a "shuttering shithouse," because when one of them got wounded, or many - they'd call on us to pick them up - a UH-34D could take a hit and keep on ticking.
My uncle had to shoot a little girl in Vietnam in defense. And once he told me when he was in a helicopter, gunning. His friend got shot in the head and he thought he was hit. And then he found out it was only his friend's brains mangled on him. You've never experienced any gore though?
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YankeeNovember 2 years ago
I don't know why Grunts called the Dog,
a "shuttering shithouse," because when one of them got wounded, or many - they'd call on us to pick them up - a UH-34D could take a hit and keep on ticking.
Albiet, a loud tick.
Semper Fi,
Patrick Hayes
HMM-361
Vietnam days
YankeeNovember 3 years ago
What was it like being in Vietnam?
treasuredroperX 2 years ago
Boring, speckled by moments of sheer terror
YankeeNovember 2 years ago
Have you ever actually seen someone get torn up by a Machine gun or anything? And, where you a 0311 or something?
treasuredroperX 2 years ago
UH34D helicopter gunners used the M-60 machinegun. same too the UH1E.
CH46s, CH53s used .50 cals.
re:> "ever see someone torn up."
dumb question.
0311 is a Grunt.
There was no MOS for helicopter doorgunners.
Qualify, and you flew, no matter if a cook or a clerk, every Marine is a rifleman first.
YankeeNovember... clear
YankeeNovember 2 years ago
My uncle had to shoot a little girl in Vietnam in defense. And once he told me when he was in a helicopter, gunning. His friend got shot in the head and he thought he was hit. And then he found out it was only his friend's brains mangled on him. You've never experienced any gore though?
treasuredroperX 2 years ago
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DeltaForce12 4 years ago
Very nice!
apoc2021 4 years ago