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jaysunb

(11,856 posts) Mon Jun 6, 2016, 06:04 PM Jun 2016

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50 years ago today 6-6-1966

I departed Fort Lewis Washington for Vietnam.

7th Surgical MASH Cu Chi Vietnam

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50 years ago today 6-6-1966 (Original Post) jaysunb Jun 2016 OP

Welcome home, brother! pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #1

As a sister of a Vietnam Veteran Boomerproud Jun 2016 #2

Welcome home (nt) Recursion Jun 2016 #3

Good to have you home. 840high Jun 2016 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author chknltl Jun 2016 #5

Thank you UnFettered Jun 2016 #6

I'm glad you made it back. DamnYankeeInHouston Jun 2016 #7

Daughter of a Vietnam vet here. Liberal Jesus Freak Jun 2016 #8

50 years ago minus 3 days I arrived at Kagnew Station. alfredo Jun 2016 #9

So glad you made it back, hopefully unscathed. FailureToCommunicate Jun 2016 #10

Hey , chopper050 Jun 2016 #11

Thank you for your service sir. Yavin4 Jun 2016 #12

A toast to all who served deaniac21 Jun 2016 #13

glad you made it back here. niyad Jun 2016 #14

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

1. Welcome home, brother!

Reply to jaysunb (Original post)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 06:18 PM

Jun 2016

I arrived at Ft. Lewis for Basic and AIT 10 months after that, but didn't head to Vietnam until early '69.

2/501 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. I was treated at 85th and 95th Evac Hospitals, ICU in Japan, and Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco.

Boomerproud

(7,952 posts)

2. As a sister of a Vietnam Veteran

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Mon Jun 6, 2016, 06:29 PM

Jun 2016

Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

3. Welcome home (nt)

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Mon Jun 6, 2016, 07:14 PM

Jun 2016

840high

(17,196 posts)

4. Good to have you home.

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Mon Jun 6, 2016, 07:57 PM

Jun 2016

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chknltl This message was self-deleted by its author.

UnFettered

(79 posts)

6. Thank you

Reply to jaysunb (Original post)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 08:04 PM

Jun 2016

For your service !

DamnYankeeInHouston

(1,365 posts)

7. I'm glad you made it back.

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Mon Jun 6, 2016, 08:07 PM

Jun 2016

Liberal Jesus Freak

(1,451 posts)

8. Daughter of a Vietnam vet here.

Reply to jaysunb (Original post)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 08:19 PM

Jun 2016

Thank you...glad you're here

alfredo

(60,071 posts)

9. 50 years ago minus 3 days I arrived at Kagnew Station.

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Mon Jun 6, 2016, 08:54 PM

Jun 2016

05h20 morse intercept

FailureToCommunicate

(14,013 posts)

10. So glad you made it back, hopefully unscathed.

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Mon Jun 6, 2016, 09:03 PM

Jun 2016

Two close friends of mine from high school did not.

That war changed us all.

chopper050

(43 posts)

11. Hey ,

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Mon Jun 6, 2016, 09:40 PM

Jun 2016

Thank you !

Yavin4

(35,438 posts)

12. Thank you for your service sir.

Reply to jaysunb (Original post)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 10:23 PM

Jun 2016

Welcome home.

deaniac21

(6,747 posts)

13. A toast to all who served

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Mon Jun 6, 2016, 10:46 PM

Jun 2016

niyad

(113,281 posts)

14. glad you made it back here.

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Mon Jun 6, 2016, 10:49 PM

Jun 2016

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