'Nam music chiseled onto your soul

Nathan said:
...a collection of meaningful songs:


that one isn't available for some reason...let's try this one:

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My husband was a dust off medic in Nam. They would fly him into a recent firefight, he'd do all he could (with others) for the hurt and he would be picked up before dark. Right after Nam he was groomed by the Secret Service as an agent. We were married 30 yrs and I still do not know what he did. Dave Hammer was his name. Familiar?
 
dusty said:
My husband was a dust off medic in Nam. They would fly him into a recent firefight, he'd do all he could (with others) for the hurt and he would be picked up before dark. Right after Nam he was groomed by the Secret Service as an agent. We were married 30 yrs and I still do not know what he did. Dave Hammer was his name. Familiar?
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If you want the definition of "hero"... look no further than combat dust off medic's.
Just imagine hovering over an enemy infested jungle pulling up the wounded while you sat there in a plexiglass bubble, hoping no green tracers came your way. Bless your hubby.


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smiley said:
and has it?
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yes, but in ways that don't make sense to those who suffered and those who lost. Can't explain it. Only years bring it in to perspective. They fought for their independence. We fought back to contain communism. We ignored them when they wanted our help. We aligned with the french. So much misery and heartache could have been avoided but that's where we were at that time.
Now, today, Vietnam produces 60% of the coffee we drink. They have their independence and they will live or die depending on how they run their country. I, a Vietnam vet, wish them well. I see it as just like us in the 1700's. We wanted our independence and we fought for it. We sacrificed. We won. As is often quoted, freedom is not cheap. It cost. We paid the price, they paid the price. End of story
 
rbtvgo said:
yes, but in ways that don't make sense to those who suffered and those who lost. Can't explain it. Only years bring it in to perspective. They fought for their independence. We fought back to contain communism. We ignored them when they wanted our help. We aligned with the french. So much misery and heartache could have been avoided but that's where we were at that time.
Now, today, Vietnam produces 60% of the coffee we drink. They have their independence and they will live or die depending on how they run their country. I, a Vietnam vet, wish them well. I see it as just like us in the 1700's. We wanted our independence and we fought for it. We sacrificed. We won. As is often quoted, freedom is not cheap. It cost. We paid the price, they paid the price. End of story
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fair enough!
 
As a youth I was interested in where my Uncle was at and worried about him daily. I did my uneventful stint in the Army, Always have supported our troops... This tune grabbed my soul hard and many of your comments highlighted its meaning...
PS Thank You All and Welcome Home.....
 
This was on my Reel-to-Reel in 1970 when I was stationed in Guam.
After a shift of loading B-52's, needed a release.
We would gather in a room, crank up the music, drink and try to forget what we had just done...

 
smiley said:
fair enough!
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well said. I respect them now. They suffered and died but they are a country now. Very similar to our origins. Why we all had to suffer??????? Don't know. All I can think is that it had to happen. It needed to go the way it did. Again, don't know. But the outcome seems right. The loses on both sides, grievous but in Gods domain the shedding of blood was necessary. Why, in this case, I don't know or understand. Just know it had to go the way it went.
 
All combat vets died over there.
Don't let them tell you otherwise.
We all died and it was a slow and painful death.
Some of us just haven't pulled the dirt over our face.
 

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