That was just one of several exciting episodes of the south eastern vacation. MY wife (was just a girlfriend then) got very angry with me a few years later when she found my duffel bag with all the decorations I had hidden. I had her convinced I was stationed in a very boring place where nothing happened. Thinking back on it now I don’t remember being scared except for an episode where we resupplied an American firebase in Laos (6 times) under heavy rocket, mortar, machine gun (kitchen sinks)fire. My grandmother told me something woke her up and told her “Pray for that boy now!. She slipped out of bed and prayed fervently for 2 hours, and then felt a great peace, went to bed.. We figured the date out years later, and yes, the dates matched. p.s. I do NOT feel like any hero, just doing the job my uncle sent me to do.
What do the words "kitchen sinks" mean, in that context?
Yeah. Well, you are an American guy, an example of one who still makes me proud. You did what we asked you to do, because that is the way you roll. You may not be a hero, but if things are as they should be, you should never be broke from spending your money on drinks.