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.
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.
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!