50 Years Ago Today, Second Story

Self [link to first story] ^ | May 20 2017 | Chainmail

[Chainmail]

This is the continuation of the story I started last Saturday. I'm sorry it's so long but it should provide some insight into what we went through on our way back home.

[LouieFisk]

Thank you. Loved reading every word of it. You did good, Chainmail.

[yarddog]

This is a little bit off topic but you should know the answer.

I have an old friend I have known since 1970. He is a nice guy and extremely intelligent but he has told me a story several times since then and I suspect he is embroidering on the truth.

He was in the Navy and said he was at Da Nang around 1968 or so. He has said he underwent so many rocket attacks that he was suffering from shell shock/stress after he got out of the Navy.

Could his story be true?

[abb]

Very moving recall of your time defending our Way of Life. A suggestion is that you recount in detail all this in writing for benefit of your heirs.

They need to know.

[Chainmail]

The next part of the story

Semper Fi

[GreyFriar]

Thank you for sharing your experience in Vietnam with us. I’ll look for last week’s 1st part.

[chajin]

In Yokosuka we had longer wards and more attentive nurses (it was easy to be more attentive than the Air Force nurses – all you had to do was walk into the room) and Corpsmen. There were also a whole lot more of us on the wards.

I was in a ward at Yokosuka for a week in Oct. 1969, the effects of a traffic accident. I remember there were about 40 in the ward, mostly Marines with injuries bad enough to get them out of Nam but not bad enough to send them stateside. The nurses were professional and caring; I don't remember the elevators being small, but I lived in Japan so I was probably used to them.

The hospital has been completely rebuilt since then, and moved away from the hilltop near the main gate; I saw it in 2005, very different. Thank you for bringing back the memory, and telling us yours as well.

[Chainmail]

There were many rocket attacks against the Danang airfield and Marble Mountain and other targets - we used to watch those things launch south of u and streak over us on the way to Danang. I don't remember that many hitting, because they weren't all that accurate but I can imagine some people could have pretty shook up.

Kind of depends on their fear threshold, I guess.

[little jeremiah]

I will read every word, and find part 1. Maybe post a link to it on the thread?

[yarddog]

Thanks.

[VanShuyten]

I have two older brothers who were in Vietnam, and all I’ve heard totals about five minutes. Both were decorated there, and both went on to be career non-coms, but I’ve heard more about Germany, the Philippines, etc, than about Vietnam.

Good for you to put this down.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Thanks for posting, you have a gift.

[Chainmail]

Unbelievably, I posted my very first hyperlink! Click on the word “here” at the top of this article.

[Chainmail]

I actually wrote this for my kids - and I decided to share it with all of you.

[PROCON]

Semper Fi from an old Army guy!

I was still in high school in 1967, I went to Vietnam in April 1970.

Great memory you have and professional writing skills.

Welcome Home, Brother!

[blueunicorn6]

Very good and very informative.

Thank you for your service.

[Chainmail]

Welcome Home to you too, Brother!

[blu]

What a great read! Thanks for sharing, you write very well.

[W.]

Great read, thank you

[Tarasaramozart]

Where is the first part? Can not find it.

Your picture...looked like just a kid. Interesting reading, thanks for sharing.