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Have you ever read the book, "The Short-Timers" that "Full Metal Jacket" was based on? I can't remember the authors name but it's a semi-fictional account of his time in Vietnam. Every time they get in a firefight or hairy situation where they need a volunteer, it's "Alright, who's gonna be John Wayne this time?"
I read the book long before the movie came out. When I went to see "FMJ" I kept thinking "This is damned familiar". I wasn't sure it was the "Short-Timers" until they ran the credits.
I read the book long before the movie came out. When I went to see "FMJ" I kept thinking "This is damned familiar". I wasn't sure it was the "Short-Timers" until they ran the credits.
There was a fat, addled, girl who worked in a local Go-Mart who claimed to be a Navy SEAL. She was about 20.
Shortly after we moved back here, there was a guy in fatigues sitting at a light at an interstate exit with a cardboard sign saying, "Homeless Vietnam Vet. Please help."
As I got closer I recognized him. He was a guy I went to junior high and HS with. Nixon pulled combat troops from Vietnam in '72, we graduated in '74.
The light changed and I was up on him. I yelled "Howya doin', Jack? Were you in Vietnam before or after I met you in seventh grade?"
He didn't recognize me, but that didn't stop him from cussing me with all his drunken might.
Shortly after we moved back here, there was a guy in fatigues sitting at a light at an interstate exit with a cardboard sign saying, "Homeless Vietnam Vet. Please help."
As I got closer I recognized him. He was a guy I went to junior high and HS with. Nixon pulled combat troops from Vietnam in '72, we graduated in '74.
The light changed and I was up on him. I yelled "Howya doin', Jack? Were you in Vietnam before or after I met you in seventh grade?"
He didn't recognize me, but that didn't stop him from cussing me with all his drunken might.