The Donut Dollies: 627 Women who Also Served in Vietnam
Armed with nothing but their powder blue dresses, flat shoes, and beautiful smiles, 627 young American women went to the front lines of Vietnam to bring smiles to the troops. These are their stories.
I was in South Vietnam stationed at the25th Infantry Division at Cu Chi. While I only saw Donut Dollies once on the airfield I do know they visited our company on a regular basis and appreciate by everyone they they came into contact with. I only saw them once as flight missions were usually pretty early. I'm glad they finally got the appreciation the so justly deserve. Thank You for posting this!
The Dollies were a cool drink of emotional water. They helped more than they knew. The three Dollies who lost their lives while on their tour should have their names on the wall.
Never saw a donut dolly but they sound like great folks. I read this earlier and almost responded but didn't. I've been out bush hoggin and it's playing on my mind. I don't know that I've ever told anyone this. In 69 I went to the USO at Freedom Hill. I'd heard they could help you call home on satellite or some such thing. Must have been six or eight pretty girls there too. I sat in a reception type area and waited to be talked to. None of them pretty girls came out of the other room. Granted I was right from the bush and didn't quite look like most of the soldiers in there. A corporal walked over to me and ask if I was waiting for one of those girls to talk to me? I said, yeah. He said, they aint gonna talk to you. That's officer material. They are getting 500 dollars a night. I thought him full of shit so sat there a long time. What I saw were officers ass grabbing and laughing with them. None of them so much as gave me a look or a hearty fuck you so I left. I saw about four USO shows at my company rear. I reckon DaNang people would have called my rear, The Bush! The only USO bands I saw were Australian and Filipino. Never saw an American group. That's my story and I'm stickin to it.
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Thanks for your support of the troops ladies..
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I was in South Vietnam stationed at the25th Infantry Division at Cu Chi. While I only saw Donut Dollies once on the airfield I do know they visited our company on a regular basis and appreciate by everyone they they came into contact with. I only saw them once as flight missions were usually pretty early. I'm glad they finally got the appreciation the so justly deserve. Thank You for posting this!
ReplyDeleteWhat year? My dad was in the 25th ID at Cu Chi in 1970 for his second tour.
DeleteThe Dollies were a cool drink of emotional water. They helped more than they knew. The three Dollies who lost their lives while on their tour should have their names on the wall.
ReplyDeleteNever saw a donut dolly but they sound like great folks. I read this earlier and almost responded but didn't. I've been out bush hoggin and it's playing on my mind. I don't know that I've ever told anyone this. In 69 I went to the USO at Freedom Hill. I'd heard they could help you call home on satellite or some such thing. Must have been six or eight pretty girls there too. I sat in a reception type area and waited to be talked to. None of them pretty girls came out of the other room. Granted I was right from the bush and didn't quite look like most of the soldiers in there. A corporal walked over to me and ask if I was waiting for one of those girls to talk to me? I said, yeah. He said, they aint gonna talk to you. That's officer material. They are getting 500 dollars a night. I thought him full of shit so sat there a long time. What I saw were officers ass grabbing and laughing with them. None of them so much as gave me a look or a hearty fuck you so I left. I saw about four USO shows at my company rear. I reckon DaNang people would have called my rear, The Bush! The only USO bands I saw were Australian and Filipino. Never saw an American group. That's my story and I'm stickin to it.
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