Watch your speed, the police seem to look more at red vehicles.
I have a lot of respect for the Combat engineer's tho I started out as Infantry.
Ratskinner has the correct idea, first apply a liberal amount of gasoline, leaded or unleaded will do.
True, it only took a few unwarranted, unjustified instances to smear us all. Some of the parties involved in those had no business ever being commissioned and put in any leadership position.
Derry
I never applied for any PTSD benefits however I did have to take the VA to court re: disability, profound hearing loss, seizure issues following brain surgery. The judge reviewed all tthe documentation, about 18"s thick, and found in my favor 100% disability retroactive to when I first filed, PTSD is included.
Derry
Laffing at the stupid box on my desk!
Thanks
Good idea on tucking in the antenna, usually the loyal opposition was more interested in who/whom was within arms reach and would be using, not carrying the radio. Didn't hurt to be careful. I took an AK round one time, my RTO hit the ground, I reached back for the handset to call for arty and or air support. No comm's, when my RTO hit the ground the radio, on his back, took a round in the top exited the battey case. Had to get my Plt. Sgt's RTO and radio till I got evaced out.
We belatedly found out that the 25th Inf. Division base camp was built over a tunnel complex. The loyal opposition would occasionally pop up and take pot shot's.
The good Ol Parrots beak, knew it well, then there was the Michelin Plantation. Rubber plantations were hell, you'd get air bursts from incoming mortar rounds and the way they were laid out was deadly. The loyal opposition easily saw you approaching and they were well concealed.
"Spread out, one round will get you all."
Older and wiser or at least older.
I wasn't taking pictures butt I did the same thing with a step ladder. Result, shattered humerus, repaired with seven screws and a plate, right shoulder. Prior to that I got run over by a bull, screwed my right ankle back together, a camera was involved in that episode. Shooting a bull riding.
Yeah, when I went down with an AK round thru the right thigh I was rather expecting the loyal opposition to finish the job with a typical head shot. Fortunately the unheard of happened, his AK failed to function and I had a back up pistol.
No, they just exited the craft without a chute! I never did a huey jump, C-130's yes and rode a forest penetrator.
To just up and quit after paying that price was what really pissed me off.We took ground fire one day in a Huey, the AC started looking for a safe place to put down because he was losing RPM. Found a spot, flipped his seat over/forward, a round had gone thru the throttle tube.
Those thrilling days of yesteryear.
On my first sabbatical I was in III Corp, N W of Saigon and South of Tay Ninh, an active area at the time. First part of second sabbatical was in I Corp Quang Nghai area close to My Lai. First time was with 25th Infantry Division Wolfhounds fresh from Hawaii. Next time started with the Phoenix Program then SOG and MACV, then a civilian again after seven years and seven days.
Now 100% disability retired, go to the head of the line at the V A.
I still hear from some of my first tour guy's butt we're dropping like flies now.