My pops did 34 years total service between active and active guard. He was diverted from Vietnam to Thailand for a spell, but still is credited as being a Vietnam vet. I think he was glad to not actually make it into country.
Dad did two tours on river boats, pretty much never told us anything about his duty other than to say never join and stay away from guns. He was a raging alcoholic with a lot of demons until he found God and becme a preacher, by then it was too late. Passed away at the age of 47 from a massive heart attack, I miss him alot!
My dad was a copter jock. He was attached to the First Air Calvary. He was there for idrang valley.
My dad was a radio operator and a pathfinder, was in and around Da nang from 69-71, got out, joined the OKARNG, served during Desert Sheild, got redeployed later to Basra Iraq. Finally retired in 06. He's still hangin in there but theres alot of baggage.
My Pop was there in '69-'70, Army. Got out an E-5. He is also a 100% DV. I am blind in one eye so I could never join, but growing up he saw to it that I never wanted to. Now he has more or less made amends with his experience and is as he should be, proud that he served.
My Dad is a Retired AirForce MSGT Jet Enginge Mech who was in Thailand patching up shot to hell Republic F-105' Bombers & wild weasels(the most shot down aircraft) during VietNam.
My dad wasn't technically Armed Forces but he was a Merchant Marine. He served in Vietnam delivering supplies to y'alls dads. The only thing he really ever talks about is how he was in hot zones all the time and they didn't have a single gun on the ship.
He was exposed to agent orange as well (a lot by the way he tells it) and after multiple severe health issues and years of fighting with the VA he finally got his full disability.
He was exposed to agent orange as well (a lot by the way he tells it) and after multiple severe health issues and years of fighting with the VA he finally got his full disability.
My dad was in Vietnam around '70-72ish not sure on exact dates, he also spent 2 years in Germany before that, he was promoted to Captain when he got over to Vietnam. He never spoke too much about his time over there but I have a few letters that he wrote to his mother during his service. One of his letters really sticks in my mind, he wrote. " I saw a little girl who got it, she looked about 5 or 6, laying on the road on her side, legs blown off and disemboweled. Wow, bad scene! This ****** place and stupid people, they will never make it." and this " I never have anything nice to write about huh? Thats because there ain't none. This place warps you. You see everyday death, corruptness, crime, filth, poverty, funky attitudes, worthless VN's. You dont pay any attention to it and it becomes a way of life. Not only is it physically unhealthy here, it is mentally unhealthy."
His unit was the 204th military intelligence detachment, attached to G2 HQ XXIV Corps and worked in the tactical observation command (TOC) A lot of his job was providing tactical intelligence on all North Vietnamese and Viet-Cong units. Then later he became Asst Chief and Chief of Security for the Counter-intelligence section. I need to get a transcript or something for all his medals, he told me he never received a lot of his medals (didnt want them) so other than a few purple hearts and a bronze star and a couple others are what I saw, I am not sure what else he got.
I remember in my young years he used to wake up in the middle of the night yelling guys names, screaming or whatever, a lot of it I couldn't comprehend or was too young to remember, something happened to him over there that caused nightmares and flashbacks. He loved military history but would never watch movies/documentaries on the Vietnam war, and never told me much about it when I asked. His answers usually were, "you dont want to know" or "maybe I will tell you someday, just not right now" He passed away back in August 5th 2006, he was 61 yrs old and died of lung cancer. Agent orange was listed as a complication of his death. I am not sure what that meant and why it was recognized. Somebody from the VA suggested it and helped my mother with the paper work to have him recognized as being in direct contact with agent orange. Maybe it was for some type of benefit or something? Sadly my mother passed away a little over a year later on August 26th 2007 of heart failure, doctor said heart disease, I said broken heart. They were married for 34 years.
His unit was the 204th military intelligence detachment, attached to G2 HQ XXIV Corps and worked in the tactical observation command (TOC) A lot of his job was providing tactical intelligence on all North Vietnamese and Viet-Cong units. Then later he became Asst Chief and Chief of Security for the Counter-intelligence section. I need to get a transcript or something for all his medals, he told me he never received a lot of his medals (didnt want them) so other than a few purple hearts and a bronze star and a couple others are what I saw, I am not sure what else he got.
I remember in my young years he used to wake up in the middle of the night yelling guys names, screaming or whatever, a lot of it I couldn't comprehend or was too young to remember, something happened to him over there that caused nightmares and flashbacks. He loved military history but would never watch movies/documentaries on the Vietnam war, and never told me much about it when I asked. His answers usually were, "you dont want to know" or "maybe I will tell you someday, just not right now" He passed away back in August 5th 2006, he was 61 yrs old and died of lung cancer. Agent orange was listed as a complication of his death. I am not sure what that meant and why it was recognized. Somebody from the VA suggested it and helped my mother with the paper work to have him recognized as being in direct contact with agent orange. Maybe it was for some type of benefit or something? Sadly my mother passed away a little over a year later on August 26th 2007 of heart failure, doctor said heart disease, I said broken heart. They were married for 34 years.
My Dad was drafted to go to Vietnam, but after boot and AIT, he ended up in South Korea training the gun units (Field Artillery) that were going. He never did get sent over there. He retired after 20 at Ft. Sill as an AIT Instructor/Tech Writer. I'm proud of my Dad's service, and glad he didn't have to go...if he did, he wouldn't have met my Mom and I wouldn't be here 
On the other hand, some of your guy's stories are hittin home a bit....I thank your Fathers for their service....and for those of you who lost them, I my heartfelt condolences. I'm very close to my Dad and can't imagine losing him.
On the other hand, some of your guy's stories are hittin home a bit....I thank your Fathers for their service....and for those of you who lost them, I my heartfelt condolences. I'm very close to my Dad and can't imagine losing him.
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