Oh God, I remember the diesel fuel toilet. We had a 55 gal drum cut in half, and slid under some planks supported by a frame. Once the gunny decided it was time to burn, a couple of privates would be detailed to move the drum out to the edge of the company area and burn off the diesel. It was good to be a sergeant. I haven't thought of that in nearly 50 years.
Had a Newbie at the 90th Replacement in Long Binh get latrine duty.. Sgt told him to go burn the shit houses - pull the barrels out and set them on fire to burn the contents - .. but he actually set the shit houses on fire and burned them to the ground.. Never forget that..
I'm a Vietnam war Draft resistor. Newsflash...they were "suckers", whether Trump said that or not. Another newsflash, there are MANY Vietnam vets who refer to themselves as pawns and expendable. Why the hell do you think so many Americans turned against the war? If you didn't live in those days...you won't fully understand.
@@topgeardel Amen these veterans willingly chose to go to an unwinnable, illegal war. If they say otherwise they are promoting a falsehood. A lot of these people push the image that they could or did win the war, but the "politicians" and the "people back home" lost it. Vietnam was a national American disgrace, tragedy and defeat...and they share in the responsibility of it. The politicians and American people saw that the war was not being won, or was unwinnable. The US never really had the "hearts and minds" of the South Vietnamese people...who they supposedly were fighting for. They don't talk much about the war crimes they committed against the Vietnamese....OR even against their own personnel. Lastly, whether these guys won or lost...the Vietnam war had absolutely NO effect on American freedom, security, safety or way of life. They did NOT sacrifice anything for my...or your freedom. These veterans present themselves as victims and wrongly treated. They are big boys and went to a country to kill or be killed. They shared in the failure. Now they want to be recognized for their "sacrifice" through videos, Honor Flights, endless trips to the Wall in DC or to Vietnam itself. They never grew up and really moved on. They have made themselves an embarrassment to themselves and my generation.
Oh God, I remember the diesel fuel toilet. We had a 55 gal drum cut in half, and slid under some planks supported by a frame. Once the gunny decided it was time to burn, a couple of privates would be detailed to move the drum out to the edge of the company area and burn off the diesel. It was good to be a sergeant. I haven't thought of that in nearly 50 years.
Had a Newbie at the 90th Replacement in Long Binh get latrine duty.. Sgt told him to go burn the shit houses - pull the barrels out and set them on fire to burn the contents - .. but he actually set the shit houses on fire and burned them to the ground.. Never forget that..
I thought will ferrel was on the thumbnail
Trump called these brave men suckers
Link me the audio of him saying that. Also if I recall correctly it was the left that mostly spit and yelled at them.
I'm a Vietnam war Draft resistor. Newsflash...they were "suckers", whether Trump said that or not. Another newsflash, there are MANY Vietnam vets who refer to themselves as pawns and expendable. Why the hell do you think so many Americans turned against the war? If you didn't live in those days...you won't fully understand.
No he didn't.
@@topgeardel Amen these veterans willingly chose to go to an unwinnable, illegal war. If they say otherwise they are promoting a falsehood. A lot of these people push the image that they could or did win the war, but the "politicians" and the "people back home" lost it. Vietnam was a national American disgrace, tragedy and defeat...and they share in the responsibility of it. The politicians and American people saw that the war was not being won, or was unwinnable. The US never really had the "hearts and minds" of the South Vietnamese people...who they supposedly were fighting for. They don't talk much about the war crimes they committed against the Vietnamese....OR even against their own personnel. Lastly, whether these guys won or lost...the Vietnam war had absolutely NO effect on American freedom, security, safety or way of life. They did NOT sacrifice anything for my...or your freedom. These veterans present themselves as victims and wrongly treated. They are big boys and went to a country to kill or be killed. They shared in the failure. Now they want to be recognized for their "sacrifice" through videos, Honor Flights, endless trips to the Wall in DC or to Vietnam itself. They never grew up and really moved on. They have made themselves an embarrassment to themselves and my generation.
@@robertisham5279 That's a statement from a very wise and insightful person.