To: Focault's Pendulum
I was a helicopter crew chief in Vietnam flying hueys made of aluminium cheaply. I flew on the left door holding a machine gun and most people in the Army called me a "gunner". The statistics say that 40,000 were trained as crew chiefs and a smaller number made it to Nam.
Fear of a machine that had 12,000 moving parts and flew into danger was constant. Mistakes in maintenace was the greatest danger and I was in charge of maintence.
Medals - really meant nothing!
28 posted on
05/24/2003 5:24:35 PM PDT by
BeAllYouCanBe
(Maybe this "Army Of One" is a good thing - You Gotta Admire the 3rd Infantry Accomplishments)
To: BeAllYouCanBe
"Medals - really meant nothing!"True....the only thing that I truly am proud of is my CMB.
I earned it....
redrock
42 posted on
05/25/2003 2:16:12 PM PDT by
redrock
(Tell every Veteran you see--"Welcome Home")
To: BeAllYouCanBe
Medals - really meant nothing!
yeah buddy, metal, namely some steel under your feet was what mattered
48 posted on
05/26/2003 5:24:16 PM PDT by
rontorr
(It's only my opinion, but I am RIGHT)
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