Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - Mission BBQ
Thread: Mission BBQ
View Single Post
 
Old 05-24-2023, 03:03 PM
JMintzer's Avatar
JMintzer JMintzer is offline
Sage
Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: Where Eagles Dare to Soar...
Posts: 11,962
Thanks: 486
Thanked 8,983 Times in 4,719 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com View Post
Oh WOW ,pity me ? You want to hang out with your friends it’s okay with me . I said all the search for recognition makes me nauseous. I wasn’t going to bring it up but my first time in Vietnam was fighting with the French in 1954 after numerous years in Vietnam ,Laos and Cambodia I found myself in the last weeks before the fall trying to hold the line at different places with my brave Vietnamese paratroopers . So good luck with the hats , pins , trophies and fast food discounts. I just prefer the respect of the guys who fought on either side of me .
So, you were 15 when you were fighting with the French in Vietnam? Impressive!
__________________
Most things I worry about
Never happen anyway...

-Tom Petty