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Orange Immortal [68853]
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Other than special occasions, who remembers where they were exactly
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Jul 2, 2024, 7:41 AM
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54years ago? (For those old enough of course). Was looking at a history of Vietnam unit that lists daily records and saw where we were on 7-2-70 and remembered exactly where we were that day- it was the only time we were moved by a truck convoy while I was there. The company drove through Quang Ngai City which is the birthplace of Ho Chi Minh. Remembered that I had a poor quality photo of part of my platoon on a truck. I am the 2nd from the right, beside the guy with his helmet on- he was killed 31 days later when he stepped on a booby trap. The guy sitting on the other side of me is the guy who tracked me down and gave me a call a couple of months ago.
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Jul 2, 2024, 7:52 AM
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Thank you again for your service, clover65. I remember that I was living in Del Rio, Texas on 7/2/70 with my husband who was stationed at Laughlin AFB, but I sure don't know what we were doing that specific day.
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Jul 2, 2024, 7:54 AM
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Thank you for your service!
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Re: Other than special occasions, who remembers where they were exactly
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Jul 2, 2024, 8:22 AM
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Thank you for your service! I was 2 1/2 years old & potty trained, I’m so grateful you were protecting me & my family!
I was at church youth camp on Hartwell lake at 2 1/2 on the date.
Today is my mom & Dads 65 wedding anniversary! My mom is in Heaven for 3 years now!
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Re: Other than special occasions, who remembers where they were exactly
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Jul 2, 2024, 5:45 PM
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If you weren't in Vietnam he wasn't protecting you .He was there because our government sucked then as it does now.This is NOT a knock on him.Everyone who has been in the military is NOT a hero.Ban me if you will for being honest here.
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Jul 2, 2024, 8:32 AM
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I was a gleam in my Daddy’s eyes. Just a few short months and my conception was on the way. I was born in June of 71. I kept my father from being deployed to Vietnam in 1970. I feel I contributed to keeping one American safe. He was reassigned to Fort Leonard Wood and allowed to move to the national guard instead of being made to go fight.
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Did not realize you were friends with Hank Parker......***
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Jul 2, 2024, 8:35 AM
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Orange Immortal [68853]
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Hank was from Clover wasn't he?
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Jul 2, 2024, 8:52 AM
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But I never met him.
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Clemson Sports Icon [57404]
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Maybe so...but that guy in your pic is a dead ringer for a young Hank....***
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Jul 2, 2024, 11:27 AM
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Re: Other than special occasions, who remembers where they were exactly
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Jul 2, 2024, 8:39 AM
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Sorry I didn’t mean to cut you out on the other picture, Just straighten it up for you.
Thanks again for your Service!
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Orange Immortal [68853]
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Thanks for changing the pic - I still haven't
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Jul 2, 2024, 8:50 AM
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grasped the technology. Now, can you tell me what I was holding and what kind of cans are sitting on the side of the truck - could explain the poor focus in the photo?
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Re: Thanks for changing the pic - I still haven't
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Jul 2, 2024, 9:33 AM
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PBRs.
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Orange Blooded [2576]
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Jul 2, 2024, 9:03 AM
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Considering that I'm 53, I was just a sparkle in my daddy's eye
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Jul 2, 2024, 9:22 AM
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I was 9 years old and living with my parents in Rock Hill!!
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Jul 2, 2024, 9:27 AM
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Thank you for your service!
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Jul 2, 2024, 10:29 AM
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I was 13 years old , and would have been at my grandmothers house on Lake Murray, on the Prosperity side of the lake near Old Hamns landing getting ready for 4th of July pig roast.
Thank you for your service
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Jul 2, 2024, 5:58 PM
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Grew up a few miles from there. Great summers.
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Jul 2, 2024, 10:30 AM
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I was twelve years old at that time. I was probably at the YMCA pool in Ware Shoals as I lived there during the summers of my youth.
Thank you for your service tour nation!
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I was breast feeding and pooping and sleeping a lot.
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Jul 2, 2024, 10:31 AM
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From what I recall in those early days - I had begun crawling.
Not so fun but interesting fact - the day of my birth is the same day my father in law almost died in Vietnam.
Thank you for your service clover and sharing another vividly described memory
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Jul 2, 2024, 10:35 AM
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I was only 3 but can tell you I was likely at my Grandma's in Las Cabezas de San Juan in Spain.
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Jul 2, 2024, 10:51 AM
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Thanks!!!!!
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Jul 2, 2024, 10:58 AM
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Awesome photo clover65®!
Thank you for your service. I wasn’t born until 5 years after that. My uncle fought in Vietnam, so I have heard some stories-he won’t talk about much of it, though.
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Jul 2, 2024, 11:07 AM
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I was sitting in the lifeguard tower at Oakdale CC pool in Florence,SC gazing down across numerous tanned oiled & bikini clad nymphs - all the while solving organic chemistry equations in my head and thanking the good Lord I was not in the Nam.
That you for your service and your sacrifice to keep us free. What we’ve come to must break your heart
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Jul 2, 2024, 2:42 PM
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Our country has changed for the worse- especially politically but I try to keep things in my life the way it was when I grew up as much as possible
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Jul 2, 2024, 11:16 AM
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I was in Army flight school at Ft Wolters prior to going to Viet Nam, Colver.
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Jul 2, 2024, 11:21 AM
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I was going to make a joke about Sgt. Spud taking that photo of you, but then read your post. Sorry for your buddy. Thank you for your service, Clover65.
Happy Independence Day, sir.
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Jul 2, 2024, 11:27 AM
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Thank you for sharing your Vietnam service and Pictures!
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Jul 2, 2024, 4:17 PM
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My dad was stationed at an army base in Newport News va area.
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Jul 2, 2024, 4:22 PM
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Four years old. Don't remember much... except I remember the line of tanks rolling down the street heading to Detroit to deal with the riots. My Dad passed them on his way home from work and ran into the house to get me and we walked down to the corner and watched them go by. I lived just down the street from the tank arsenal where Chrysler manufactured the tanks.
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Jul 2, 2024, 5:30 PM
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54 years ago today, I had just gotten promoted to 1st Lt. the day before and my platoon had moved from Tam Ky north to DaNang and were right across the street from Freedom Hill. A few weeks later I would be on my way to the USS Sanctuary hospital ship and then on to the Naval Hospital in Guam. It seems just like yesterday......... still vivid memories of the smallest details.
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Oddly enough- Tam Ky was where we started the day
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Jul 2, 2024, 7:11 PM
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Here is a caption from the Hill 4-11 history- hope it is readable. I was in B Company but don’t remember being in a fire fight with 100 VC!
That would have been a memorable 4th of July- I do remember a fierce thunderstorm that night as we camped in an open valley! Nature’s fireworks!
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What a coincidence. My platoon was in an old SeaBee compound right across the street from a PSP airstrip where Air America (CIA) planes used to fly in. As a Marine unit, we actually supported the Army's Americal Division, as we were in I Corps and there were not a lot of Army units there. Our main job there, as Combat Engineers was to sweep Highway 1 every morning for IEDs (we called them land mines) and booby traps. We also built bridges and repaired roads and anything else needed doing. My compound in Tam Ky consisted of me, my platoon sergeant and 26 men. We provided our own security with was tough with only 26 men, as eight of them on each shift, had to man each of the four corners of our perimeter. You were on guard duty every other night ....... not a lot of sleep ..... but you know what that was like!
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Jul 2, 2024, 7:20 PM
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Thanks very much for your service. Enjoy reading your comments about it. That July, I completed the second of a three year tour in the divided city. May have been working swings, mids, days, or days off, but don't recall. If the latter, likely was traveling in the European free zones. Did take a tour of London about that time, returned to stay a couple of nights at the Army installation at Darmstadt, then caught another tour to Paris before getting back to Berlin.
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Mind Blown -- That's Some History Clover
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Jul 3, 2024, 9:50 AM
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Great Photo. You probably remember some of those friends and moments better than you do last last week.
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Jul 3, 2024, 1:20 PM
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I have a couple of those Colts locked and loaded at the ready today. Clover thank you for what you did in Vietnam Republic Of. I also give you a hardy salute for all the pain, suffering you have experienced from the wound you received in your knee.
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Jul 3, 2024, 8:08 PM
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Finishing flight training at Craig and Gunter AFB's in Alabama, and preparing to go to Castle AFB in Merced, CA for flight training on a B-52 (Buff).
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Jul 3, 2024, 8:57 PM
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clover65® thank you for your service and sacrifice! God bless you. We wouldn’t be the country we are if not for men like you.
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Thank you for your service! Remembering those that served and their sacrifices on this July 4, thank you all!
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Thank you clover65
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