tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post6633750819168159137..comments2023-10-30T11:48:18.515-04:00Comments on MUSHY'S MOOCHINGS: MEETING MS. FIGMOfuzzbert_1999@yahoo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523386203834736598noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-13124625521150770012008-04-01T01:33:00.000-04:002008-04-01T01:33:00.000-04:00USAFSS 6924th Scty Sqdn DaNang 8/67-8/68--Don't th...USAFSS 6924th Scty Sqdn DaNang 8/67-8/68--Don't think I'd ever go back but I'm told by other ops fm my unit that their return recently was an amazing experience. No war, different attitude of locals. Many of the scars are invisible now (Nature's eraser). Even Hanoi was a huge revelation. I guess it helps to speak the language.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-85793398615936311202007-10-16T09:32:00.000-04:002007-10-16T09:32:00.000-04:00I can't imagine...my generation was and is so soft...I can't imagine...my generation was and is so soft in some ways.David Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06847923057333798936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-40418783850132706322007-10-15T16:57:00.000-04:002007-10-15T16:57:00.000-04:00FHB - Thank you!Carol - Like I said, nope, wouldn'...FHB - Thank you!<BR/><BR/>Carol - Like I said, nope, wouldn't ever go back...might hurt someone!<BR/><BR/>Sull - You sure make an old dog fell good. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Yes Buck, I first went there but nothing looked familiar to me, so I found another one that seemed to ring a small bell somewhere in the back of my mind.<BR/><BR/>I don't guess Lex and I read each other - probably should fix that, huh?fuzzbert_1999@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523386203834736598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-49288196064568792222007-10-15T15:17:00.000-04:002007-10-15T15:17:00.000-04:00Came across this today over at Lex's place ...FIGM...Came across this today over at <A HREF="http://www.neptunuslex.com/" REL="nofollow">Lex's place</A> ...<A HREF="http://www.figmochart.com/" REL="nofollow">FIGMO charts</A>. Did you know about the site, Mushy?<BR/><BR/>And if you aren't reading Lex...well...Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-15282807889332917832007-10-15T12:49:00.000-04:002007-10-15T12:49:00.000-04:00Mushy, I love the way you write this stuff up. You...Mushy, I love the way you write this stuff up. You put the reader right there, feeling scared and confused right along with you.<BR/><BR/>This stuff should be in a book. Do you know of any books that tell the story of a regular guy in Vietnam, like your story? I find the whole thing both gripping and fascinating. Having missed the real draft by a year or two (had my draft card in '73) I wonder how I would have reacted in your circumstances, and it makes for great reading.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-46102553149226552142007-10-15T08:52:00.000-04:002007-10-15T08:52:00.000-04:00My sixteen year old is off to Vietnam (and Cambodi...My sixteen year old is off to Vietnam (and Cambodia) on Friday. It'll be a very sanitised version of the war he'll see, but I still think he should seeit. Have you ever gone back in peacetime?Shrink Wrapped Screamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12760625376352251212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-49397498117859141132007-10-14T23:43:00.000-04:002007-10-14T23:43:00.000-04:00It must be that much more torture to be young and ...It must be that much more torture to be young and going through that, the way time drags for the young. Hell, now time flies by. A year is nothing. <BR/><BR/>You tell a great story man. It's funny, but I see guys like that kid in your story on base all the time, and sometimes I think to myself "There goes a future Mushy, maybe, with another 30 years down the road". It's an interesting feeling.<BR/><BR/>There was an Air Force guy walking through the building where I teach not long ago, in his dress blues. I saw him as I was walking to the drinking fountain and yelled out "Hey Air Force!" He looked up and grinned a huge grin. I'll always feel a huge thing for the Air Force, from growing up in it, so it's cool to see them now and then. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, you know I love to read this stuff. Thanks for bringing us along.FHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261425729050948728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-2028198214942256362007-10-14T16:15:00.000-04:002007-10-14T16:15:00.000-04:00Your experience sounds a lot like what my father t...Your experience sounds a lot like what my father told me about his first arrival. He said they were called FNGs until they had been there a couple months.<BR/><BR/>Great story telling Mushy!nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07550167783969561280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-16112039108155768562007-10-14T16:10:00.000-04:002007-10-14T16:10:00.000-04:00Amazing. I can picture you keeping that "colourin...Amazing. I can picture you keeping that "colouring page" safe until it was time to begin filling it in.Les Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105313316030728262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-34816942040051423502007-10-14T13:59:00.000-04:002007-10-14T13:59:00.000-04:00To be honest, I don't know if mine looked liked th...To be honest, I don't know if mine looked liked this one or not...I was thinking mine was a little more revealing, with big boobs and all, but could not find one on line that rang any bells. I do not have the one I had then...but I sure wish I did.<BR/><BR/>There were almost as many varieties as their were branches of service and bases. However, they all had one thing in mind, making the time seem to march by, but in reality, by paying daily attention to time, it probably went by much slower.fuzzbert_1999@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523386203834736598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-62761103302300564912007-10-14T13:25:00.000-04:002007-10-14T13:25:00.000-04:00First time I've ever seen that particular FIGMO ca...First time I've ever seen <I>that</I> particular FIGMO calendar...and I saw a LOT of 'em. Or maybe it's just another case of failing memory...<BR/><BR/>Great post, Mushy.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-83683424188985965852007-10-14T12:52:00.000-04:002007-10-14T12:52:00.000-04:00You tell it with a helluva lot more "class" than I...You tell it with a helluva lot more "class" than I ever could! So just "keep-on-keepin'-on"!<BR/><BR/>Go back? Hell, no! I feel outta place just crossin' the state line, anymore! Besides, I didn't lose nothing there that I miss nowadays, that needs "picking-up". I try and forget it just a tiny-bit more, every day.<BR/><BR/>On second thought, I can think of over 58,000 reasons NOT to go "visit" again....BRUNOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08153007543374555989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-18527807602446770782007-10-14T10:16:00.000-04:002007-10-14T10:16:00.000-04:00Not sure I would want to go back, not that I have ...Not sure I would want to go back, not that I have any "nighmares" about the place, but If I'm gonna spent that type cash....I can think of better places, although I am sure Nha Trang(from the video and phots I've seen) today is still a beautiful place, with tourists instead of GIs and VC running around.PRHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429172501061105316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-18858354738783266152007-10-14T09:05:00.000-04:002007-10-14T09:05:00.000-04:00I understand the VSPA is sponsoring trips back, bu...I understand the VSPA is sponsoring trips back, but I'm not sure I handle the experience. The wife and I went to Hawaii once and I had anxiety the whole way. It was like going back.fuzzbert_1999@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523386203834736598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-83098411723692817022007-10-14T08:21:00.000-04:002007-10-14T08:21:00.000-04:00Miss FIGMO, I know her well. Us ground pounders al...Miss FIGMO, I know her well. Us ground pounders also used SHORTY which was a helmet on a pair of boots.<BR/>That first landing at Ton Son Nhut is not one that you will forget, damn I thought he was going nose in.<BR/><BR/>My first assignment was Da Nang also, I was there for Tet-68. I had seen most of the country before I was done. FMIGOSarge Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533766216808955625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-49938207380690566862007-10-14T04:35:00.000-04:002007-10-14T04:35:00.000-04:00Thanks for giving me a peak inside that world. Lov...Thanks for giving me a peak inside that world. Love the way you write.Debbie Does Nothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536793621719707542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-43471303670603614052007-10-14T02:51:00.000-04:002007-10-14T02:51:00.000-04:00A couple of my buddies went back to Nam a few year...A couple of my buddies went back to Nam a few years ago to sort out old feelings.<BR/><BR/>They were surprised just how much fun they had, hanging around the beaches, drinking beer and chasing female tourist.Scott from Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331284708780612453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443701.post-51959338777612984222007-10-14T00:11:00.000-04:002007-10-14T00:11:00.000-04:00Stayed at a Tan Son Nhut Transit Hut on July 1, 19...Stayed at a Tan Son Nhut Transit Hut on July 1, 1969, the day before I took a C130 to Nha Trang....little did I know I would be back 6 months later and finish my tour working Charlie Flight at TSN.....PRHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429172501061105316noreply@blogger.com