Colonel Edmund J. Burke
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On 1/17/2016 9:56 AM, MarcusAurelius wrote:
> Who were "Boom-Boom" girls in Vietnam during the War in Vietnam?
> "Boom-Boom" girls was the American slang word for Vietnamese prostitutes during the War in Vietnam.
> They were omnipresent in the field and else where.
> They were not afraid of American soldiers who, often, had great affection for their favorite "Boom-Boom" girl(s).
> They were, often, extremely aggressive in their sexual propositioning towards American soldiers including sometimes approaching American soldiers who were engaging in active military offensive or defensive operation.
> On one occasion, another soldier and I were lying behind an M-60 Machine gun guarding a section of road while a large military convoy was passing.
> Two extremely well dressed and attractive "Boom-Boom" girls approached our position from the front! Of course, this was extremely dangerous as we could have shot them! After they reached our position, they just stood above us propositioning both of us. I told the soldier next to me NOT to leave our position and go with the "Boom-Boom" girl into the woods for sex. HE DISOBEYED MY ORDER! The remaining BOOM-BOOM girls just stood above me while I guarded the convoy until the couple returned. Then, they both left. The appearance of an very attractive well dressed Vietnamese girl calmly standing above an American soldier (me) lying on the ground behind an M-60 MG guarding a convoy was bazaar, strange, and ridiculous!
> On another occasion, VC "BOOM-BOOM" girls intentionally diverted American soldiers in my unit at a guard post at Camp Enari (4TH ID) while VC or NVA soldiers unsuccessfully attempted to infiltrate through the bob wire at that point. I was on leave when this occurred.
> A significant number of "Boom-Boom" girls were VC and/or NVA agents.
> I never had sex with Boom-Boom girls, although they were very attractive, simply because I was afraid that they might be enemy VC or NVA agents.
> I was, however, always very polite towards "Boom-Boom" girls and other Vietnamese women.
> In my opinion, however, the generally friendly and polite attitude that American soldiers demonstrated towards "Boom-Boom" girls and other Vietnamese women significantly improved Vietnamese-American relations.
>
Thanks fer that story, Marcus. The imagination of young boys with a
G.I. Joe doll in their backyard Nam never ceases to amaze!
LOL