Category Archives: Vietnam War history

HO CHI MINH TRAIL PHOTOS

Posted on February 25, 2014 by asknod

Here’s a great retrospective at ground level of what we tried to bomb back into the stone age. It seems rather odd forty years later to view these relics and recognize what we were seeing from altitude close up. I … Continue reading →

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FOOTLOCKER–43 YEARS LATER

Posted on February 22, 2014 by asknod

One of the Biggest Little Towns in Laos during the war. The extreme western terminus of the DMZ. The Plain des Jarres Golf and Country Club. Indian Country. 20 Alternate, LS-98, or simply LS-20 A on the map. Whatever you … Continue reading →

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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE MAILBOX

Posted on December 13, 2013 by asknod

On May 15th, 1972,  after two years of banging around the Indochinese Peninsula, I DEROS’d back to the United States of America. DEROS, for those of you unfamiliar with the term, stands for Date Of Return from Over Seas. When I … Continue reading →

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARBARELLA

Posted on November 21, 2013 by asknod

This just in from eagle-eyed member Bruce of ILP fame. A sky writer hired to celebrate Clint Eastwood’s recent birthday bash in San Fernando Valley was spotted from below. Hanoi Jane, in town for anooooooother award for being the most … Continue reading →

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HANOI JANE APPRECIATION DAY

Posted on November 10, 2013 by asknod

Don’t forget Monday and that special Vietnam Vet in your life. Hanoi Jane Urinal targets are getting in short supply. They haven’t launched the Tombo Cruise Missile version yet but that is in the works. I love Ebay. You just can’t … Continue reading →

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NEW WIDGET

Posted on November 1, 2013 by asknod

Here’s a great addition to the widget bar above. Sent in by Tip of the Spear Bruce McCartney (4 tour combat medic 68-72). It will bring back that hot sticky air and pungent aroma of decaying vegetation. I think there’s … Continue reading →

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DRV ANGLES FOR MORE MONEY FROM UNCLE SUGAR

Posted on November 1, 2013 by asknod

Having lived on the Indochinese Peninsula for several years off the grid during the Vietnamese Misunderstanding, I can safely say the following article link represents subtle bargaining at a high level. I had much occasion to barter on the local … Continue reading →

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NEGATIVE OBJECTIVE CORRECTED

Posted on September 24, 2013 by asknod

Member Frank opened up an old wound this morning when he mailed me this WP article published yesterday. I find it hard to believe it was a mere forty three years since I departed the Kingdom of Laos on the C-46 Klong … Continue reading →

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FROM THE FOOTLOCKER–FLECHETTES

Posted on September 15, 2013 by asknod

While picking up oats and a new saltlick the other day, I noticed Jerry (a Vietnam Vet) had what appeared to be a lapel pin made  out of small dart we knew as a flechette. When loaded into a 40mm … Continue reading →

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2 O’CLOCK CHARLIE

Posted on September 4, 2013 by asknod

We used to hear about these incidents over the hill in Udorn or NKP back in 1970. Da Nang and its environs were frequently the scene of sniper incidents. I had a buddy that I kept up with who would … Continue reading →

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