Stories in progress

Hey Vietnam Vets, help me out. My memory is failing. I like these photos but I can't remember any good stories to go with them. Any memorable events these photos bring to mind that you care to pass along would be greatly appreciated.

Sand Bag Detail

If death and taxes are an inevitability in the civilian world, to the junior enlisted man in Vietnam, filling sandbags could also be added to the list. There was a never ending need for sandbags. Filling sandbags was often used as a form of punishment but just as often, everyone would be required to join in.

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In-Country R&R

The highlight of every serviceman's experience in Vietnam was R&R (rest and relaxation--in the civilian world it's known as a vacation). For every thirteen month tour of duty, we received two R&Rs, one in country and one out of country. The in-country R&R for Marines was at China Beach, south of Da Nang. I remember very little of the facility itself--I was falling down drunk most of the time.

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Road-side laundry stand

We could always tell when the Army moved in because these places popped up everywhere. They not only did laundry, they sold sodas and gave haircuts.

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