D-Day Photos

[mvscal]

i'll rack the dude for staying out of the crosshairs

Yep. Do your job, keep your head down and never volunteer for shit.

[BarFlie]

One key difference between WW2 and Vietnam and Iraq/A-stan is that while the WW2 battles were larger and more intense, there was more down time between them. Combat troops in Nam and Iraq were either patrolling or manning the perimeter almost every day they weren't involved in an op. Add the language barrier, different culture and the difficulty disthinguishing between friend and foe and you stay keyed up for a very long time. That takes a toll.

I don't think there is a whole helluva lot of difference. A dude in Vietnam could easily spend 90-100 days in combat in a 13 month tour. Barflie could speak to that more authoritatively, I'm sure. That is comparable to WW2.

that's a pretty good overview in my opinion. life was different for the remfs vs the grunts but it was a dangerous place 24/7/365 no matter where you were. "adrenalin junkies high on fear" <from a book i read years ago

[War Wagon]

Do you think WWII vets see Iraq and Afghanistan vets as "soft,winy pussies"?

They would laugh and kick sand in their faces.

[Shlomart Ben Yisrael]

Do you think WWII vets see Iraq and Afghanistan vets as "soft,winy pussies"?

They would laugh and kick sand in their faces.

Like this?

[War Wagon]

no, nothing like that.

[smackaholic]

i do remember him saying that the guys in nam had it a lot easier than he in that they had helos to drop them off and bring them back wereas he and his buddies were kicked out of c-47s and were on their own.

Did he serve in Vietnam?

One key difference between WW2 and Vietnam and Iraq/A-stan is that while the WW2 battles were larger and more intense, there was more down time between them. Combat troops in Nam and Iraq were either patrolling or manning the perimeter almost every day they weren't involved in an op. Add the language barrier, different culture and the difficulty disthinguishing between friend and foe and you stay keyed up for a very long time. That takes a toll.

I don't think there is a whole helluva lot of difference. A dude in Vietnam could easily spend 90-100 days in combat in a 13 month tour. Barflie could speak to that more authoritatively, I'm sure. That is comparable to WW2.

I was gonna run a little reading comp smack til i realized you were asking if he was still in during nam, as were quite a few senior personnel. no, he was not. he stayed in a year or two after the end of the war in italy.