Explore the firepower and purpose of handmade gun trucks in the Vietnam War, their effectiveness, and the intense experiences of crews who depended on them for survival.
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My father-in-law was a gunner on one of these vehicles. He's got some wild stories about his tour.
I've heard and read a lot about those guys. Most need special wheel chairs to get around because with balls the size of watermelons you can't walk OR sit naturally.
ReplyDeleteThere was a pass N of DaNang I heard talked about. I can't remember the name but it was spoken of with hushed tones. A good friend, Army, said he was ambushed several times in this pass.
ReplyDeleteProbably thinking of Hải Vân Pass, never had the pleasure. Aside from a short spell on in-around Hill 55 and an even shorter time in the Delta, most of my tour was along the DMZ.
DeleteThanks that sounds fimiliar. I was on 55. More like I went over it a couple times. I was on the Golden Gate for a couple weeks and the Liberty for a few days at the base of the hill. Spent some time in Dodge City. Just all over Arizona Territory.
DeleteActually, those Army doggies were really - really crazy (not all that ballsy) with an open-air (unprotected) seat a gook sniper could take out the gunner with one bullet.
ReplyDeleteThe Fat Electrician has an awesome video on them...
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, nearly every video The Fat Electrician does is awesome.
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ReplyDeletehttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXUkmUXvNls&pp=ygUedGhlIGZhdCBlbGVjdHJpY2lhbiBndW4gdHJ1Y2tz
Met a guy who drove trucks in Vietnam, he described a Viet Cong sniper's bullet passing a foot from his face.
ReplyDeleteA cousin was at plei ku. Always said he didn't see any action. Except for the near daily bombing of the base. He was there around 66, 67
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