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Ben
Mar 17, 2013, 12:19:15 PM3/17/13
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�Jones
Mar 17, 2013, 1:09:12 PM3/17/13
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On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:19:15 -0700 (PDT), in alt.war.vietnam Ben
<pb5...@gmail.com> wrote:
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/13476480@N07/6769654881/in/set-72157629677179813/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13476480@N07/7020316849/in/set-72157629677179813/
Caption: pleiku ambush 1968
They look like they're standing in a chow line to me. Well, maybe
not; however, if they were being shot at when that was snapped, I'd
say that they were showing incredible indifference. The M-60 in the
foreground isn't even loaded.
The country around Pleiku always reminded me of southwestern Oklahoma.
Jones
<pb5...@gmail.com> wrote:
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/13476480@N07/6769654881/in/set-72157629677179813/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13476480@N07/7020316849/in/set-72157629677179813/
Caption: pleiku ambush 1968
They look like they're standing in a chow line to me. Well, maybe
not; however, if they were being shot at when that was snapped, I'd
say that they were showing incredible indifference. The M-60 in the
foreground isn't even loaded.
The country around Pleiku always reminded me of southwestern Oklahoma.
Jones
Chas
Mar 17, 2013, 4:59:25 PM3/17/13
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Never spent much time in OK, I did pass through Pleiku, twice, on some of
the very roads in the photos.
Ben
Mar 17, 2013, 5:18:28 PM3/17/13
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On Mar 17, 12:09 pm, ¡Jones <jdfg...@x.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:19:15 -0700 (PDT), in alt.war.vietnam Ben
>
> <pb5...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/13476480@N07/6769654881/in/set-721576296...
> On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:19:15 -0700 (PDT), in alt.war.vietnam Ben
>
> <pb5...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/13476480@N07/7020316849/in/set-721576296...
>
> Caption: pleiku ambush 1968
>
> They look like they're standing in a chow line to me. Well, maybe
> not; however, if they were being shot at when that was snapped, I'd
> say that they were showing incredible indifference. The M-60 in the
> foreground isn't even loaded.
>
> The country around Pleiku always reminded me of southwestern Oklahoma.
>
> Jones
This picture might have been after the ambush was over.
> Caption: pleiku ambush 1968
>
> They look like they're standing in a chow line to me. Well, maybe
> not; however, if they were being shot at when that was snapped, I'd
> say that they were showing incredible indifference. The M-60 in the
> foreground isn't even loaded.
>
> The country around Pleiku always reminded me of southwestern Oklahoma.
>
> Jones
�Jones
Mar 17, 2013, 5:29:45 PM3/17/13
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On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:59:25 GMT, in alt.war.vietnam Chas H@
anywhere.com wrote:
>Maybe the M60 in the background was enough of a deterent.
There's a big honkin' *tank* in the background! My point is that
anywhere.com wrote:
>Maybe the M60 in the background was enough of a deterent.
everyone seems pretty disinterested... when anyone is shooting at my
ass, it usually gains my undivided attention.
Jones
�Jones
Mar 17, 2013, 5:31:34 PM3/17/13
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On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:18:28 -0700 (PDT), in alt.war.vietnam Ben
<pb5...@gmail.com> wrote:
>This picture might have been after the ambush was over.
Maybe... there's a lot of smoke.
<pb5...@gmail.com> wrote:
>This picture might have been after the ambush was over.
Maybe they all just pulled over for a joint? That would also explain
the smoke.
Jones
Chas
Mar 17, 2013, 5:51:47 PM3/17/13
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I act the same as you when shot at, maybe even moreso.
Perhaps the photo is apres ambush, and everyone is having a smoke and
enjoying the afterglow.
�Jones
Mar 17, 2013, 6:01:52 PM3/17/13
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On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:51:47 GMT, in alt.war.vietnam Chas H@
anywhere.com wrote:
>Yup, the tank is an M60. I always liked having at least one nearby.
>I act the same as you when shot at, maybe even moreso.
>Perhaps the photo is apres ambush, and everyone is having a smoke and
>enjoying the afterglow.
"Clank clank", it's a tank; I thought it was a T-34.
anywhere.com wrote:
>Yup, the tank is an M60. I always liked having at least one nearby.
>I act the same as you when shot at, maybe even moreso.
>Perhaps the photo is apres ambush, and everyone is having a smoke and
>enjoying the afterglow.
Maybe I'm misreading it... it's *our* ambush and they're all waiting
for the enemy to walk into the kill zone.
That's it!
Jones
StumpyREMF
Mar 17, 2013, 6:42:55 PM3/17/13
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ones standing around jawing were acting like they were the ones hit
dino
Mar 17, 2013, 6:43:27 PM3/17/13
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In article <u9dck893mdvukk98p...@4ax.com>, �Jones says...
Ambush doesn't fit the picture. They look like they're waiting for 'hots' to
arrive by chopper... or maybe cases of beer...
arrive by chopper... or maybe cases of beer...
Marcus Aurelius
Mar 17, 2013, 11:32:41 PM3/17/13
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Pleiku was 4th Infantry Division Territory-Camp Enari!.
I was in the 4th there.
I went to and graduated from Combat NCO school at Camp Enari.
Here's another real story about Camp Enari.
Some "boom-boom" girls were diverting some 4th I.D. guards at the
perimeter at Camp Enari.
Some NVA attempted to come through the wire at this point but were
spotted and stopped before they got through the wire.
"Boom-boom" girls were infamous for doing this sort of "diverting" and
for "spying".
During this same incident, a new Lieutenant straight from Fort
Benning, got so scared at this small enemy action, that he jumped into
a tank, closed the hatches of the same, and hid! I knew this Second
Lieutenant at Fort Benning where he was a Tactical(training) Officer
at OCS . HE was a REAL bully of a tactical officer. However, he turned
out to be a coward!
He was relieved of duty and remove from the field because of his
cowardice!
They had a real nice PX at Camp Enari.
I bought a car there which was waiting for me when I returned to "The
World."
I was in the 4th there.
I went to and graduated from Combat NCO school at Camp Enari.
Here's another real story about Camp Enari.
Some "boom-boom" girls were diverting some 4th I.D. guards at the
perimeter at Camp Enari.
Some NVA attempted to come through the wire at this point but were
spotted and stopped before they got through the wire.
"Boom-boom" girls were infamous for doing this sort of "diverting" and
for "spying".
During this same incident, a new Lieutenant straight from Fort
Benning, got so scared at this small enemy action, that he jumped into
a tank, closed the hatches of the same, and hid! I knew this Second
Lieutenant at Fort Benning where he was a Tactical(training) Officer
at OCS . HE was a REAL bully of a tactical officer. However, he turned
out to be a coward!
He was relieved of duty and remove from the field because of his
cowardice!
They had a real nice PX at Camp Enari.
I bought a car there which was waiting for me when I returned to "The
World."
Ben
Mar 18, 2013, 7:23:17 PM3/18/13
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On Mar 17, 4:51 pm, Chas H@ anywhere.com wrote:
The machine gun pointed downward on the jeep is an M60. It is a common
type of machine gun that troops still use today.
type of machine gun that troops still use today.
Dr. Vincent Quin, Ph.D.
Mar 18, 2013, 8:17:37 PM3/18/13
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note to "Ben" Nguyen
an m60 is both a gun and a tank
nocharge
;-)
�Jones
Mar 18, 2013, 10:58:56 PM3/18/13
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LaGuardia Airport, terminating in Queens.
It's also a high performance mouse used in game boxes.
It's a V8 engine made by BMW.
It's an orange pill containing 60mgs of Morphine... i.e.: "M-60" ...
good stuff!
It's a highway near Dublin.
Moron!
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