There Wasn't a Single Communist North Vietnamese Army Soldier inside a then Free South Vietnam

lzxray ^ | Nov 13, 2004

[Calpernia]

LZ FALCON, a smiling and Victorious Lt. Col. Harold G. Moore newly extracted from LZ X-RAY, along with the 1/7 Cav, thanking the HHC Medical Aid Men for their work at LZ X-RAY.

[Calpernia]

LZ FALCON, Helmeted Lt. Col. Harold G. Moore thanking 1/7 Cav Battalion surgeon Capt. Robert Carrara for his valiant and heroic work at LZ X-RAY saving lives. S/Sgt Keeton is on the left. LZ FALCON Medical Aid Station 2nd Lt (?) on the right is the one who pronounced S-2 CPT Tom Metzger KIA after his extraction from Huey at Falcon fresh from X-Ray.

[Calpernia]

CPT Tony Nadal, Commanding CO. A, 1/7 Cav, at BONG SON, March/April 1966.

[Calpernia]

Sp/4 Ronnie Guyer standing in front of the closest thing to a Christmas Tree to be found on Christmas Day 1965 at 1/7th Cav HQ at An Khe

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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Here's a SANTA CLAUS Salute 2-U

http://www.lzxray.com/Ronnie3.jpg

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[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

SALUTE

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

ALOHA RONNIE PICS and HISTORY FROM VIET NAM PING

[DJ MacWoW]

ping

[Wooly]

This should be required reading for everyone;

http://www.mishalov.com/death_ia_drang_valley.html

[radu]

Thanks for the ping, Tonk!
Thanks for taking an interest in ALOHA RONNIE's site, Calpernia and posting this thread. I gather at the time you didn't know he's a FReeper?

I often find myself humbled by the folks I've met here over time. So many have done so much for our country over the years.

Tonk, Ronnie, and any other vets or active duty military folks who see this, I hope you know how much I appreciate your efforts. Thank you so much!

[Cacique]

btt

[injin]

" I hope you know how much I appreciate your efforts. Thank you so much!"


I would very sincerely like to second this ....
Thanks !

[Jack Deth]

Hi, Calpernia:

It's amazing how little is known about Vietnam. I grew up during the War and enlisted in the AF as "Vietnamization" was in full swing.

Then wound up at Ton Son Nhut in 1975 to evacuate people out as tanks and trucks were streaming down "The Ho Chi Minh Trail" that looked surprisingly like a stretch of Interstate 495 as it entered Saigon (Never "Ho Chi Minh City"!!!) proper.

Between loading South Vietnamese children into C-130s and cargo strapping them to the floor. I spent my time doing "Hot Turns" (Pumping gas. Check for obvious damage. While fresh ammunition for the plane's guns. Kick the tires. Light the fires. The first one in the air is the Leader!) for AC-130 Gunships.

A very hectic, chaotic, crazy (Kicking our allies, the ARVN off airliners so civilians could get out) times.

Jack.

[radu]

You're welcome.

And welcome to FR. :-)

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!!

[RaceBannon]

That's only 2, not an Army, so, the war was unnecessary...

Oh, Wait, that's what they said about THIS war....

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

and haunted, by the war he mismanaged so badly.

I've always had a problem with that phrase especially in light of the book Deliction of Duty by H. R. McMaster. After Tet '68 which "America's Most Trusted Newsman" declared a loss for America, the citizens lost their will to carry on. In 1968 Nixon ran on getting out of Vietnam and supposedly had a plan for doing so. Nixon did extract us from Vietnam masterfully especially when you consider what a recent candidate for the presidency was doing at the same time. The Nixon led retreat got over 500,000 troops out and recovered most of POWs well before Siagons fall. That is not mismanagement in my view.

While the media likes to show pictures of the helicopter on top of the CIA building in Siagon or the one being pushed into the sea off the carrier. That occurred after Nixon had been chased from office and the RATs had gone back on the word of the US to provide air support if the NVA brought tanks into the south.

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

1965 - ALOHA RONNIE

He was a soldier once... and young.

39 years seems like yesterday.

NEVER FORGET

[vetvetdoug]

God Bless you and Aloha Ronnie. Thanks again for your courage and service.

[international american]

BTTT