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grampadirt Senior Enthusiast

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Just thought you guys might like to see some of the pics I have of my time in 'Nam.At the time I was there it was for sure a third world nation....not sure what it's like now.The country is so flat the tides have and effect many miles from the ocean,the water is always moving quite fast hence the muddy water..soft,thick,gooey mud...stinks too.There were times when the sky was very blue and the water was calm...

 

here's a link to Photobucket if you'd like to check 'em out,I'll be adding pics occasionally

 

Viet Nam 1970

 

edit: I should add I was 22 then :thumbs:

Z71kris Senior Enthusiast

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thats some cool pics, my dad was in nam. He was a Marine, dont know what he really did, or where he was. He dosnt like talking about it.

grampadirt Senior Enthusiast

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Very cool pics. :cheers:

 

Were you sitting over top of a bunch of grenades in that one shot?

 

 

If it's the one where I,m sitting in the back of the boat..yes.There are dozens of frag. & concussion grenades under my ass :D ,and we used 'em alot.They make a nice big BOOM!!

grampadirt Senior Enthusiast

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That's awesome. Thanks for your service. :cheers: 21 1/2 years Air Force here, and still going.

 

I like this one.

 

canal1.jpg

 

Going out on patrol,minimum two boats together.gonna set up for night ops.

 

Keep going,your service is appreciated...

grampadirt Senior Enthusiast

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Great pictures. No LBFMs?

 

 

Ya got me Art,sitting here trying to figure out what an LBFM is,can you enlighten me?

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Great pictures. No LBFMs?

 

 

Ya got me Art,sitting here trying to figure out what an LBFM is,can you enlighten me?

 

 

An old soldier saying. Little brown f-ing machine. I was thinking it was Viet Nam era, but could be circa Korea. I must be getting senile if I am losing track of derogatory acronyms. Slang slurs are the last thing to go usually. I better invest in a drool bucket.

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