Posted on 02/25/2016 12:24:52 PM PST by beaversmom
Oh geez. I hate to hear stuff like that. So sorry. I know “only a material thing”, but it has SO much meaning...especially in that context.
Good deal! Good wifey.
We, Army, called them 100 and ones. After a long day and your ass was tight there was nothing like a hump to relax your mind, let them figure that one out.
If I remember correctly, “Zip” was short for “Zipperhead”, another term of endearment.
I didn't notice it until I could feel it burning my leg.
Owie!
If he is referring to the American public, then I would agree wholeheartedly......
But if he is referring to the Vietnamese who he is helping to defend, then I would disagree.
I don't think there is one first generation Vietnamese who made it to the U.S. who is ungrateful for our sacrifices in Vietnam.........
With that being said, those who were never able to escape the country and felt the wrath of the invasion of the North Vietnamese in 1975, I'm sure they would have some hostility towards the United States, thanks in part to our own Democrat controlled congress who refused to appropriate additional military assistance for South Vietnam in the event that the North violated the Paris Peace Accords of 1973...........
Which they did and the rest is history.......
I assumed the American public, but I don’t know now that you bring that up.
Even though my dad was in Vietnam (first part of 60s), I don’t know a whole lot about the history of it at all. I know it spans MANY years. I can remember the boat kids showing up at my school in 1975/76 in the 3rd grade.
One night while watching NetFlix a couple of months back, I saw the Last Days in Vietnam (made by a Kennedy, but I thought fairly unbiased) and I REALLY enjoyed it. It made me feel so proud of the people that were over there. So many of them were trying/doing the right thing. It made me really feel for the Vietnamese, too.
It’s on YT as well as NF if anyone is interested in seeing it. Here is the link:
Last Days in Vietnam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWXNXcGvT68
Looks like they found that video on YT and expurgated it to a trailer.
Here is another link for the documentary for however long it stays up:
Last Days in Vietnam (2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y09oDChxqfY
Very nice.
I’m not sure about the rest of the country, but it’s not easy finding lighter fluid around here. Used to be common, but now only a few places carry it.
Yeah, I don’t even think about lighters. I bet people collect them like they do all things. I was never a smoker, but grew up around smokers. I don’t think about ashtrays either. Probably people that collect those, too! Would be fun to look up about neat lighters and ashtrays.
I learned Korean for the Air Force (Well, I tried, anyway). Our instructors were Koreans who'd become U.S. Citizens. One of our instructors gave us a story one day as to how "Gook" came about as a term for Koreans (now a pejorative).
He stated that the Korean words for some countries contain the syllable Kook, with the first K being pronounced more like a G). Korea is Tae Han Min Kook, or sometimes just Han Kook (think of Hankook tires). China is Chung Kook. America is Mi Kook (pronounced "Me Gook").
He then said that when American troops were hitting the ground there during the war, many of the Koreans came running up shouting "Mi Gook! Mi Gook!" as a way of expressing relief and welcoming the troops.
The troops, being the GI's they were, basically said, Okay, you're a Gook...
His story, not mine.
It may be true. It’s one of the possibilities listed in Wikipedia.
Fascinating! Thank you, beaversmom.
For the longest time I thought my Vietnamese name was Numba Ten. They all loved to call me that.
You’re very welcome. :) A friend forwarded to me. Love that kind of thing.
Plus I always found the young ladies riding sideways on motorcycles to be very very attracted to me. They all had their drivers pull up to me on the street and ask if I wanted to have a good time.
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