[PeteB570]

I’ve got a friend who was on a Tin Can in the mid 70’s.

The tales he tells of his port calls would curl the hair of these modern day sailors.

[oh8eleven]

The tales he tells of his port calls would curl the hair of these modern day sailors.
I was USMC arty and after 13 months in VN was sent to Camp Lejeune. Probably 80% of the the battery was recently returned 'Nam vets.
Six weeks later we embarked on a 5 month Carib Cruise along with a battalion of grunts ... of whom, probably 80% were just out of 'Nam too.
We were all so full of pent up anger, anxiety, vinegar & piss, we had a profoundly "negative impact" on every liberty port we went into.