usmc1969 4631
Marine

Well one could say that just know personally it was d*mn hot.

Have a good friend that was in vietnam but army,mostly in the triangle.but had marine friends in 66,he was an engineer also advanced scout and played guitar and sang country very well.SF

Im boot to ya , agree , it scared me , it was something bout the night jump that I wasnt hesitant , ya ya I know , its the most dangerous , but I couldnt see the ground , so the day fear wasnt as consuming , never jump Hawaii , only Onslow . Never jumped in Nam , actually after checking in with the Wagonmaster (Major Bond) ended up at White Elephant then to DongHa(airforce compound) 3rd F.was round corner,n, commo,the otherside. Do or Die

My CO in Nam was a Lt Garwick, in '65, but as I recall the majority of the time he wasn't around. I don't think I was EVER the first one in the stick. However, when I first arrived, as was the case with all the "new guys" I was the LAST one in the stik. Almost all of my Jumps while at Camp Smith in Hawaii was on the island of Molokai. I can't rememger nowhow long of a DZ it was (15-20 seconds) but I do remember 2 or 3 in my stik hesitating and I ended up in the friggin drink. Fortunately for me I was able to bust loose from my harness b4 I hit the drink, bout tree top level, as I was carrying a GP bag with my radio in it. More tha once I've seen/heard others who were airborne stating they were not afraid before they jumped. They must have been a different breed of cat or full of it because I was on the edge every friggin jump, especially the night jumps. SF Airborne

roger that . jpao/iso

What MOS was 4631? Was that the old version of today's 4641 (combat photographers)?