Saturday, 8 May 2010

Chapter 11 - Jellybeans in the Jungle




2 comments:

cav said...

17, I can't believe the similarities in our service. I too went to Bangkok, and TIM land so that I could get some pictures to send home to mum and dad as pictures of bars and girls are not what you send home.

Did you notice Holdens on then streets? I recall seeing a few HR Holdens.

On my return to Saigon some Australian Army guy grabbed me and as I was wearing sunglasses, he pulled them forward and announced, "Gee you better keep these on or you'll bleed to death!"

On to the Dat and as I staggered into the lines the CSM said grab your gear we are about to leave. I protested that I just returned from R&R and was entitled to a week at the Dat.

Onto choppers, then APCs. They left me off gun picquet that night - I slept straight for 14 hours!

I was particularly impressed with your description of the harshness of a soldiers lot contrasted suddenly with being with a women.

Amazing, but true. I've never seen anyone express this so well before

1735099 said...

Cav
Some experiences remain in the memory.

Rewriting history

Apart from being priceless viewing, gentle reader, this grab illustrates pretty clearly the consequences of a ham fisted attempt to rewrite ...