[SLB]

I spent my first Christmas away from home in Vietnam - 1970. I was at a Fire Support Base just North of Nui Ba Dinh. We were allowed 2 seats for the Bob Hope Show in Long Binh. The First Sergeant put the names of everyone in the battery on slips of paper and drew two from a steel pot. They were picked up by helicopter in the morning and were back that evening. Not even a day out of the bush.

I ate my rolled turkey roast dinner standing beside a “deuce and a half” using the fender for a table. I listened to the Bob Hope Show live on a cheap Panasonic radio while I ate.

There was a Christmas truce (cease fire) for 24 hours, but we were the only ones who followed it. “Charlie” popped at us all night on Christmas Eve.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Good evening SLB and thank you for your service to our country.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thank you for your service, SLB!
God Bless!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Merry Christmas, SLB, and thanks for sharing your Christmas in Vietnam. And thank you for your service to our country.

[amom]

Goodness what a first Christmas away from home yours was. Thanks for your service and WELCOME HOME! (Remember lima beans and ham?)

I was at the USMCAS El Toro for my first ‘away from home’ Christmas (1965).