Tag Archives: war mementos

LZ CORK-JANUARY 18TH,1969–A DAY IN THE LIFE

Posted on October 5, 2014 by asknod

From the Vietnam footlocker of life, we pull out a story of one who thankfully missed his opportunity to be immortalized on the Vietnam Wall. On that day, three would die and fifteen would suffer life-altering changes from their wounds. This is … Continue reading →

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FOOTLOCKER VIETNAM–42 YEARS LATER

Posted on June 15, 2014 by asknod

After winning my VA claims in 2008, I became extremely introspective and examined my sparse case file for why it took so long. After obtaining my military records from the NPRC in St. Louis, I discovered the Air Force had … Continue reading →

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FOOTLOCKER–JULY 4TH, 1972

Posted on May 16, 2014 by asknod

Long ago, on the 16th of May 1972, I returned from the land of the PACEX catalogue. After a short sojourn on leave in Alexandria, Virginia to visit my mother, I reported to Edwards AFB for my new assignment. I … Continue reading →

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VIETNAM MEMORIAL AT THE ASS END OF NOWHERE IN COLORADO

Posted on April 9, 2014 by asknod

Here’s a lovely piece of history with a huge question mark after it. Since I served under the Erawan in a round about way via USAID and Air America, I find it extremely interesting from several points of view. Obviously, … Continue reading →

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FOOTLOCKER– SERVICE MEDICAL RECORDS

Posted on March 26, 2014 by asknod

Member Gary writes of the Change Order–Saving Private Ryan: Gary says: March 26, 2014 at 14:39 (Edit) How did you get that WWII document when most of them were supposedly destroyed in the 1973 fire? I am still trying to locate my … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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VETERAN’S SPONGEBOB TOMBSTONE REMOVED

Posted on October 22, 2013 by asknod

I spotted this in the AM papers and it crushed me for many reasons. Kimberly Walker had one big love in life-Spongebob. She carried this to the grave after her murder by a fellow soldier in Colorado earlier this year … Continue reading →

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