Vietnam on a shoestring budget
See the World, or Die Trying!
I was young and
impetuous,
well..recalcitrant may be
a better word, but when
the opportunity came up
to quit my job, dissolve
my engagement to be
married, sell my new
sports car, and give up
my apartment in Berkeley
to fly off to Vietnam for a
nasty fight in the jungle,
well...I jumped at it..who
wouldn't? I mean, it
sounded better than jail,
sorta...and...I was gonna
get PAID for it! kewl
impetuous,
well..recalcitrant may be
a better word, but when
the opportunity came up
to quit my job, dissolve
my engagement to be
married, sell my new
sports car, and give up
my apartment in Berkeley
to fly off to Vietnam for a
nasty fight in the jungle,
well...I jumped at it..who
wouldn't? I mean, it
sounded better than jail,
sorta...and...I was gonna
get PAID for it! kewl
Combat Medic, in action!
I got free clothes
and..GEAR!!
How do I look?
and..GEAR!!
How do I look?
<<<Had the bad guys on the run!
All transportation was
provided, yet little
control of your
destination was
available.
provided, yet little
control of your
destination was
available.
This was where we had to sing for our suppers,
the rubber met the road, and the shit hitthe fan.
the rubber met the road, and the shit hitthe fan.
Pre/Post Epiphany
A squad that bathes
together, stays together.
together, stays together.
I had my 21st birthday party in my room in here. It
was actually pretty fun thanks to some good
people and a fun box of stuff I got in the mail from
home. There was a little dog that blew smoke rings,
smoked oysters, a plastic syringe big enough to fill
with a beer and shoot down each others throats,
and all the drugs we could steal from the medicine
cabinet, which was very full of very good drugs; and
steal isn't really the right word, I think PRN is the
word.
was actually pretty fun thanks to some good
people and a fun box of stuff I got in the mail from
home. There was a little dog that blew smoke rings,
smoked oysters, a plastic syringe big enough to fill
with a beer and shoot down each others throats,
and all the drugs we could steal from the medicine
cabinet, which was very full of very good drugs; and
steal isn't really the right word, I think PRN is the
word.
After about a week out there we would come
back to our FREE lodgings for a day or two
and do it all over again, and again, and again.
back to our FREE lodgings for a day or two
and do it all over again, and again, and again.
to: Mom
from: Nam
from: Nam
Shortly after I took
this photo a loud
blast silenced the
monkeys and shook
leaves from the
trees. Our
"automatic ambush"
had killed three
"gooks" I think they
were N.V.A., and
there was a nasty
blood trail to be
followed..not a fun
job for a small
squad..
this photo a loud
blast silenced the
monkeys and shook
leaves from the
trees. Our
"automatic ambush"
had killed three
"gooks" I think they
were N.V.A., and
there was a nasty
blood trail to be
followed..not a fun
job for a small
squad..
It was imperitive to keep a close eye on
the guy in front of you if you wanted to
find the campsite ahead, yet it was
also important to maintain some space
between you and your camping-mates.
Getting lost was not an option.
the guy in front of you if you wanted to
find the campsite ahead, yet it was
also important to maintain some space
between you and your camping-mates.
Getting lost was not an option.
Music by, Men at Work