Vietnam veterans day

[squatting dog]

Keep them in your heart, and remember........

 

[Deucemoi]

Welcome home--- (riverine forces brown water navy)

 

[Falcon]

Like the rest of us were a bunch of wimps?

 

[SeaBreeze]

Honoring all those who died in Vietnam and thanking all of our veterans who served and sacrificed.

 

[aeron]

Most were very brave men sent on a very wrong cause.

 

[Laurie]

My salutes and respects to all.

Those who understand, understand. Those who don't understand will never understand.

 

[RadishRose]

Once a Hero, always a Hero.

 

[IKE]

Those who understand, understand. Those who don't understand will never understand.

Amen.

 

[squatting dog]

Welcome home--- (riverine forces brown water navy)

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Any chance you were with the 1099th river rats. I met some down around Cat Li. I was in the 199th infantry and we sometimes got a lift from them.

 

[Deucemoi]

I was on a cargo ship the USS Brule akl28 which may have stopped at cat lai on trips between Saigon and Nha Be where we usually stayed when not up the delta. We often went up the Mekong to the border at Cambodia and down into the gulf of Thailand. We were the grocery store for most of the delta along with other cargo ships. Beer, pop, food, pig food, chicken wire and ammunition.
there is a web site that may have some more info:
brownwaternavyanddeltaarmyvietnamveterans.yuku.com

 

[tnthomas]

I Was out of Newport, with the 5th heavy Boat C., 71st Trans Bn.(Army). While in port, we pushed container ships into dock, when running the Delta, we hauled goods on LCUs to Vung Tao, Vinh Long and Tra Vinh. When I was on the Y-100(Y Tanker) we hauled JP4 to the helo bases along the Cambodian border.

I don't recall hearing about a Vietnam Veterans day before. :shrug:

 

[Butterfly]

Thank you all for your service. Far too many of my HS graduating class died unappreciated over there -- doing what their country asked them to do.