Category Archives: Vietnam War history

GOOD MORNING VIETNAM VETS–RADIO SHOW

Posted on November 11, 2016 by asknod

No, we didn’t channel Adrian Cronauer. He’s still alive and well to my knowledge. I was asked by Marti Oakley to do a radio show this hallowed morning to discuss the evolving heritage of the vanishing Vietnam Veteran and the … Continue reading →

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My very own Vietnam-era syringes

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Laura

Inspired by Silvia’s HCV-transmissionable medical devices online shopping trips, I purchased two vintage syringes (with no needles) and they arrived today.  Below are the eBay images and my two. No CDC “one and only one” injection practices in those days. … Continue reading →

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THE GREAT BIG SNAKE STORY

Posted on October 1, 2016 by asknod

Having been born and raised in the South, seeing a big black snake that dang near spans two lanes of a country road isn’t a stretch. They love that heat in the summer coming off the macadam and often crawl … Continue reading →

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BUBBA GUMP’S SHRIMP–MONTERREY

Posted on August 22, 2016 by asknod

What could be more appropriate than to have dinner at one of the most famous restaurants relating to the boundary dispute in Vietnam? Day one of the Gilead Sciences begins this morning. I feel honored to be here with Randy. … Continue reading →

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JETGUNS–WE’RE ON A MISSION FROM GOD

Posted on August 16, 2016 by asknod

Cupcake has graciously offered to drive me to San Francisco for the Gilead Sciences Conference. We’re taking Silvia’s jetguns (plural) to Foster City. I have been invited as fellow HCVet Randy Nesbitt’s guest. Finding air travel less than desirable in late … Continue reading →

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THE SOUND OF A HUEY–THEN AND NOW

Posted on August 1, 2016 by asknod

I received this today and it made me think, even now, of all the times past and present, and undoubtedly the future, of the sound a Huey reawakens inside me. My neck hurts more than I can say nowadays but … Continue reading →

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BVA–ACUTE VERSUS CHRONIC HEPATITIS C

Posted on June 3, 2016 by asknod

The lengths the VA will go to in order to deny a claim are impressive. Sometimes they resort to inundating you in extraneous facts that have absolutely no bearing on the decision. The further afield you go in an effort … Continue reading →

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THE RAINBOW COLORS OF FALLOUT FROM DEFOLIANTS

Posted on May 13, 2016 by asknod

While I cannot say I’ve seen Agents Green, Purple or Pink, in a barrel or out, I have seen Agents Orange, Blue and White (Tordon 101)-both falling from the sky and in drums. Fifty gallon drums are hard to miss. … Continue reading →

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WHERE IN SAM HILL WAS I IN 1970?

Posted on May 3, 2016 by asknod

I found this site many years ago when trying to figure out where I got the silver BB that rainy monsoon September morning during Operation Leapfrog/Forward Thrust. Truth be told, I can’t say where it (the internet site) was but … Continue reading →

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OUR OLD FRIEND THE 12.7 DsHk

Posted on April 11, 2016 by asknod

I can remember flying into  Laotian valleys and suddenly hearing one of these bad boys going off over the sound of our engine. A 12.7 mm DsHk shakes the world only slightly less than a 37 mm. AA gun. They … Continue reading →

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