Some gave all. Forget the statistics, we all had a job to do, we went where we were told. I too never understood survivor quilt, Enjoyed your article. %PDF-1.5
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Yes, I made E4 at graduation, that was considered a NCO then. never happened,we lost two sweep team members and some Jimmy aaja, jimmy aaja. (LogOut/ Keep in step with US Wings Join our newsletter to receive all our latest news and offers, Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from US Wings. Company B had seven dead, Grandstaff announced, and I was to take No. Lived too tell about it. Vietnam veterans' personal income exceeds that of our non-veteran age group by more than 18 percent. Also, it has been incorrectly reported that two of Kim Phucs brothers were killed in this incident. First Sgt. Nixon Presidential Papers. At this time- senior Army leadership ordered us all to read the Geneva Convention to our troops because of the My Lai debachle. B)Enter the the Ksp expression forC2D3 in terms of the molar solubility x. Jimmy aaja -M.I.A. I have a fried Who is killed in Vietnam six months before I got there cause of death was other how would I find out since his parents are long gone, Do a search for his name n Coffeltdatabase.org, Sir, would you mind me translating this into Spanish and getting it posted in our blog? If you would like to get a copy, and cant find it, let me know, and I will make sure you get one. This is hard to believe, losing nearly 711,000 between 95 and 00. US Wings is a veteran-owned business and an official supplier to the US Military. Very memorable comments. Fighters and planes dont make up the Army, thats the Air Force. If you have other information let me know. No combat assignments for another year of service in Vietnam or get out in about a month. I never saw any correlation as to what MOS a soldier was and their survival rate. endstream
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In Company A, 22 men had been killedadded to the seven killed in Company B. The average life expectancy of a Soviet soldier during the height of the battle was just 24 hours. Ernest, Im glad that your first tour with the VN airborne was rewarding. Spanish Help Comments were more interesting than the article it self. THE MAN I INHERITED THE GUN FROM WASNT SO LUCKY. As I remember it the life expectancy was based on after the ambush was sprung or the fire fight started. Great information. They were located, next to us, in/on Long Bhin Post. For example, life expectancy of male and female Veterans with household incomes less than $20,000, at respectively. Our Aussie Dust off choppers had door gunners, we worked on the theory if the Noggies would shot at Red Cross choppers, we would return fire, Aussie grunt, 60000 00 Aussies fought in Vietnam, Up the Old Red Rooster and more beer. I've never heard about the life expectancy of 6 weeks (even with a short google search). Posterior Thigh _____ 4. 23,24 This study found that the death rate for Vietnam veterans was 1.3 times that for non-Vietnam veterans; however, the excess deaths were limited to Engineer Corps members (RR, 2.5). The peace settlement was signed in Paris on 27 January 1973. I never even got a shot off. There must have been a real mathematician to come up with those calculations. What the hell did you hit him with? one of our men shouted. Without that commitment, Communism would have swept all the way to the Malacca Straits that is south of Singapore and of great strategic importance to the free world. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star in 1974. It was more or less next man up . 4314 0 obj
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He also worked on Jacqueline Kennedys hair pieces and wigs. If youre a foreigner, I respect what you think, but make sure you read ALL your facts, and dont come to rash conclusion until you know everything from BOTH sides. Sept 69 to Sept 70. It began just as, it was getting dark. Event date is used instead of declared dead date for some of those who were listed as missing in action). The planes doing the bombing near the village were VNAF (Vietnam Air Force) and were being flown by Vietnamese pilots in support of South Vietnamese troops on the ground. The incident in the photo took place on the second day of a three day battle between the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) who occupied the village of Trang Bang and the ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) who were trying to force the NVA out of the village. The Statistics in the Combat Area Casualty File (CACF 11/93) show an average age of death much higher than that of news reports. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. DeLong had only fired the weapon once in training, so I let him fire off a few rounds to practice. The United States sought to minimize and prevent attacks on civilians while North Vietnam made attacks on civilians a centerpiece of its strategy. I was on a radar crew and we were told that, during war time, we would most likely be killed within minutes. Was it left behind on some forgotten battlefield? 1 Gun, as always, thumped out a throaty roar as I fought desperately to push the enemy back. 4329 0 obj
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Although we do tend to bomb a lot, thats only half of what we do. Saw from mostly safe distance almost all the weapons systems that where there used. I sure feel for all you guys that went outside the wire. The next morning, the blasting could still be, heard. My assistant gunner and my ammo bearer also carried 300 rounds each. 75,000 Vietnam veterans are severely disabled. Every single . I was an M-60 machine gunner for a battalion recon platoon in 1967, for the First Infantry Division, Known as The Black Scarf Battalion. Well he didnt make it. If youre American (which you probably are), I could give a f***. I was trained as a RTO in 1970 at Fort Ord then went to Fort Gordon for teletype school, my MOS was 05C20 when I finished. These records were transferred into the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration in 2008. After a couple of hours, the Viet Cong stopped shooting and melted back into the jungle. On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 4:00 PM CherriesWriter Vietnam War website wrote: > pdoggbiker posted: A friend recently sent me the link to an article > claiming that the life expectancy of a radio operator in the Vietnam War > was only 5 seconds. Approximately 70% of those killed in Vietnam were volunteers. Cause-specific . US Wings recently added to OTEXA's Made in U.S.A. Spent my year in a Recon platoon 2/35th 4th ID. At Fort Lewis, every recruit learned to operate various weapons. The one that should be there is the combat medic. I want to know what the life expectancy of a us infantry army soldier is. Surrounded by an enemy battalion, our hopelessly outnumbered platoon waged a desperate battle for survival. Its just (bad) luck, fate, randomness theres no right or wrong, no justice or fairness, no reasoning. I was told to help carry one of the bodies. Hi, the whole thing is going nicely here and ofcourse every one I wasnt sure if the VC had moved to right or left, so I sprayed the elephant grass in both directions. Look for the blue accessibility symbol floating on every page of our website and click on it to tailor your viewing experience to your particular disability. The most comprehensive and authoritative history site on the Internet. .. Just published my book The Last Goodbye by John Fratangelo, available on line on Barnes and Noble and Amazon Prime Books, Getting great reviews. Originally I went to the 543d TC. If my memory is correct, only the 1st Cab flew wiith doorgunners. We used to provide cover for these guys. I was a REMF but Ive heard of 05Cs that were stuck out in the boonies on a firebase. Naturally I was excited at the opportunity to join Sanzone, but at the same time I hated leaving 2nd Platoons No. Assigned to HHC 1/77 Armor, 1st, BDE 5th Inf. 4 Bill May and Spc. African Americans played a prominent role in the Vietnam War. Over 900,000 patients were airlifted (nearly half were American). If it was your day to get hit or die, it happened. The CDC Vietnam Experience Study Mortality Assessment showed that during the first 5 years after discharge, deaths from suicide were 1.7 times more likely among Vietnam veterans than non-Vietnam veterans. Rarely do we examine war through the unique bond between a man and his weaponin this case the . E)V_5lu[vC3+"vg2L& Ambulances are not supposed to be armed (either) though in training, medics are told they and their vehicles will be a prime target. One out of every 10 Americans who served in Vietnam was a casualty. Needless too say I depended on Sgt. Prayers for all. Calculate the pH of a solution of 0.157 M pyridine.? Soldier,this is a wardont forget that, and anytime we are in a fight we will be toughest SOBs in the fight!! But I made it back in one piece. Like you, I carried a PRC-25 for about 5 months and never got hit. I was a 2nd Lt. Infantry platoon Leader. NFS. Flipping the safety off, I scanned the jungle in front of me. They kept coming up the hill bringing more bodies to me until all seven had been found. US Wings provides aviation apparel to the U.S. Government and commercial customers along with the general public. Bloody May 1968 Mini TET. (You can unsubscribe anytime), The US Wings website is ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) compliant and adheres to their standards for accessibility of the internet so people with disabilities can surf the web more easily & efficiently. My heart was pounding out of my chest. 4322 0 obj
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When Apache Snow began, I was an RTO, after Airborne, and before the CA on Dong Ap Bia, I became the AG for Roeski. Proudly holding my M60 over my head, I screamed at the top of my lungs, No. (many of the Soviet casualties were POWs, though). It weighed 24 pounds, was 43.5 inches long and had bipod legs that folded down to stabilize the weapon when firing from a prone position. An NVA soldier had evidently spotted the gun and waited patiently for me to stick my head up. Gotta say I think you hit it on the nose. We (Americans) had nothing to do with controlling VNAF, according to Lieutenant General (Ret) James F. Hollingsworth, the Commanding General of TRAC at that time.