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"They brainwash 'em", said Davis. "The Reds always brainwash their troops. Hop 'em up on dope and get 'em crazy for blood. I hear the VC go into a village and kill everyone but fighting-age men. Isn't that right?"
"I never saw that", I said. "I used to read about things like that, but I never saw it while I was there."
"Well, it happens, believe me", said Davis, taking a gulp of his Scotch. "Happens all the time."
— Jun 26, 2024 06:48AM
"I never saw that", I said. "I used to read about things like that, but I never saw it while I was there."
"Well, it happens, believe me", said Davis, taking a gulp of his Scotch. "Happens all the time."
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Karma, nirvana, reincarnation, banzai charges...Asians aren't like us. It had been so easy to believe.
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"When I'd enlisted, Diana Ross and the Supremes were still wondering where our love had gone. The first acid rock I encountered belonged to a San Fran hippie who'd shown up in Vietnam after burning his draft card and being confronted with the choice of prison or the Marines. I'd eventually become fond of him, but I never could stomach his music- perhaps because it symbolized a change I wasn't a part of."
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Jun 27, 2024 07:30AM
Hey Mike, I just watched Oliver Stone's 'Platoon' last night. Chilling - brings it all back.
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Yeah, Mark, great movie. Have you seen Born on the 4th of July, also? It's even tougher to watch, in a way. I was just thinking while reading this that I probably initially learned about Vietnam from Oliver Stone. And it's funny, this book came out in the late 80s, like those movies- maybe that was the time when people were ready to talk about the war more honestly.
Yes, I have. A long time ago.If you have time? check out my review of Marine Sniper. It seems Stone might have used the book as reference. At least some of the accounts.
“Rules of war.” It’s laughable; but things are different now- what with smartphones and the internet. However, something’s don’t change… .
