Vietnam 1968 - The Battle of Dai Do

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Re: Vietnam 1968 - The Battle of Dai Do

" Harlem Room"

"Soul Survivors"

If you were there , you would remember those characters. The ones with the combs in their hair. The Soul brothers. Waste to humanity, in my opinion. 110 deg and they always kept the storm shutters down.

[4570govt]

Re: Vietnam 1968 - The Battle of Dai Do

" Harlem Room"

"Soul Survivors"

If you were there , you would remember those characters. The ones with the combs in their hair. The Soul brothers. Waste to humanity, in my opinion. 110 deg and they always kept the storm shutters down.

I've heard of that kind of garbage, I've wondered how they got away with that kind of crap back then.

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Re: Vietnam 1968 - The Battle of Dai Do

If I remember correctly there were 4 or 5 on our base. They all grew beards " for medical reasons" and never participated in anything that I was aware of. They were the only draftees in our area. We were instructed not to make eye contact or have conversations with any of them. I remember seeing them give each other the straight arm with closed fist salute and shout out black power. I know it used to piss them off when no one payed attention to them or their antics. We could never figure out what their mos was supposed to be. They were not air wingers. We guessed they were lost dogs from infantry units that were finishing out their time in country with us to keep them from being killed by folks in their original units.

[polish29]

Re: Vietnam 1968 - The Battle of Dai Do

I had no Idea that crap went on. During my 18 months in country, all in I Corps, I never saw anyone smoke marijuana or use any other type drug. We also didn't have many "brothers" or draftees in the unit. It was a big deal to us when someone got a bottle in the vill, or we got a beer ration. There were only a very few Marines that could not be counted on and one of them got shot sleeping on guard duty.

[nf1e]

Re: Vietnam 1968 - The Battle of Dai Do

With you on the no drugs, at least I didn't know about any. My time was also all in I Corps.

[Vermin]

Re: Vietnam 1968 - The Battle of Dai Do

That's the last battle I fought in, before I was medevac out of country, I was with Echo Company 2/4 at Dai Do when I got hit.
If you want to read the actual account, pick up the book "The Magnificent Bastards" by the historian Keith William Nolan.

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I read that book. Van, I am happy You made it home!! That was a hell of a mash up!!!