Happy Story from Vietnam (Page 2): Which president are you referring to?

waymond Loc: Pflugerville, Texas

Which president are you referring to?

rupe806

How many do we have at one time??

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

jerryc41 wrote:

In 1969, a patrol was ambushed, and one of the guys was shot in the head. "He's dead. Leave him." His friend picked him up and placed him in a chopper. That was the last he heard of Jim Coffey. Fifty years later, the guys from his unit learned that Jim Coffey had not only survived, but had flourished, and he was about to join them for a reunion.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/09/13/metro/guy-who-everybody-thought-was-dead/

Those are the kind of stories we need more of! They don't sell as many newspapers as doom and gloom do so we most likely will continue to get one now and then when a friend posts one.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Bridges wrote:

Those are the kind of stories we need more of!

Take a look here -

https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-711584-1.html

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

pendennis wrote:

Never forget!

Forgetting is what gets the U.S. in trouble. The adage "Ignore history at your own peril.", certainly applies. We got in the same mess in Afghanistan, because someone forget just how nasty a prolonged war can be.

Watching the news everyday since we invaded Afghanistan, certainly looked like a replay of Viet Nam. Same mistakes, same old tired strategy of "nation building".

👍👍👍

Stan

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

rupe806 wrote:

Ask our Pres. how many died there in his place because he received and accepted multiple phony deferments!!
It disgusts me to see him with our military folks!

Only 31 (about 2/3) of our presidents served in the military. You have to go back to George W. Bush for the last president that served, and he was in the National Guard and did not serve in a combat zone as I recall. His father George H W Bush was the last president who actually saw combat.

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Great story with a happy ending, thanks, Jerry.

jimvanells Loc: Augusta, GA

Beautiful story, well told.

2Dragons Loc: The Back of Beyond

pendennis wrote:

Never forget!

Forgetting is what gets the U.S. in trouble. The adage "Ignore history at your own peril.", certainly applies. We got in the same mess in Afghanistan, because someone forget just how nasty a prolonged war can be.

Watching the news everyday since we invaded Afghanistan, certainly looked like a replay of Viet Nam. Same mistakes, same old tired strategy of "nation building".

Generals win wars and politicians lose wars. We haven't won a war/conflict since WWII because Congress thinks they can run wars from their chairs in DC.

williejoha

This story made my day. Thanks for posting it.
WJH

One Rude Dawg Loc: Athol, ID

tramsey wrote:

That whole thing is better forgotten

Head in the sand always works best, really? You go sit in a corner and forget.

Alafoto Loc: Montgomery, AL

jerryc41 wrote:

In 1969, a patrol was ambushed, and one of the guys was shot in the head. "He's dead. Leave him." His friend picked him up and placed him in a chopper. That was the last he heard of Jim Coffey. Fifty years later, the guys from his unit learned that Jim Coffey had not only survived, but had flourished, and he was about to join them for a reunion.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/09/13/metro/guy-who-everybody-thought-was-dead/

What kind of useless deadwood was the guy patrolling with? My platoon never, EVER left anyone behind.

Alafoto Loc: Montgomery, AL

pendennis wrote:

Never forget!

Forgetting is what gets the U.S. in trouble. The adage "Ignore history at your own peril.", certainly applies. We got in the same mess in Afghanistan, because someone forget just how nasty a prolonged war can be.

Watching the news everyday since we invaded Afghanistan, certainly looked like a replay of Viet Nam. Same mistakes, same old tired strategy of "nation building".

Amen my friend! We have never learned the art of kicking ass to make our point, then leaving. We don't want anyone to be mad at us, so we hang around after to be friends with them giving billions of dollars worth of aid that they can divert and steal, and huge quantities of military equipment and weapons that they can shoot at us as a signal that they don't want to be BFFs any more.

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

rupe806 wrote:

Ask our Pres. how many died there in his place because he received and accepted multiple phony deferments!!
It disgusts me to see him with our military folks!

Lung issues are not phoney. Check out 45's phony deferments.

Stan

Alafoto Loc: Montgomery, AL

jerryc41 wrote:

Take a look here -

https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-711584-1.html

Very nice, Jerry.