I deliberately did not read anything about the Vietnam War because I felt the politics of the war eclipsed what happened to the veterans. The politics were irrelevant to what this memorial was. ∼ Maya Lin, designer of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. Guest writer Dave Wagenblatt and I served […]
My friend Rick Wehler passed away in October of 2024. Rick was a cheerful guy with a zany sense of humor. He authored the Minnie-Sconsin book series, a set of books based around his humorous take on his life experiences. Rick also provided a few articles for my blog which were very […]
Sight is what you see with your eyes, vision is what you see with your mind. ∼ Robert Kiyosaki The Meaning Behind “The Land of the Big Bx” American military personnel of the Vietnam War often affectionately referred to the United States as “the land of the big Bx.” Interestingly, […]
Memories hang like ornaments. ∼ Caleb Rivers Tom Keating, a writer, served in the United States Army, Long Binh in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1969 to 1970. He served with the 47th Military History Detachment, attached to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Logistical Command, and Headquarters Company, US Army Vietnam, (USARV) also in Long […]
Introduction Guest writer Dennis McDermott shares information on his United States Air Force unit in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Biography information on Dennis follows the article. 22nd Tactical Air Support Squadron in Vietnam […]
Gary Labanow has shared this story with us. Gary and I have been friends since high school, and we have the shared experience of being United States Air Force Vietnam War veterans. Gary’s Air Force tales influenced me into joining back in 1968. After his military service ended, Gary eventually became a […]
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what they say. I hum my songs and march ahead. ∼ Bhuwan Thapaliya Allen with his friend, the late Joe Galloway Allen Wood is a 79-year-old retired marketing executive, born on a cotton farm in South Georgia. Allen grew up in middle Georgia […]
If the tiger ever stands still, the elephant will crush him with his mighty tusks. But the tiger will not stand still. He will leap upon the back of the elephant, tearing huge chunks from his side, and then he will leap back into the dark jungle. And slowly the elephant will bleed to […]
War is a ferocious form of insanity. ∼ Cora May Harris Hien Quy Minh Nguyen was born and raised in Hanoi during the Vietnam War. In 1972, B-52 planes carpet-bombed Hanoi when she was 8 years old. She witnessed houses in Hanoi being destroyed, the wall of the French Consulate building in Hanoi […]
I enjoy watching many of the old “classics” on tv. I enjoy comedy and action shows the most. Some of my favorite comedy shows are The Honeymooners, All in the Family, Fawlty Towers, and Sanford and Son. My favorite actions shows include the old Westerns, which were created before political correctness, historical accuracy and […]