Stories tagged with "viet nam"
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Cpl. Arthur Eisenstein: After Action Report (7)
by BARomero 4 months ago
FORM DD-619 – After Action Report
Lt. Ryan S. Healy, reporting (continued)0315 HRS, Sgt. James “Chappy” Carson alerts m…
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Cpl. Arthur Eisenstein: After Action Report (8)
by BARomero 4 months ago
FORM DD-619 – After Action Report
Lt. Ryan S. Healy, reporting (continued)0520 HRS, medic conducts field examination of…
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Cpl. Arthur Eisenstein: Viet Nam Vampire (5)
by BARomero 4 months ago
Doc starts to head back to camp, but he pauses long enough to say, “Be cool. He’s really a good guy.”
I’m not sure if he’s t…
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Cpl. Arthur Eisenstein: Viet Nam Vampire (4)
by BARomero 4 months ago
“A creamsicle?” Doc’s interest is piqued.
“It’s an ice cream soda,” I explain. “A scoop of vanilla over an orange soda. Ther…
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Cpl. Arthur Eisenstein: Viet Nam Vampire (3)
by BARomero 4 months ago
As we make our first circle, Doc slowly drops back behind me, until he’s on my rear flank by a full fifteen feet. I stop and …
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Cpl. Arthur Eisenstein: Viet Nam Vampire (2)
by BARomero 8 months ago
“Fall out!” L.T. orders as the sun settles on the horizon. “We’ll make camp here.”
We break ranks and drop our gear. As the …
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Cpl. Arthur Eisenstein: Viet Nam Vampire (1)
by BARomero 8 months ago
I’m in Hell.
That’s what it feels like out here in the bush, sixty clicks out of Da Nang. Not a month out of Fort Bliss and …