers don't need much of a reason to party.
The base will always get hit during a party.
If a Vietnamese girl coughs she probably has TB
If she doesn't cough she probably has VD
If she doesn't cough or have VD she's probably VC
She might be all three.
After a while you won't care.
No one is as short as they'd like to be.