Introduction 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 Binh. Twice awarded […]
Category: War and Military Stories
An Angel in Blue This week’s guest writer is Penni Evans. Penni began writing poetry and short essays at the age of fifteen. Encouraged by her grandmother, Amah, herself a writer, Penni dreamed of far-away places and world travel. After she earned […]
Introduction Today’s article is written by my Facebook friend Stephen Ordway. Stephen is a fellow Vietnam War Veteran and a former Green Beret. Many of us are familiar with the Green Berets, a storied U.S. Army Special Forces group, defined by the unique head cover and emblem which sets them apart. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
We are each given an infinitesimal chance at the universe; what will we do with that chance? ~Joe The Sixties are forever on our mind We hear much about the cataclysmic events of the sixties, hardly a day […]