Wow, where does the time go? 30th Anniversary of my first

WannaJumpMyScooter

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Thu Nov-20-03 10:24 PM
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Wow, where does the time go? 30th Anniversary of my first

day in VietNam.
Only reason I remember it is because as the Jeep was pulling into the Embassy there was some kind of ceremony for the 10th anniversary of JFK's murder.

Where does the time go?

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flamingyouth

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Thu Nov-20-03 10:26 PM
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1. Thank you for your service

Then AND now.

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Catch22Dem

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Thu Nov-20-03 10:32 PM
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2. Wow

So you were getting there pretty late then, right? So, what was your MOS?

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WannaJumpMyScooter

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Thu Nov-20-03 10:40 PM
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4. Navy Corpsman

Yeah, I got there for the mop-up stuff, and all the fun of leaving.

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Catch22Dem

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Fri Nov-21-03 12:11 AM
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5. Sounds like it

I appreciate you brother, but I don't envy you much. ;)

I had a buddy who was also a corpsman although later than you. Served on the Comfort.

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populistmom

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Thu Nov-20-03 10:37 PM
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3. Wow!

Thanks for all you did, WJMS. :) I always love to find out that fellow DUers are veterans because I think they always add an extra dose of credibility to the cause. I somehow remember you served, but I didn't know it was in Vietnam.

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ScreamingMeemie

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Fri Nov-21-03 12:13 AM
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6. I am glad you are back home with us.

Words cannot express how much I wish you didn't have to celebrate that anniversary, but extremely glad you are able to mark it.

Hugs, Laura

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Rowdyboy

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Fri Nov-21-03 02:00 AM
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7. Too quickly, my friend

Far too quickly. Happy anniversary!

:toast: :smoke: :beer:

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geniph

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Fri Nov-21-03 03:08 PM
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8. For me, it's 30 years since 9th grade

...but for my husband, it's about 30 years since he was married the first time. He was already back from Vietnam by 1973.

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nini

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Fri Nov-21-03 03:26 PM
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9. Thankfully, you came back alive.

what a nightmare that was..

So, you didnt' have a low draft number with that birthday? :-)

or did you enlist?

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WannaJumpMyScooter

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Fri Nov-21-03 04:22 PM
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10. Very low number... 2, I recall

So, I enlisted in the Navy to stay out of the Army and well, I thought out of the war.
Oops.
Shit happens.

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