Well...

I suppose I can take up some band width here and paraphrase my Military picnic.

-USMC Sept. 1965-June 1969
-13 months in the jungle from Feb '66-March '67. I was a month shy of my 20th birthday when I returned to CONUS.
-3 months after returning to CONUS from Vietnam my unit was told to pack up, you're being sent to participate in the Israeli 6 day war. As we are out on the tarmac with our weapons & 782 gear preparing to deploy (again) an announcement came down from a loud speaker system....'the war is over'.
We turned our gear back in being dumbfounded and quite elated at the quick turn of event.
-Remained at Camp Pendleton until December '67 then I was transferred to Guard Detachment Moffett Field. I remained there (having a top secret clearance) guarding the AUW compound (atomic under water weapons) until my discharge June 30, 1969.
-used GI bill for college as a geology/music major.

Guess I'll leave it there.
My respect to all that serve/have served honorably.

Back to topic...

(My user ID - chulaivet1966 - refers to Chu Lai Vietnam which was an air base on the central coast. I only passed through there heading north but I didn't want to create an ID to call attention to my experience as in look at me. I figured only those that were actually there as a Veteran would make the connection.)


Last edited by chulaivet1966; 01/06/17 09:24 AM.