Reading again my fathers journals from Vietnam

[TEB]

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So this is his second tour 69 with the 173rd. So I’m not sure if this is battalion ops or brigade.

So after inserting with chinooks they moving along as company element and NVA starts putting out indirect fire mortars

So I’m reading this and thinking the NVA is trying to find them with indirect and if they had wounded naturally we would call in birds for our wounded. And then NVA could find true trace or how they were moving.

I am so thankful as airborne infantry my total time was peaceful 84-87. In reading my fathers journals , can you imagine and I read into what he wrote. Most would think inserted by chinooks moving along. My old man passed away in 2000 car accident, I just want what I read and what he lived to be know.

I see in my old mans journals humping under a rucksack sweating your nuts off. Then you hear the indirect rounds from NVA leaving mortar tubes. Man I’d be so afraid,Can you imagine in those few moments thinking I have to lay flat. Then the moment of relief that the indirect landed on a piece of earth away from you and no wounded. Every second wound tight man that’s so fucked up.

[DinahMoeHum]

1. Methinks it's the 173rd Airborne Brigade

n/t

[TEB]

2. Yes I know the herd 173rd

I don’t understand your post as former airborne infantry vet herd the 173rd legend was noted friend I myself was 82nd 325 PIR years later

[pbmus]

3. I was in Phu Bai, HQs 24th corps and knew of many missions the 173rd was involved in.

[TEB]

4. Love you friend

[pbmus]

5. Was there in 68-69 and very proud to have served ...

173rd was one of the hardest working combat brigades in all of the military.

[JohnnyLib2]

6. Incredibly brave young men, underappreciated.

Thank you for posting this. What those guys went through needs to be known.
Have to wonder if he was drafted or not. Didn't matter on those tours, though.