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Dec 10, 2002 12:37:18 GMT -5
Post by Anonymous Vet on Dec 10, 2002 12:37:18 GMT -5
To the dirt-eating grunt, Vietnam was an endless succession of bummers. Besides the never-ending fear of death, we had to endure a host of miseries: merciless humps through a sun-scorched landscape packing eighty pregnant pounds, brain-boiling heat, hot house humidity, dehydration, heat exhaustion, sunburn, red dust, torrential rains, boot-sucking mud, blood-sucking leeches, steaming jungles, malaria, dysentery, razorsharp elephant grass, bush sores, jungle rot, moaning and groaning, meals in green cans, armies of insects, fire ants, poisonous centipedes, mosquitoes, flies, bush snakes, vipers, scorpions, rats, bordedom, incoming fire, body bags, and a thousand more discomforts. Dispite all this the grunt did his job well.
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Grunts
Dec 30, 2002 23:19:35 GMT -5
Post by OLDGRUNTE5 on Dec 30, 2002 23:19:35 GMT -5
before I went to Nam & was an educated Grunt, 106 recoiless rifle mounted on a mule & used to laugh at the Grunts humping the fence line at Gitmo, but when I got to Nam & someone said "Charlie Company" I said hold on, I'm 106's. The reply was," not in Nam you're not."
Wouldn't change it for anything. Nothin' like gruntin'.
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Jan 4, 2003 0:18:24 GMT -5
Post by rifleman on Jan 4, 2003 0:18:24 GMT -5
I have never been able to explain it to anyone. Only another grunt knows. The time goes by until the past your kidhood is gone . There is no tomorrow, no yesterday only the now. There is only the bush , the heat , the hunt , the reaction to danger . I have no idea how we did it . I am proud that I was a grunt .
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Jan 4, 2003 20:00:14 GMT -5
Post by redcatcherduffield on Jan 4, 2003 20:00:14 GMT -5
Hey ya'll from the 199th, 5/12, D Company, 2nd Platoon 1969-1970...want to have a reunion and have about 13 addresses so far. Still looking for: Ronald Byrd, James Camm, Octavio Cervantes, Frank Cybulski, Tim Duncan, Tim Evans, Ken Glen, Keith Jones, Jan Longstreth, Trinidad Lopez, Kay Moon, Terry Schild, Steven Schmidt, Donald Sipes, Jose Soliz, Ken Stewart, Larry Turney, Steve Vanwinkle & Rene Valasquez. Please contact JTEXTJim Duffield at marsha97123@attbi.com.TEXTRedcatchers Rule!
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Grunts
Jan 7, 2003 21:27:35 GMT -5
Post by Tobe on Jan 7, 2003 21:27:35 GMT -5
Mortar humper (11C) and other associated duties, 1966, Cu Chi operations area. Short rounds were a major problem. Proud to have "Been There, Done That"!
Anyone out there serve in the HHC 2nd Bn 14th Inf, 25th ID between 8/65 and 11/67?
Welcome home all Viet Nam Vets!
Take Care one and all!!!
Tobe
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Feb 5, 2003 21:42:21 GMT -5
Post by Frisbee on Feb 5, 2003 21:42:21 GMT -5
Grunt, Boonie Rat, Ground Pounder, 11 Bravo, just some of the names to describe the solider.Like the saying goes ---"I know that I'm going to heaven when I die because I've already spent my time in hell"
Bill "Frisbee" Farnie
1/506th Abn. Inf. 101st Abn. Div. 68'-69'
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Jun 20, 2003 23:44:34 GMT -5
Post by rms1 on Jun 20, 2003 23:44:34 GMT -5
re: grunts
only a grunt knows what an 11bush and walking point down a trail is all about! One foot in front of the other and welcome home. from smitty (A Co 2/502 Airmobile, 101st ABN, RVN 68-69)
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Oct 15, 2003 22:04:52 GMT -5
Post by alnam101 on Oct 15, 2003 22:04:52 GMT -5
It was being dirty,wet,with long night that you just hope to see tommorw. Then you hump all day.It was being afraid and watching after each other. Wondering who would get it today.
CoD 2Bn 506Inf 101 airmobile 1971
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