Category Archives: Vietnam War history

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST–THE 3 PERCENTERS

From my neighbor and very good friend brownwater brother Jim, another poignant reminder of our ever-shrinking ranks. Salute with me the three percenters-those who feel that burning need to ensure the peace and prosperity of our amazing country. I’m proud to have … Continue reading

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BUCKWHEAT

Sung to the tune of that lovely Subaru®  doggie commercial…             You’re not my Buddy and you sure ain’t my Friend You’ve been denying me since I don’t know when ls20 Now whenever I file I … Continue reading

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45 YEARS AGO TODAY

Forty five years ago today, the war in Laos was booming (pun intended). The Pathet Lao were advancing on General Vang Pao’s Long Tieng redoubt, Lima Site 20 Alternate. The week before, on Valentine’s day, they’d had to call in … Continue reading

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JETGUNS–MAKING OLD PICTURES TALK

Over the last decade, I’ve been inundated in contemporary pictures of guys getting poked with jetguns. I love that word. I e-invented it  back in 2007 and it’s gradually taken hold since I published the first book. All those pictures bespoke … Continue reading

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CAVC– DOBBINS V McDONALD– AB V. BROWN REDUX IN VA 9

As I love to point out, some of the best VA law is found in reversals. What better place to look than CAVC Judge (Saint) Mary Schoelen’s rulings. She seems impervious to the stares and consternation of her fellow jurists … Continue reading

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VBA ANNOUNCES NEW REGIONAL OFFICE IN HO CHI MINH CITY

VA Spokesperson Shawn McDandy summoned an impromptu Press Conference this morning in the Blue Paper Room at 810 Varmint Ave NW to announce an expansion planned way back in the early eighties. Citing to Veterans Administration research on the subject, a large … Continue reading

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LZ CORK—-BUTCH’S INFERRED CLAIM

What in the Sam Hill is an inferred claim? Who dreamed up that Fustercluck concept? I get more queries on that since the VA term became fashionable. Included in these Veterans’ follow-on sentences are usually phrases like “I think they done … Continue reading

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LZ CORK–SUCCESS AFTER 46 YEARS

Rarely do we get to enjoy Christmas cheer of this magnitude and so close to a day of such immense implications associated with the joy of giving and receiving. I am overjoyed to announce that after carefully building a well-constructed … Continue reading

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LZ CORK–CHRISTMAS TIDINGS 2015

LZ Corkgram– Hot news from the Key Peninsula is Butch Long got his Big Brown Envelope from VA today. I’ll be going down to his place tomorrow morning for coffee and champagne. He asked me to come down and decipher … Continue reading

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A COMBAT VETERAN’S THANKSGIVING

 Arliss,  the wise old Eleven Bravo Vietnam Vet  had six stars on his VSM and was getting on in his years. By now, he was a year-around resident with his high school sweetheart wife in Phoenix. Prodded by his wife, he picked up the … Continue reading

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