Extracts from a US soldier's diary

[Martyr]

Well Minh-ers, visitors & bi@tches

mOm has been busy reading a book that was written by a US GI in Vietnam during the most hostile year 1967-68. Its a good read mostly with quite a few interesting bits... but I have come across a couple of gems that I just had to share...

{Noob Sergeant}
One day... this Sergeant called me over.
"You're the tunnel rat aren't you? I found a tunnel and I want you to check it out."
I glanced where he indicated. "That's not a tunnel Sergeant. It's a latrine."
Our enemy had devised a clever way of building a latrine that prevented odors, which might otherwise lead to discovery of their position. Sutton and I had seen dozens of these latrines while exporing enemy positions, but this was the first this Sergeant had seen.
"I want you to check it out anyway. It might have a false bottom."
Although I wondered how an enemy soldier would enter such a tunnel while avoiding the excrement, I did as I was told. I found a long tree branch, and while the Sergeant watched, I inserted it into the latrine and stirred it around. I then held it up for his inspection. "Here smell this."
He took a whiff and doubled over... I maintained my composure but on the inside I was gleeful.


{Dead enemies}
Three plastic bags were tied to the belts of quite a few of the dead Viet Cong we encountered. One contained about 30 additional rounds for their AK47... Another held a rice ball, the VC's version of C Rations. The third held marijuana, which we understood the enemy smoked like Americans smoke tobacco. We supposed that the drug provided battlefield courage and possibly, as with our own troops, a diversion from the stress of life in the infantry.
We couldn't begin to fathom how these troops, with so little ammunition and equipment, could take on the US Army... in combat.

Extracts from 'On Point' by Roger Hayes
Available free from a library near you

[mariachi]

The third held marijuana, which we understood the enemy smoked like Americans smoke tobacco. We supposed that the drug provided battlefield courage and possibly, as with our own troops, a diversion from the stress of life in the infantry.

Me understands this part like no other ;D

[Martyr]

LMAO

really??

[thetwat]

We couldn't begin to fathom how these troops, with so little ammunition and equipment, could take on the US Army... in combat.
yet they still kicked your arses out of vietnam tho!!!
lol

[Martyr]

"they still kicked your arses out"

What are u saying brother? WE kicked their asses out dum dum! he he

Anyways they all had a little weed stash to look after demselves

[thetwat]

quote ;"We couldn't begin to fathom how these troops, with so little ammunition and equipment, could take on the US Army... in combat" end quote'
"they still kicked your arses out of vietnam tho!!"
is an answer to the quote from from the piece that you posted MoM ......"they still kicked your arses out of vietnam tho!!" is an answer to that quote not about what i think or anyone is thinking m8,
it was just meant to be funny lar.....(cue the tumbleweed blowing past on the wind!!) lol ;D ;D

[Martyr]

oh i see!


{spanks self as gard as possible}