Dem thit mop mieng hum. (The meat has been brought to the tiger) ~Vietnamese saying A Serious Change of Scenery I served in the United States Air Force from 1968 to 1972. I served in Vietnam from […]
Our digs Trains illicit magical journeys, through enchanted forests, fields of golden wheat waving in the sun, and bridges over emerald streams and rivers. ∼Joe For a few years back in the day, I shared an apartment with my friend Don Booth. Don, was the brother of my best friend […]
Introduction Cat Thao Nguyen is a Vietnamese author, currently living in Australia. Cat has written about her family’s harrowing journey from Vietnam to Australia in 1979, fleeing persecution from the communist regime. Her book We Are Here (Allen & Unwin) can be purchased on-line. The story originally was published in “The Australian”, […]
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of […]
The legend lives on There’s an old Green Bay Packer story and it goes like this: A man dies, goes to heaven and upon arrival has his interview with St. Peter. “What do you like to do?” St. Pete inquires. The new arrival thinks about it. “Well, I’m a huge football fan and I […]
Get You One! As our society has become polarized these past several years it’s not surprising that match making services have also stratified, putting together peoples of a like mind set. Many of these match making services advertise on national television and the internet, having […]
To all those who served, anywhere, any time. ~Joe
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. ~Voltaire Introduction Last month’s article featuring a compilation of essays and memoirs of the Vietnam War was hugely popular, having been viewed by […]
In war, everybody loses. Participants sacrifice their lives, limbs and sanity, perpetrators their morality. ~Joe Introduction This week’s story is a collection of memoirs and writings from a group of people who were involved in or affected by the Vietnam War, in some fashion. Many of the people are my […]
Many readers have submitted suggestions regarding future blog articles. One suggestion several have made is my recommended readings on the Vietnam War. Another is a compilation of my favorite photographs from the war. And still others have requested a compilation of my favorite fishing trips. At some point in the future I will post […]