While the spelling is incorrect, “Bookoodinkydow” in Vietnamese, roughly means “very crazy”. I enlisted in the Army for several reasons; My father (an Irish immigrant) was in the American army during WWII. He was very patriotic. He was an American and never an Irish-American. He inspired me to serve. Going against-the-grain has been a li…
While the spelling is incorrect, “Bookoodinkydow” in Vietnamese, roughly means “very crazy”. I enlisted in the Army for several reasons; My father (an Irish immigrant) was in the American army during WWII. He was very patriotic. He was an American and never an Irish-American. He inspired me to serve. Going against-the-grain has been a lifelong trait and joining the military during an unpopular war is just one example. I suffered from too much testosterone and needed the extreme adventure that the Army provided (this is no longer a problem). My family had no money for college.
I spent a lot of quality time with my brothers traveling in a Huey. My time in Vietnam was the scariest and yet the most memorable part in my life. What I did was strictly out of service to our country. I’m sad that that country no longer exists. What a waste. Merry Christmas!
Bookoodinkydow: Thanks for the explanations. The Vietnamese "very crazy" is hilarious. My Dad's two younger brothers joined the US Navy. One served on the carrier USS Constellation (an unlucky ship) and the other on a small destroyer escort. Neither saw war. They were in the the Navy during the lull between Korea and Vietnam.
My Dad's friends were drafted and went to Korea. Some didn't come back. Dad was given a deferment because Mom was pregnant with me.
Dad had two friends in high school. These two friends joined the military reserves so that they could drink cheap beer at Ft. Snelling in Minneapolis even though they were underage.
The Korean War started and the two youngsters were called up and sent into the war. One was killed and the other had his leg blown off.
"A high price to pay for cheap beer." My Dad said.
Testosterone is strong. We've both had our adventures and thrills. Mine was in the Amazon working for six months on a movie as the aircraft mechanic. The dirt runway built by the movie company was a joke. It was a real sphincter tightener. Two planes crashed but not on the airstrip. Thrills of aviation like yours in the Hueys.
It does all seem like a waste. The country we knew is gone.
While the spelling is incorrect, “Bookoodinkydow” in Vietnamese, roughly means “very crazy”. I enlisted in the Army for several reasons; My father (an Irish immigrant) was in the American army during WWII. He was very patriotic. He was an American and never an Irish-American. He inspired me to serve. Going against-the-grain has been a lifelong trait and joining the military during an unpopular war is just one example. I suffered from too much testosterone and needed the extreme adventure that the Army provided (this is no longer a problem). My family had no money for college.
I spent a lot of quality time with my brothers traveling in a Huey. My time in Vietnam was the scariest and yet the most memorable part in my life. What I did was strictly out of service to our country. I’m sad that that country no longer exists. What a waste. Merry Christmas!
Bookoodinkydow: Thanks for the explanations. The Vietnamese "very crazy" is hilarious. My Dad's two younger brothers joined the US Navy. One served on the carrier USS Constellation (an unlucky ship) and the other on a small destroyer escort. Neither saw war. They were in the the Navy during the lull between Korea and Vietnam.
My Dad's friends were drafted and went to Korea. Some didn't come back. Dad was given a deferment because Mom was pregnant with me.
Dad had two friends in high school. These two friends joined the military reserves so that they could drink cheap beer at Ft. Snelling in Minneapolis even though they were underage.
The Korean War started and the two youngsters were called up and sent into the war. One was killed and the other had his leg blown off.
"A high price to pay for cheap beer." My Dad said.
Testosterone is strong. We've both had our adventures and thrills. Mine was in the Amazon working for six months on a movie as the aircraft mechanic. The dirt runway built by the movie company was a joke. It was a real sphincter tightener. Two planes crashed but not on the airstrip. Thrills of aviation like yours in the Hueys.
It does all seem like a waste. The country we knew is gone.
Merry Christmas!