Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Grunt on February 17, 2010, 09:26:38 pm
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Any VN Veterans out there ? This is for you. It's one of my Medicine Shield painting series. I gave this one to a friend, he wears three Purple Hearts. Thats M-16 brass scalplocks across the center and .50 cal brass scalplocks on each side.
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You did the Colors Justice with that Piece.....nice one Grunt
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68 to 69 Tet. Looks good grunt an I like how you used the shell casings. Bob
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Sad to say, but VN vets are getting scarcer by the day. We all watched the "family men" of our childhoods, the WWII vets go from "everybody" to being real rare today......at least all of us who were fighting age during the VN era. Now, the young men of '68 are gray haired grandpas mostly, at least the ones who have made it this long.
I raise my glass to you men. You did your best.
Great example of hand work, Grunt. Your old buddies would approve.
Cheers, piper
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I thank all you vets past and present and some soon to be .......You are the real super heroes!!!!!
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I thank all you vets past and present and some soon to be .......You are the real super heroes!!!!!
Yea, we are rapidly approaching "geezer"stage in our current society. In NA circles we would be a knowledge resource know as "elders"
Go figure.
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Grunt, thanks elders sounds so much better than senior citizens. Bob ;D
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I am from the VN era(born in 1950) but I am not a vet. My brother served in VN in1969 with Air Force Black Berets. We have discussed each of our positions and respect each others choices. I am the only person he will talk to about his experiences in VN and I feel honored he will open up to me. I do have all the respect and gratification to any and all who have served our country and will fight to see that all vets are treated with the respect they deserve.
Grunt, Your shields are worthy of any warrior!!! Nice work.
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Pat B, believe me you didn't miss anything. :( I would do it all over again but I also hope that it never comes to that. Later Bob
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Retired Navy. Did not do any time in country and have all the respect in the world for the guys that did. I was on duty in the Philippines the night they cut the undersea cable and we lost communications. Grunt, your shield looks awesome!
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Good to hear from all you guys.
Grunt
Alpha Co 1st Plt 2nd Squad
The Walking Dead Battalion of the 9th Marines
VN 1966-1967
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Two Tours:
D Troop 3/5 Cav. (The Bastard Cav) 1967-68
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t175/SteveCover/Viet%20Nam/VN-LongKnife23hisThompson-1.jpg)
Longknife 23 Slick Driver
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t175/SteveCover/Viet%20Nam/VN-LRRPPickup-1.jpg)
L.R.R.P. pickup near the Cambodian border (Fall 1967)
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t175/SteveCover/Viet%20Nam/VN-D-Troop-BloodySeat.jpg)
Some days were worse than others.... Lost my pilot..
334th Aerial Weapons Company 1971-72 (The Playboys)
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t175/SteveCover/Viet%20Nam/VN-PlayboySnake-1.jpg)
Did some serious shooting in a Snake.
Now I'm just a broken up, ex-helicopter pilot, disabled Vet who still likes archery.
Steve
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Me, on the Street Without Joy at nineteen years of age.
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Man that Garand had seen better times...hadn't it....... :o............must have been one used in the Korean War...or maybe even the Last World War....what is that a Duck Tape Recoil Pad.......... ;)
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It's a M-14 with a selector and the buttplate has a hinged plate. I rigged a jungle sling so the rifle was at the ready. I was auto rifle man of our fireteam. Three round bursts and you are pointing at the sky.
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Should have looked closer at the Stock...and seen that damned Big Clip............... >:D
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Yea, we are rapidly approaching "geezer"stage in our current society. In NA circles we would be a knowledge resource know as "elders"
Go figure.
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Hats off to all of you - and thanks for your service! My 2 oldest brothers were over there, and geezers or not, either could still kick my but without even spilling their beers!!
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How's that saying go, " young men fighting old men's wars" :'( My hat's off to you Gentleman, I had Mr. Nixon's winning Lottery number of 13 but was 4-F.
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Wow, all of those photos brought back alot of memorys some good some not so good. I remember every chopper I ever rode in was full of bullet holes. I can't believe its been 40 yrs since I left Nam an somedays its seems llike I just left yesterday I have real sharp vivid memorys of a time and place of so far away an so long ago. I gotta go I,m starting get all emotional an daydreaming an reminasicing. Later Bob
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At least you know that you are not alone.
Semper Fi, Bob
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Thanks Grunt, Speaking of all alone, I have had a dream that some how there are POW still alive an in prison an still waiting an what if they all were not released. When I have this dream or feeling I always feel guilty that we just left some one behind, I never was to impressed of how we just left Nam, I guess I never was to happy with 2nd place. I know it was 40 years ago just let it go. Later Bob
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An Khe, central highlands..US Armay 4/60th arty Quad 50's 69-70
God bless,Mudd