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Forum: Vietnam 01-22-2007, 11:37 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 806
Posted By mcgrunt
Thanks guys . That is the type of combat...

Thanks guys .

That is the type of combat death I don't pass on to relatives.
Forum: Vietnam 01-22-2007, 06:30 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 806
Posted By mcgrunt
misadventure ?

I have ran across this phrase in a Vietnam KIA before . I did not know the individual and was not present . But what does ground, hostile, misadventure mean ?
Forum: Revolutionary War 01-16-2007, 11:05 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,625
Posted By mcgrunt
American Cavalry in the Revoltion

I just finished " 1776" . Excellent book . But I started wandering about the seeming lack of Cavalry in the Continental Army . Cavalry is expensive that I understand , but does anyone know why there...
Forum: Veterans Benefits 01-04-2007, 09:09 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,398
Posted By mcgrunt
Outstanding ! Thanks Super Scout !

Outstanding ! Thanks Super Scout !
Forum: Veterans Benefits 01-04-2007, 08:20 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,398
Posted By mcgrunt
Veterans Social Security

I saw something once whereas Veterans received some sort of credit on their Social Security . Any of you guys know anything about this ?
Forum: Enduring Freedom 11-24-2006, 03:30 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 8,519
Posted By mcgrunt
Just read " Robert's Ridge" . Hell of a read....

Just read " Robert's Ridge" . Hell of a read. There must be Rangers and Recon all over those mountains.
Forum: Enduring Freedom 10-31-2006, 07:04 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 8,519
Posted By mcgrunt
Colonel , From the picture of you briefing...

Colonel ,

From the picture of you briefing .. an interpreter ? Can't really tell but the ages of two of the Afgans soldiers say they are field grade , say battalion commanders ?

Since 2001...
Forum: Enduring Freedom 10-29-2006, 12:26 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 8,519
Posted By mcgrunt
Colonel How much problem is sniper fire...

Colonel

How much problem is sniper fire from the Taliban ? Not what the Aussies call " the odd angry shot " but accurate single shots that cause casulties ?

I was reading in...
Forum: Enduring Freedom 10-28-2006, 06:15 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 8,519
Posted By mcgrunt
Found your sitrep Sir . Very interesting . On...

Found your sitrep Sir . Very interesting . On your recommend
for top US units I thought 10th Mountain Division and 3rd Marines were there ?

There seems to be a great deal of very active...
Forum: Terrorism 09-23-2006, 08:32 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,558
Posted By mcgrunt
Interesting . Terrorism seems to be a "growth...

Interesting . Terrorism seems to be a "growth industry" . But in a war torn country like Afganistan who can blame them . It is not a future but it would help feed the family .

Bureaucracy...
Forum: Vietnam 09-20-2006, 06:33 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 951
Posted By mcgrunt
In 66 there was this canvas device that was...

In 66 there was this canvas device that was probably one of the most uncomfortable packs on the planet ( issue) .Being nomads the traders began finding a better pack .
We bought ,swapped or...
Forum: Vietnam 04-09-2006, 08:06 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,026
Posted By mcgrunt
Thanks Gimp , An important read. The VFW...

Thanks Gimp ,

An important read. The VFW magazine has been doing a good job covering the "maimed" and I pass the magazines around to friends out here. Brave people who have to change their lives...
Forum: Vietnam 03-02-2006, 08:12 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,706
Posted By mcgrunt
Nope . Must be talkin' about replicas. ...

Nope . Must be talkin' about replicas.

Now then back to books. Anyone read Marshall's "Battles in the Monsoons" ? That is where I first read about the fighting in the Idrang in the fall of...
Forum: Vietnam 03-02-2006, 04:03 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,706
Posted By mcgrunt
No young horses in your part of Texas eh ?

No young horses in your part of Texas eh ?
Forum: Vietnam 03-02-2006, 09:52 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,706
Posted By mcgrunt
I have been buying books for son for over twenty...

I have been buying books for son for over twenty years . He likes Peter Capstick's hunting books, has read "We were Soldiers Once " but really doesn't care that much about reading books. He starts...
Forum: Vietnam 03-02-2006, 09:31 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,706
Posted By mcgrunt
Books are old friends. I always had a book in my...

Books are old friends. I always had a book in my rucksack in Vietnam . I go camping and pack a book ( passes the time when it rains all weekend ) . I carry a book on the dash of the truck , there...
Forum: Ancient 02-26-2006, 10:24 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,753
Posted By mcgrunt
VDH book

The book is about a bloody, damaging war. It is about the breakdown / change of what had been a promising time in civilization's devopement . Hanson is a good writer , give the book a recon .
Forum: Ancient 02-26-2006, 08:40 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,753
Posted By mcgrunt
Ancient Greek Civil War

Victor Davis Hanson has wriitten another great book .
"A War Like No Other " about the Pelopennisian War over two thousand years ago. The Greek city states offered a great deal to civilization, they...
Forum: Vietnam 02-26-2006, 08:24 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,706
Posted By mcgrunt
I need to find that biography of Ho Chi Minh ,...

I need to find that biography of Ho Chi Minh , Duicker ? He seems to have have had the charisma/leadership ability to keep the North glued together long enough wear out American patience .

...
Forum: Vietnam 02-02-2006, 01:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 908
Posted By mcgrunt
The Beast Was Out There

Thanks Advisor

The article was a good one in recent VFW but I want to know more .
Forum: Vietnam 02-01-2006, 05:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 908
Posted By mcgrunt
Ong Thanh

Just read an article on the fight at Ong Thanh (1967 ) in VFW magazine. Would like to read more on that battle .Any suggestions ?
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