Great little story about mr. ketchup, i can’t understand why he was not liked ;) did you see the photo of him in the Vietnam War museum as a thank you to him?
Thanks for your service. Sounds like that scene in Apocalypse Now with the water skiing.
Cam Rhan Bay was very safe, It was on the coast just south of Nha Trang. This is where most Army types flew home from after their tour. It was also the place where wounded who had been treated at evac hospitals for gunshot wounds and others were taken after they were operated on and out of danger. The guys taken here were going to hospitals in Japan, US, or other Pacific field hospitals. I kid you not this place was so peaceful that a purple heart here on a regular day ( no Tet or other holiday ) is perhaps the biggest lie ever told from Vietnam.