I don't know if this has been posted before but worth a look.
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Vintage Vietnam Pics
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All of those have been seen in this forum, and many more new members will see them
All of those have been seen in this forum, and many more new members will see them
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I have this intense love of the study of that era.
If reincarnation is true, maybe that's why.
I have nothing but respect for the people that served there.
Thanks for posting, got it bookmarked for sure!!
I have this intense love of the study of that era.
If reincarnation is true, maybe that's why.
I have nothing but respect for the people that served there.
Thanks for posting, got it bookmarked for sure!!
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I always view these sorts of images with highly mixed sentiments. I took the time to review them all, and it was, honestly, very hard to follow it through to the end.
I already know I'm gonna have to double up on one or two if my PTSD meds when I sack out tonight.
Most of these pictures are new to me, probably because of my reluctance to indulge myself in such images. Some of them were taken in my own vicinities at the time; and for all I know, I may even be in the background of one or two...
I Entered Country in late '66, and made it back home unscathed in time for Thanksgiving of 1967. I never got very far from being within sight of the DMZ. When March of 1968 arrived, I had already been a civilian for a little over a week. As a Draftee Marine, my 13 months in combat constituted the majority of my active duty.
Dead is dead; you either are, or the best thing to do is get on with life.
When I say I came home unscathed, I mean there were no new marks on my body.
Over the past 45 years, the Agent Orange has continually changed that. Two helpings of Lymphoma, with generous serving of Heart Disease for dessert.
The VA gives, and the VA takes away. So far they've managed to take away everything due to the Lymphoma; and they've been fighting me for six and a half years about the Heart Disease. That claim finally appears to have entered the endgame just this past week.
I suppose I could be bitter, if I could actually find some way for that to serve a useful purpose.
I have no regrets, and have managed to keep an open mind about our significance there. That is also a very hard thing to do, and sometimes I wonder why I actually try.
Of the collected images, it is the ones taken here at home that give me the most trouble.
I won't go into specifics, but I have probably received as much adversity from my fellow citizens as I had received from the Vietnamese. I am unswervingly proud of my comrades, and less so of many of my fellow citizens. To my mind, that's when my country came off its rails, and pretty much everything I see and dislike in my country today had its origins then and there.
I actually remember what this country was like before that war, and it's not like that very much at all anymore. That's pretty mostly not to its benefit. Some opinions may vary some from mine. That's fine by me.
I recognize that it's not sensible for me to demand that my country conform to my every desire. It's not satisfying to see it conform to so few. I realize I could be wrong about a lot of things, but it's another very hard thing to accept that this is one of them.
Greg
I always view these sorts of images with highly mixed sentiments. I took the time to review them all, and it was, honestly, very hard to follow it through to the end.
I already know I'm gonna have to double up on one or two if my PTSD meds when I sack out tonight.
Most of these pictures are new to me, probably because of my reluctance to indulge myself in such images. Some of them were taken in my own vicinities at the time; and for all I know, I may even be in the background of one or two...
I Entered Country in late '66, and made it back home unscathed in time for Thanksgiving of 1967. I never got very far from being within sight of the DMZ. When March of 1968 arrived, I had already been a civilian for a little over a week. As a Draftee Marine, my 13 months in combat constituted the majority of my active duty.
Dead is dead; you either are, or the best thing to do is get on with life.
When I say I came home unscathed, I mean there were no new marks on my body.
Over the past 45 years, the Agent Orange has continually changed that. Two helpings of Lymphoma, with generous serving of Heart Disease for dessert.
The VA gives, and the VA takes away. So far they've managed to take away everything due to the Lymphoma; and they've been fighting me for six and a half years about the Heart Disease. That claim finally appears to have entered the endgame just this past week.
I suppose I could be bitter, if I could actually find some way for that to serve a useful purpose.
I have no regrets, and have managed to keep an open mind about our significance there. That is also a very hard thing to do, and sometimes I wonder why I actually try.
Of the collected images, it is the ones taken here at home that give me the most trouble.
I won't go into specifics, but I have probably received as much adversity from my fellow citizens as I had received from the Vietnamese. I am unswervingly proud of my comrades, and less so of many of my fellow citizens. To my mind, that's when my country came off its rails, and pretty much everything I see and dislike in my country today had its origins then and there.
I actually remember what this country was like before that war, and it's not like that very much at all anymore. That's pretty mostly not to its benefit. Some opinions may vary some from mine. That's fine by me.
I recognize that it's not sensible for me to demand that my country conform to my every desire. It's not satisfying to see it conform to so few. I realize I could be wrong about a lot of things, but it's another very hard thing to accept that this is one of them.
Greg
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While I was an Aerial Gunner for the helo's, once in a while we would get tasked to sit door in a Huey. I never took the GAU on those missions because the M60D was so appropriate. Whenever we flew nap of the earth over the Hawaiian landscape I would have visions of the movie scenes and new scenes I watched as a kid..unreal feeling. Then we would fly over the goat herds...
While I was an Aerial Gunner for the helo's, once in a while we would get tasked to sit door in a Huey. I never took the GAU on those missions because the M60D was so appropriate. Whenever we flew nap of the earth over the Hawaiian landscape I would have visions of the movie scenes and new scenes I watched as a kid..unreal feeling. Then we would fly over the goat herds...
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Awesome pics. I was a little boy back then. Too young to go. The men who did their part will always have my respect and the 58,000 who didn't make it back, will always be remembered. I've read a lot about this war and the conflicts after it where the returning men faced liberal people ungrateful for doing their duty. It's a shame. Picture 109 is one of the biggest liberals known to man. I think his service record should be removed from the Navy history. Thanks to all of our members who sacrificed for their country. Though the people didn't support you upon your return from Vietnam, you will not be forgotten.
Awesome pics. I was a little boy back then. Too young to go. The men who did their part will always have my respect and the 58,000 who didn't make it back, will always be remembered. I've read a lot about this war and the conflicts after it where the returning men faced liberal people ungrateful for doing their duty. It's a shame. Picture 109 is one of the biggest liberals known to man. I think his service record should be removed from the Navy history. Thanks to all of our members who sacrificed for their country. Though the people didn't support you upon your return from Vietnam, you will not be forgotten.
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Thanks for the post. Rare to see that kind of quality outside a museum.
Thanks for the post. Rare to see that kind of quality outside a museum.
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There are 483 responses to the catalogue of pictures listed. I just read over two hundred of them and had to force myself to quit. Strikingly, probably eighty percent of the posts were by VN vets. For everyone that goes to war and survives, a different person comes home. RVN 68-70, LZ English, LZ Uplift and some other spots. May God be with those that do not come home and watch over those that do.
There are 483 responses to the catalogue of pictures listed. I just read over two hundred of them and had to force myself to quit. Strikingly, probably eighty percent of the posts were by VN vets. For everyone that goes to war and survives, a different person comes home. RVN 68-70, LZ English, LZ Uplift and some other spots. May God be with those that do not come home and watch over those that do.
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Wow...I have never seen any of these photos before. These are incredible. Thank you for sharing.
Wow...I have never seen any of these photos before. These are incredible. Thank you for sharing.
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Excellent series. High quality images that were actually fed into the media. You don't see those type of photos in the current media.
I have collected not only photos of my time, but the albums of others who served on the same team. I still have hundreds of photos from other guys that I just haven't gotten posted. They are in a collection on-line. There are links there to other collections from this era, mostly focused on the 101st Airborne, and the 327 Infantry.
Feel free to visit. Linked below my signature, or <www.tigerforcerecon.com>
The vets from the team support the current active duty team, who are now mostly focused on Scout/Sniper, with emphasis on the latter.
Excellent series. High quality images that were actually fed into the media. You don't see those type of photos in the current media.
I have collected not only photos of my time, but the albums of others who served on the same team. I still have hundreds of photos from other guys that I just haven't gotten posted. They are in a collection on-line. There are links there to other collections from this era, mostly focused on the 101st Airborne, and the 327 Infantry.
Feel free to visit. Linked below my signature, or <www.tigerforcerecon.com>
The vets from the team support the current active duty team, who are now mostly focused on Scout/Sniper, with emphasis on the latter.
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Thanks for the link. I'll be sure to share this with my Dad since he is a Vet of that war...
Thanks for the link. I'll be sure to share this with my Dad since he is a Vet of that war...
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Quote: "To my mind, that's when my country came off its rails, and pretty much everything I see and dislike in my country today had its origins then and there.
I actually remember what this country was like before that war, and it's not like that very much at all anymore."
Greg, you hit this so hard and dead center it ought to be carved in stone, framed in gold, and put on the steps of the county Courthouse in every county in America.
Quote: "To my mind, that's when my country came off its rails, and pretty much everything I see and dislike in my country today had its origins then and there.
I actually remember what this country was like before that war, and it's not like that very much at all anymore."
Greg, you hit this so hard and dead center it ought to be carved in stone, framed in gold, and put on the steps of the county Courthouse in every county in America.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Greg Langelius *</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I always view these sorts of images with highly mixed sentiments. I took the time to review them all, and it was, honestly, very hard to follow it through to the end.
I already know I'm gonna have to double up on one or two if my PTSD meds when I sack out tonight.
Most of these pictures are new to me, probably because of my reluctance to indulge myself in such images. Some of them were taken in my own vicinities at the time; and for all I know, I may even be in the background of one or two...
I Entered Country in late '66, and made it back home unscathed in time for Thanksgiving of 1967. I never got very far from being within sight of the DMZ. When March of 1968 arrived, I had already been a civilian for a little over a week. As a Draftee Marine, my 13 months in combat constituted the majority of my active duty.
Dead is dead; you either are, or the best thing to do is get on with life.
When I say I came home unscathed, I mean there were no new marks on my body.
Over the past 45 years, the Agent Orange has continually changed that. Two helpings of Lymphoma, with generous serving of Heart Disease for dessert.
The VA gives, and the VA takes away. So far they've managed to take away everything due to the Lymphoma; and they've been fighting me for six and a half years about the Heart Disease. That claim finally appears to have entered the endgame just this past week.
I suppose I could be bitter, if I could actually find some way for that to serve a useful purpose.
I have no regrets, and have managed to keep an open mind about our significance there. That is also a very hard thing to do, and sometimes I wonder why I actually try.
Of the collected images, it is the ones taken here at home that give me the most trouble.
I won't go into specifics, but I have probably received as much adversity from my fellow citizens as I had received from the Vietnamese. I am unswervingly proud of my comrades, and less so of many of my fellow citizens. To my mind, that's when my country came off its rails, and pretty much everything I see and dislike in my country today had its origins then and there.
I actually remember what this country was like before that war, and it's not like that very much at all anymore. That's pretty mostly not to its benefit. Some opinions may vary some from mine. That's fine by me.
I recognize that it's not sensible for me to demand that my country conform to my every desire. It's not satisfying to see it conform to so few. I realize I could be wrong about a lot of things, but it's another very hard thing to accept that this is one of them.
Greg</div></div>
Glad you made it back, Greg. Though I disagree with that war, I hold in high respect all my brothers and sisters who served and gave of themselves. Thank You.
Semper Fi, Marines.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Greg Langelius *</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I always view these sorts of images with highly mixed sentiments. I took the time to review them all, and it was, honestly, very hard to follow it through to the end.
I already know I'm gonna have to double up on one or two if my PTSD meds when I sack out tonight.
Most of these pictures are new to me, probably because of my reluctance to indulge myself in such images. Some of them were taken in my own vicinities at the time; and for all I know, I may even be in the background of one or two...
I Entered Country in late '66, and made it back home unscathed in time for Thanksgiving of 1967. I never got very far from being within sight of the DMZ. When March of 1968 arrived, I had already been a civilian for a little over a week. As a Draftee Marine, my 13 months in combat constituted the majority of my active duty.
Dead is dead; you either are, or the best thing to do is get on with life.
When I say I came home unscathed, I mean there were no new marks on my body.
Over the past 45 years, the Agent Orange has continually changed that. Two helpings of Lymphoma, with generous serving of Heart Disease for dessert.
The VA gives, and the VA takes away. So far they've managed to take away everything due to the Lymphoma; and they've been fighting me for six and a half years about the Heart Disease. That claim finally appears to have entered the endgame just this past week.
I suppose I could be bitter, if I could actually find some way for that to serve a useful purpose.
I have no regrets, and have managed to keep an open mind about our significance there. That is also a very hard thing to do, and sometimes I wonder why I actually try.
Of the collected images, it is the ones taken here at home that give me the most trouble.
I won't go into specifics, but I have probably received as much adversity from my fellow citizens as I had received from the Vietnamese. I am unswervingly proud of my comrades, and less so of many of my fellow citizens. To my mind, that's when my country came off its rails, and pretty much everything I see and dislike in my country today had its origins then and there.
I actually remember what this country was like before that war, and it's not like that very much at all anymore. That's pretty mostly not to its benefit. Some opinions may vary some from mine. That's fine by me.
I recognize that it's not sensible for me to demand that my country conform to my every desire. It's not satisfying to see it conform to so few. I realize I could be wrong about a lot of things, but it's another very hard thing to accept that this is one of them.
Greg</div></div>
Glad you made it back, Greg. Though I disagree with that war, I hold in high respect all my brothers and sisters who served and gave of themselves. Thank You.
Semper Fi, Marines.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: stacyp</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Awesome pics. I was a little boy back then. Too young to go. The men who did their part will always have my respect and the 58,000 who didn't make it back, will always be remembered. I've read a lot about this war and the conflicts after it where the returning men faced liberal people ungrateful for doing their duty. It's a shame. Picture 109 is one of the biggest liberals known to man. I think his service record should be removed from the Navy history. Thanks to all of our members who sacrificed for their country. Though the people didn't support you upon your return from Vietnam, you will not be forgotten. </div></div>
You got it right about Kerry.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: stacyp</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Awesome pics. I was a little boy back then. Too young to go. The men who did their part will always have my respect and the 58,000 who didn't make it back, will always be remembered. I've read a lot about this war and the conflicts after it where the returning men faced liberal people ungrateful for doing their duty. It's a shame. Picture 109 is one of the biggest liberals known to man. I think his service record should be removed from the Navy history. Thanks to all of our members who sacrificed for their country. Though the people didn't support you upon your return from Vietnam, you will not be forgotten. </div></div>
You got it right about Kerry.
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I was hestitant to look at the photos, but finally did. Did two tours 69-72. I still rememeber the smell of the country and the conflict. I guess it will always be in my nose.
The faces in the photos are so young and I guess I looked the same at the time, but 40 years later the mirror shows an old man.
I am proud of my service and all the men who served, eventhough
I was met back home by a total anti war faction, especially at Indiana University, where I finished my degree. I think this time was the greatest hell, seeing people who did not have a clue
demonstrating againts our country and our military. The most offensive photo in the spread was John Kerry. I put him right up there with the cowards and traitors of our country.
I did drink a little extra bourbon after looking at the photos, and thought about the guys I served with. Put a pour on the ground for those who did not come back alive. Yes we all came home. A little beat up, but we made it. Thank God.
God bless all who served and who serve.
I was hestitant to look at the photos, but finally did. Did two tours 69-72. I still rememeber the smell of the country and the conflict. I guess it will always be in my nose.
The faces in the photos are so young and I guess I looked the same at the time, but 40 years later the mirror shows an old man.
I am proud of my service and all the men who served, eventhough
I was met back home by a total anti war faction, especially at Indiana University, where I finished my degree. I think this time was the greatest hell, seeing people who did not have a clue
demonstrating againts our country and our military. The most offensive photo in the spread was John Kerry. I put him right up there with the cowards and traitors of our country.
I did drink a little extra bourbon after looking at the photos, and thought about the guys I served with. Put a pour on the ground for those who did not come back alive. Yes we all came home. A little beat up, but we made it. Thank God.
God bless all who served and who serve.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RJW</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I was hestitant to look at the photos, but finally did. Did two tours 69-72. I still rememeber the smell of the country and the conflict. I guess it will always be in my nose.
The faces in the photos are so young and I guess I looked the same at the time, but 40 years later the mirror shows an old man.
I am proud of my service and all the men who served, eventhough
I was met back home by a total anti war faction, especially at Indiana University, where I finished my degree. I think this time was the greatest hell, seeing people who did not have a clue
demonstrating againts our country and our military. The most offensive photo in the spread was John Kerry. I put him right up there with the cowards and traitors of our country.
I did drink a little extra bourbon after looking at the photos, and thought about the guys I served with. Put a pour on the ground for those who did not come back alive. Yes we all came home. A little beat up, but we made it. Thank God.
God bless all who served and who serve. </div></div>
<span style="color: #FF0000"> I still rememeber the smell of the country and the conflict. I guess it will always be in my nose. </span>
Interesting statement. Odd how our memories come back.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RJW</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I was hestitant to look at the photos, but finally did. Did two tours 69-72. I still rememeber the smell of the country and the conflict. I guess it will always be in my nose.
The faces in the photos are so young and I guess I looked the same at the time, but 40 years later the mirror shows an old man.
I am proud of my service and all the men who served, eventhough
I was met back home by a total anti war faction, especially at Indiana University, where I finished my degree. I think this time was the greatest hell, seeing people who did not have a clue
demonstrating againts our country and our military. The most offensive photo in the spread was John Kerry. I put him right up there with the cowards and traitors of our country.
I did drink a little extra bourbon after looking at the photos, and thought about the guys I served with. Put a pour on the ground for those who did not come back alive. Yes we all came home. A little beat up, but we made it. Thank God.
God bless all who served and who serve. </div></div>
<span style="color: #FF0000"> I still rememeber the smell of the country and the conflict. I guess it will always be in my nose. </span>
Interesting statement. Odd how our memories come back.
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The scent of a foreign country where one serves is always there when certain memories or triggers make them happen. I have seen a few 'reality' shows where the Soldiers were speaking to a bunch of Afghan Haji's, and I swear I could smell the ass kicking body oder of the crowd. It was explained to me that this is called olfactory hallusinations from the memory. Powerful thing the brain.
Sometimes when I hear a car backfire, I smell the mortar rounds that woke me up one night as the rubble rained down on my little wooden hut, but the worst scent is that of those damn Afghan's who don't wash for weeks at a time, fuck that shit stinks!
The scent of a foreign country where one serves is always there when certain memories or triggers make them happen. I have seen a few 'reality' shows where the Soldiers were speaking to a bunch of Afghan Haji's, and I swear I could smell the ass kicking body oder of the crowd. It was explained to me that this is called olfactory hallusinations from the memory. Powerful thing the brain.
Sometimes when I hear a car backfire, I smell the mortar rounds that woke me up one night as the rubble rained down on my little wooden hut, but the worst scent is that of those damn Afghan's who don't wash for weeks at a time, fuck that shit stinks!
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The faces in the photos are so young and I guess I looked the same at the time, but 40 years later the mirror shows an old man.</div></div>
Got that right, here is my "before and after" photo.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The faces in the photos are so young and I guess I looked the same at the time, but 40 years later the mirror shows an old man.</div></div>
Got that right, here is my "before and after" photo.
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