Shoulder Fired Recoilless Rifle I have met very few people who ever heard of the XM148. I remember that It was cumbersome to load and shoot. The cocking mechanism was broken on mine and I had a piece of shoestring tied through it. As I remember, you had to almost turn it over to […]
R&R
R&R I REMEMBER THE 12X12 LOGS BEING BURIED. THE FIRST INCIDENT I RECALL, WAS A GOOK ON A MOPED CAME DOWN THE ROAD WIDE OPEN AND HIT THE BUMP. HE CAME OFF THE MOPED AND FLEW ABOUT 20 FEET INTO THE AIR. HE WAS HURT PRETTY BAD.FRONT WHEEL WAS NO LONGER ROUND. I THINK […]
War Dogs
My last day in the field was doing a recon with my squad, a dog and his handler. The mission ended abruptly when we encountered a large wasp nest (improvised NVA weapon system :-)) Everyone was stung at least once, but the poor dog was brutalized by the attack. I lost consciousness due to an […]
Hip Shoot from the A Shau
OK Guys, By Request, I ain't in to blowing my own Horn. I Opened FSB Currahee on 9 March 1969. (LTC Art Deverill and SGM Joe Rodriguez and I with a Chopper Driver "Spookie Waltz" made the initial Recon PM March The 8th) My Battery had been split between WHIP and LASH prior to that. [...]
Fort Campbell Jump School
From: Boyd Brangham Sent: Mon 11/24/2014 9:45 AM Subject: Jump School Ft. Campbell I was in Airborne Class #3 at Fort Campbell in July 1956. I was assigned to “D” company 187th ARCT in April 1956. Helped re-organize the 101st Airborne Division around June 1956. I was later transferred to “A” Company 501st Airborne Signal […]
Eagles Roost thread
Eagles Roost thread by Roger Morris Name: LTC Butch Rose Hometown: Fayetteville, NC Date: March 04, 2012 - 08:10 PM (pacific) Looking for anyone who knew PSG Edward Arnold "Butch" Birmingham KIA 2 OCT 1967 Quang Nam, South Vietnam. My daughter-in-law is niece of PSG Birmingham and widow of my son, SSG Scott Rose KIA [...]
CHINA ADMITS IT SENT TROOPS TO FIGHT THE U.S. IN VIETNAM
CHINA ADMITS IT SENT TROOPS TO FIGHT THE U.S. IN VIETNAM https://www.deseret.com/1989/5/16/18807144/china-admits-it-sent-troops-to-fight-the-u-s-in-vietnam March 31, 2022 11:07 AM It took years for either side to own up. In 1970 when C Company, 1/506th killed a very large NVA and found other items pointing to China I was told to keep it quiet. ZIPPO March […]
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Featured Comments The following are a selection of the many comments we receive from veterans, their families, and just some interested folks who took the time to find our website. This page will change from time to time as comments are brought to our attention. Please keep coming back for a current sitrep. The […]
A TRAGIC WALK BACK THRU TIME
A TRAGIC WALK BACK THRU TIME March 25, 2022 11:21 PM When I see the aimed and unaimed artillery and airstrikes of the Russian Army I go back to two truths of the Vietnam War; 1. UNLIKE WHAT THE PRESS OF THE DAY REPORTED WE, UNLIKE THE RUSSIANS TODAY, DID NOT TARGET THE CITIES, […]
Delta Air Strike
Delta Air Strike August 10, 1968 2nd battalion’s newly formed “Delta Company” was decimated by their own air strike. Eight were killed and over 50 wounded. Posted here are stories from a few that were there that awful day: Ben Costello, Delta Company Machinegunner- As I recall the incident began mid-afternoon or so […]