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<blockquote data-quote="db-2" data-source="post: 444940" data-attributes="member: 4743">`Thanks everyone for the kind words.&nbsp; KDM, I have read your post a number of times.&nbsp; Different time and different war than me.&nbsp; I always felt, at least at the beginning due to 9/11, there was a reason for it all.&nbsp; Not sure, but I think we just stay too long.&nbsp; I am sure I will read it a few more times.&nbsp; It hit home for me.Vietnam, not sure why we got involve.&nbsp; Never knew a reason. The French were there and left in the fifties.&nbsp; Then that 5-star general from WW2 started getting us involve.&nbsp; Kennedy added to it and with the draft, LBJ had 1000s of young men and women at his call to send.&nbsp; And he sent them.&nbsp;&nbsp; The media with Walter Cronkite, one could see all the crap at 5:30 every evening.Drugs were common.&nbsp; Every night the chopper came with a pallet of pop and beer.&nbsp; $3 for a case of either.&nbsp; At times a group of soldiers would leave the post in the middle of the night.&nbsp; Not sure where they went but would come back in a few hours with all kinds of stuff to manufacture.I grew up as a teenager in the sixties.&nbsp; Then to college.&nbsp;&nbsp; During that time never thought about Vietnam. It was a time of muscle cars and young ladies looking for the same thing us boys were looking for.&nbsp; A trip down Boardway in Fargo and the stage was set.But as the plane was approaching Nam, I realize what the hell am I doing here.&nbsp; Finally, i was scared about what was to happen.&nbsp; If I had listened to my mother and stayed in school, I could be having a beer with some ladies right now.&nbsp; Now what, I did not know.&nbsp;One lessdog.&nbsp; In my travels, Rolla was a friendly town to visit, and my brand is old mill if you were wondering. db-2</blockquote>

[QUOTE="db-2, post: 444940, member: 4743"] `Thanks everyone for the kind words. KDM, I have read your post a number of times. Different time and different war than me. I always felt, at least at the beginning due to 9/11, there was a reason for it all. Not sure, but I think we just stay too long. I am sure I will read it a few more times. It hit home for me. Vietnam, not sure why we got involve. Never knew a reason. The French were there and left in the fifties. Then that 5-star general from WW2 started getting us involve. Kennedy added to it and with the draft, LBJ had 1000s of young men and women at his call to send. And he sent them. The media with Walter Cronkite, one could see all the crap at 5:30 every evening. Drugs were common. Every night the chopper came with a pallet of pop and beer. $3 for a case of either. At times a group of soldiers would leave the post in the middle of the night. Not sure where they went but would come back in a few hours with all kinds of stuff to manufacture. I grew up as a teenager in the sixties. Then to college. During that time never thought about Vietnam. It was a time of muscle cars and young ladies looking for the same thing us boys were looking for. A trip down Boardway in Fargo and the stage was set. But as the plane was approaching Nam, I realize what the hell am I doing here. Finally, i was scared about what was to happen. If I had listened to my mother and stayed in school, I could be having a beer with some ladies right now. Now what, I did not know. One lessdog. In my travels, Rolla was a friendly town to visit, and my brand is old mill if you were wondering. db-2 [/QUOTE]

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