Shotgun15 wrote: JWilsonphoto wrote: Shotgun15 wrote: JWilsonphoto wrote:
Sat out in a cold drizzle this afternoon................
Nice Photos Jim.
Loved the one of the little Chipping Sparrow.
Well, OK, all of them.
Thanks Edward! And, thank you for your service!! Chaplain had to be a tough position in Vietnam, bet you could write a book. I was in line to go, but a good grade point and then a high lottery number headed that off.
- - - - -
Truth be told, Jim, I was not a Chaplain until 1977 - did Desert Storm as 410th Evac Hosp Chaplain near Al Qaisuma.
(I can still see some of our berms in the sand just east of the airport . . .
I did times of being nice to the Army and USAF Chaplains when I need rides in their aircraft.
I did ferry some Chaplains in my Birddog tho. Flew a wee bit higher too, at their request . . . :-D
After RVN, I reverted to Signal Corps and then Engineers (short tours wile in Seminary).
I paid my way to RVN with ROTC Flight, Sam Houston State. But did not see the handwriting on the war from Korea.
My younger brother was near the DMZ while I was at SHSTC ('62-'64) - but it seems there in the early '50's was when our govt decided our troops were not to be allowed to win.
Gen Bradley agreed (Wikipedia - his B'Day yesterday) with Truman on the "Containment" - aka - agreement not to win.
and it went downhill from there, IMHO.
There were times in RVN when I was told not to shoot when shot at . . . so I did not tell them.
But I could see the RVN troops I met were not about winning either - just surviving.
One observer I carried said to me, " Trung Uy, to you this is a war. To us it is a way of life."
Yup. SEA had been in war for two ceturies before us. Seems only the names and uniforms changed.
Thank you for your service and Welcome Home Chaplin!
Chaplins were very few and far between in my AO. ESpecially Roman Catholic chaplins. But when one did arrive for a service, we cared NOT his denomination but wanted to thank God we were still alive and to pray for those who did not. Have a few words of gospel to maybe re-ignite a spark of survival!
And where I was for 2 years 80% did NOT!
If I or my Team was told NOT to shoot...I suddenly had a radio problem..can't hear you!
Vietnam was a colony of many masters! I don't blame them 1 bit for finally saying đủ thứ tào lao này rồi(enough of this crap)! I am sorry we were the last "domino" to get eliminated!
God Bless!
Dan-Hawkeye 1-0(One Zero)Actual!
Shotgun15 wrote: JWilsonphoto wrote: Shotgun15 wrote: JWilsonphoto wrote:
Sat out in a cold drizzle this afternoon................
Nice Photos Jim.
Loved the one of the little Chipping Sparrow.
Well, OK, all of them.
Thanks Edward! And, thank you for your service!! Chaplain had to be a tough position in Vietnam, bet you could write a book. I was in line to go, but a good grade point and then a high lottery number headed that off.
- - - - -
Truth be told, Jim, I was not a Chaplain until 1977 - did Desert Storm as 410th Evac Hosp Chaplain near Al Qaisuma.
(I can still see some of our berms in the sand just east of the airport . . .
I did times of being nice to the Army and USAF Chaplains when I need rides in their aircraft.
I did ferry some Chaplains in my Birddog tho. Flew a wee bit higher too, at their request . . . :-D
After RVN, I reverted to Signal Corps and then Engineers (short tours wile in Seminary).
I paid my way to RVN with ROTC Flight, Sam Houston State. But did not see the handwriting on the war from Korea.
My younger brother was near the DMZ while I was at SHSTC ('62-'64) - but it seems there in the early '50's was when our govt decided our troops were not to be allowed to win.
Gen Bradley agreed (Wikipedia - his B'Day yesterday) with Truman on the "Containment" - aka - agreement not to win.
and it went downhill from there, IMHO.
There were times in RVN when I was told not to shoot when shot at . . . so I did not tell them.
But I could see the RVN troops I met were not about winning either - just surviving.
One observer I carried said to me, " Trung Uy, to you this is a war. To us it is a way of life."
Yup. SEA had been in war for two ceturies before us. Seems only the names and uniforms changed.
Thank you for your service and Welcome Home Chaplin!
Chaplins were very few and far between in my AO. ESpecially Roman Catholic chaplins. But when one did arrive for a service, we cared NOT his denomination but wanted to thank God we were still alive and to pray for those who did not. Have a few words of gospel to maybe re-ignite a spark of survival!
And where I was for 2 years 80% did NOT!
If I or my Team was told NOT to shoot...I suddenly had a radio problem..can't hear you!
Vietnam was a colony of many masters! I don't blame them 1 bit for finally saying đủ thứ tào lao này rồi(enough of this crap)! I am sorry we were the last "domino" to get eliminated!
God Bless!
Dan-Hawkeye 1-0(One Zero)Actual!
Shotgun15 wrote: JWilsonphoto wrote: Shotgun15 wrote: JWilsonphoto wrote:
Sat out in a cold drizzle this afternoon................
Nice Photos Jim.
Loved the one of the little Chipping Sparrow.
Well, OK, all of them.
Thanks Edward! And, thank you for your service!! Chaplain had to be a tough position in Vietnam, bet you could write a book. I was in line to go, but a good grade point and then a high lottery number headed that off.
- - - - -
Truth be told, Jim, I was not a Chaplain until 1977 - did Desert Storm as 410th Evac Hosp Chaplain near Al Qaisuma.
(I can still see some of our berms in the sand just east of the airport . . .
I did times of being nice to the Army and USAF Chaplains when I need rides in their aircraft.
I did ferry some Chaplains in my Birddog tho. Flew a wee bit higher too, at their request . . . :-D
After RVN, I reverted to Signal Corps and then Engineers (short tours wile in Seminary).
I paid my way to RVN with ROTC Flight, Sam Houston State. But did not see the handwriting on the war from Korea.
My younger brother was near the DMZ while I was at SHSTC ('62-'64) - but it seems there in the early '50's was when our govt decided our troops were not to be allowed to win.
Gen Bradley agreed (Wikipedia - his B'Day yesterday) with Truman on the "Containment" - aka - agreement not to win.
and it went downhill from there, IMHO.
There were times in RVN when I was told not to shoot when shot at . . . so I did not tell them.
But I could see the RVN troops I met were not about winning either - just surviving.
One observer I carried said to me, " Trung Uy, to you this is a war. To us it is a way of life."
Yup. SEA had been in war for two ceturies before us. Seems only the names and uniforms changed.
Thank you for your service and Welcome Home Chaplin!
Chaplins were very few and far between in my AO. ESpecially Roman Catholic chaplins. But when one did arrive for a service, we cared NOT his denomination but wanted to thank God we were still alive and to pray for those who did not. Have a few words of gospel to maybe re-ignite a spark of survival!
And where I was for 2 years 80% did NOT!
Vietnam was a colony of many masters! I don't blame them 1 bit for finally saying đủ thứ tào lao này rồi(enough of this crap)! I am sorry we were the last "domino" to get eliminated!
God Bless!
Dan-Hawkeye 1-0(One Zero)Actual!
Shotgun15 wrote: JWilsonphoto wrote: Shotgun15 wrote: JWilsonphoto wrote:
Sat out in a cold drizzle this afternoon................
Nice Photos Jim.
Loved the one of the little Chipping Sparrow.
Well, OK, all of them.
Thanks Edward! And, thank you for your service!! Chaplain had to be a tough position in Vietnam, bet you could write a book. I was in line to go, but a good grade point and then a high lottery number headed that off.
- - - - -
Truth be told, Jim, I was not a Chaplain until 1977 - did Desert Storm as 410th Evac Hosp Chaplain near Al Qaisuma.
(I can still see some of our berms in the sand just east of the airport . . .
I did times of being nice to the Army and USAF Chaplains when I need rides in their aircraft.
I did ferry some Chaplains in my Birddog tho. Flew a wee bit higher too, at their request . . . :-D
After RVN, I reverted to Signal Corps and then Engineers (short tours wile in Seminary).
I paid my way to RVN with ROTC Flight, Sam Houston State. But did not see the handwriting on the war from Korea.
My younger brother was near the DMZ while I was at SHSTC ('62-'64) - but it seems there in the early '50's was when our govt decided our troops were not to be allowed to win.
Gen Bradley agreed (Wikipedia - his B'Day yesterday) with Truman on the "Containment" - aka - agreement not to win.
and it went downhill from there, IMHO.
There were times in RVN when I was told not to shoot when shot at . . . so I did not tell them.
But I could see the RVN troops I met were not about winning either - just surviving.
One observer I carried said to me, " Trung Uy, to you this is a war. To us it is a way of life."
Yup. SEA had been in war for two ceturies before us. Seems only the names and uniforms changed.
Thank you for your service and Welcome Home Chaplin!
Chaplins were very few and far between in my AO. ESpecially Roman Catholic chaplins. But when one did arrive for a service, we cared NOT his denomination but wanted to thank God we were still alive and to pray for those who did not. Have a few words of gospel to maybe re-ignite a spark of survival!
And where I was for 2 years 80% did NOT!
Vietnam was a colony of many masters! I don't blame them 1 bit for finally saying đủ thứ tào lao này rồi(enough of this crap)! I am sorry we were the last "domino" to get eliminated!
God Bless!
Dan-Hawkeye 1-0(One Zero)Actual!
Shotgun15 wrote: JWilsonphoto wrote: Shotgun15 wrote: JWilsonphoto wrote:
Sat out in a cold drizzle this afternoon................
Nice Photos Jim.
Loved the one of the little Chipping Sparrow.
Well, OK, all of them.
Thanks Edward! And, thank you for your service!! Chaplain had to be a tough position in Vietnam, bet you could write a book. I was in line to go, but a good grade point and then a high lottery number headed that off.
- - - - -
Truth be told, Jim, I was not a Chaplain until 1977 - did Desert Storm as 410th Evac Hosp Chaplain near Al Qaisuma.
(I can still see some of our berms in the sand just east of the airport . . .
I did times of being nice to the Army and USAF Chaplains when I need rides in their aircraft.
I did ferry some Chaplains in my Birddog tho. Flew a wee bit higher too, at their request . . . :-D
After RVN, I reverted to Signal Corps and then Engineers (short tours wile in Seminary).
I paid my way to RVN with ROTC Flight, Sam Houston State. But did not see the handwriting on the war from Korea.
My younger brother was near the DMZ while I was at SHSTC ('62-'64) - but it seems there in the early '50's was when our govt decided our troops were not to be allowed to win.
Gen Bradley agreed (Wikipedia - his B'Day yesterday) with Truman on the "Containment" - aka - agreement not to win.
and it went downhill from there, IMHO.
There were times in RVN when I was told not to shoot when shot at . . . so I did not tell them.
But I could see the RVN troops I met were not about winning either - just surviving.
One observer I carried said to me, " Trung Uy, to you this is a war. To us it is a way of life."
Yup. SEA had been in war for two ceturies before us. Seems only the names and uniforms changed.
Thank you for your service and Welcome Home Chaplin!
Chaplins were very few and far between in my AO. ESpecially Roman Catholic chaplins. But when one did arrive for a service, we cared NOT his denomination but wanted to thank God we were still alive and to pray for those who did not. Have a few words of gospel to maybe re-ignite a spark of survival!
And where I was for 2 years 80% did NOT!
Vietnam was a colony of many masters! I don't blame them 1 bit for finally saying đủ thứ tào lao này rồi(enough of this crap)! I am sorry we were the last "domino" to get eliminated!
God Bless!
Dan-Hawkeye 1-0(One Zero)Actual!
Shotgun15 wrote: JWilsonphoto wrote: Shotgun15 wrote: JWilsonphoto wrote:
Sat out in a cold drizzle this afternoon................
Nice Photos Jim.
Loved the one of the little Chipping Sparrow.
Well, OK, all of them.
Thanks Edward! And, thank you for your service!! Chaplain had to be a tough position in Vietnam, bet you could write a book. I was in line to go, but a good grade point and then a high lottery number headed that off.
- - - - -
Truth be told, Jim, I was not a Chaplain until 1977 - did Desert Storm as 410th Evac Hosp Chaplain near Al Qaisuma.
(I can still see some of our berms in the sand just east of the airport . . .
I did times of being nice to the Army and USAF Chaplains when I need rides in their aircraft.
I did ferry some Chaplains in my Birddog tho. Flew a wee bit higher too, at their request . . . :-D
After RVN, I reverted to Signal Corps and then Engineers (short tours wile in Seminary).
I paid my way to RVN with ROTC Flight, Sam Houston State. But did not see the handwriting on the war from Korea.
My younger brother was near the DMZ while I was at SHSTC ('62-'64) - but it seems there in the early '50's was when our govt decided our troops were not to be allowed to win.
Gen Bradley agreed (Wikipedia - his B'Day yesterday) with Truman on the "Containment" - aka - agreement not to win.
and it went downhill from there, IMHO.
There were times in RVN when I was told not to shoot when shot at . . . so I did not tell them.
But I could see the RVN troops I met were not about winning either - just surviving.
One observer I carried said to me, " Trung Uy, to you this is a war. To us it is a way of life."
Yup. SEA had been in war for two ceturies before us. Seems only the names and uniforms changed.
Thank you for your service and Welcome Home Chaplin!
Chaplins were very few and far between in my AO. ESpecially Roman Catholic chaplins. But when one did arrive for a service, we cared NOT his denomination but wanted to thank God we were still alive and to pray for those who did not. Have a few words of gospel to maybe re-ignite a spark of survival!
And where I was for 2 years 80% did NOT!
Vietnam was a colony of many masters! I don't blame them 1 bit for finally saying đủ thứ tào lao này rồi(enough of this crap)! I am sorry we were the last "domino" to get eliminated!
God Bless!
Dan-Hawkeye 1-0(One Zero)Actual!
Shotgun15 wrote: JWilsonphoto wrote: Shotgun15 wrote: JWilsonphoto wrote:
Sat out in a cold drizzle this afternoon................
Nice Photos Jim.
Loved the one of the little Chipping Sparrow.
Well, OK, all of them.
Thanks Edward! And, thank you for your service!! Chaplain had to be a tough position in Vietnam, bet you could write a book. I was in line to go, but a good grade point and then a high lottery number headed that off.
- - - - -
Truth be told, Jim, I was not a Chaplain until 1977 - did Desert Storm as 410th Evac Hosp Chaplain near Al Qaisuma.
(I can still see some of our berms in the sand just east of the airport . . .
I did times of being nice to the Army and USAF Chaplains when I need rides in their aircraft.
I did ferry some Chaplains in my Birddog tho. Flew a wee bit higher too, at their request . . . :-D
After RVN, I reverted to Signal Corps and then Engineers (short tours wile in Seminary).
I paid my way to RVN with ROTC Flight, Sam Houston State. But did not see the handwriting on the war from Korea.
My younger brother was near the DMZ while I was at SHSTC ('62-'64) - but it seems there in the early '50's was when our govt decided our troops were not to be allowed to win.
Gen Bradley agreed (Wikipedia - his B'Day yesterday) with Truman on the "Containment" - aka - agreement not to win.
and it went downhill from there, IMHO.
There were times in RVN when I was told not to shoot when shot at . . . so I did not tell them.
But I could see the RVN troops I met were not about winning either - just surviving.
One observer I carried said to me, " Trung Uy, to you this is a war. To us it is a way of life."
Yup. SEA had been in war for two ceturies before us. Seems only the names and uniforms changed.
Thank you for your service and Welcome Home Chaplin!
Chaplins were very few and far between in my AO. ESpecially Roman Catholic chaplins. But when one did arrive for a service, we cared NOT his denomination but wanted to thank God we were still alive and to pray for those who did not. Have a few words of gospel to maybe re-ignite a spark of survival!
And where I was for 2 years 80% did NOT!
Vietnam was a colony of many masters! I don't blame them 1 bit for finally saying đủ thứ tào lao này rồi(enough of this crap)! I am sorry we were the last "domino" to get eliminated!
God Bless!
Dan-Hawkeye 1-0(One Zero)Actual!
Shotgun15 wrote: JWilsonphoto wrote: Shotgun15 wrote: JWilsonphoto wrote:
Sat out in a cold drizzle this afternoon................
Nice Photos Jim.
Loved the one of the little Chipping Sparrow.
Well, OK, all of them.
Thanks Edward! And, thank you for your service!! Chaplain had to be a tough position in Vietnam, bet you could write a book. I was in line to go, but a good grade point and then a high lottery number headed that off.
- - - - -
Truth be told, Jim, I was not a Chaplain until 1977 - did Desert Storm as 410th Evac Hosp Chaplain near Al Qaisuma.
(I can still see some of our berms in the sand just east of the airport . . .
I did times of being nice to the Army and USAF Chaplains when I need rides in their aircraft.
I did ferry some Chaplains in my Birddog tho. Flew a wee bit higher too, at their request . . . :-D
After RVN, I reverted to Signal Corps and then Engineers (short tours wile in Seminary).
I paid my way to RVN with ROTC Flight, Sam Houston State. But did not see the handwriting on the war from Korea.
My younger brother was near the DMZ while I was at SHSTC ('62-'64) - but it seems there in the early '50's was when our govt decided our troops were not to be allowed to win.
Gen Bradley agreed (Wikipedia - his B'Day yesterday) with Truman on the "Containment" - aka - agreement not to win.
and it went downhill from there, IMHO.
There were times in RVN when I was told not to shoot when shot at . . . so I did not tell them.
But I could see the RVN troops I met were not about winning either - just surviving.
One observer I carried said to me, " Trung Uy, to you this is a war. To us it is a way of life."
Yup. SEA had been in war for two ceturies before us. Seems only the names and uniforms changed.
Thank you for your service and Welcome Home Chaplin!
Chaplins were very few and far between in my AO. ESpecially Roman Catholic chaplins. But when one did arrive for a service, we cared NOT his denomination but wanted to thank God we were still alive and to pray for those who did not. Have a few words of gospel to maybe re-ignite a spark of survival!
And where I was for 2 years 80% did NOT!
Vietnam was a colony of many masters! I don't blame them 1 bit for finally saying đủ thứ tào lao này rồi(enough of this crap)! I am sorry we were the last "domino" to get eliminated!
God Bless!
Dan-Hawkeye 1-0(One Zero)Actual!
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