I wanted to thank you for the account. You all certainly inspired me. I have always been ashamed of the people back in this country that could not diverentiate the difference between policy and the men and women who showed up to do their duty. OCS officers always struck me as being well rounded bringing a depth of experience to the table others might not have.

Noticed this: http://soldiersystems.net/2019/02/01...es-in-vietnam/

Wellcome home. Same time frame I was in Hawaii , with the 25ID just a few months back from the Mekong Delta with the 9ID.

50 years later,,

Still kicking :lifter

Happy Mothers Day :D

Amen! Keep thrashin'!
And nothing like being married to a woman that inspires daughter-in-law to come over with a giant freshly-baked strawberry-rhubarb pie. What's for dinner? Who cares!?!?

:D

JJ...good story...so, what ran thu your head immediately when you got hit...do you remember?

Salute, JJ!

FU$K,, That hurts....
Several times over,, and over..

I kinda self-assessed, I could breathe but very shallow, didn't hear gurgling or gushing, didn't think there was more than one entry, tried to maintain deep breathing to ward off shock. I was sure I needed dust-off, but I didn't have a plan. I knew I had to keep the show going for 15-20 minutes until the 2nd flight landed with the company CO, so I could pass info. I needed my medic to very my assessment as the hit was somewhere between my left kidney and the lower end of the shoulder blade.

10,000 things going through my mind, in 1/2 sec intervals.

Did I mention it really really FU$K'N hurt?

Thank you JJ, God Bless! :lifter

I know...

I looked at my shoulder and this ran thru my head...'That ain't right'...swear to God lol.

FOOTNOTE:

At the beginning of my story, I mention that we were tasked with supporting A Co 2nd 7th Cav, who had already taken several wounded from a sniper.

I didn't find out for 20 years that the platoon leader that was hit was in fact my OCS classmate 1Lt James Stokes.

I did know Jim died of his wounds on June 2nd, but had no idea that he was hit on May 10th.

RIP Brother, you will always be missed 😥🙏

Never forget
 

Rest In Peace Warrior.

DOL