Tag Archives: Viet Nam

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Posted on 11 November 2018 by M.

  Armistice Day.  One hundred years ago today, The Great War, The War to End All Wars, came to its cataclysmic end.  Fifty years ago today, I was in the Army at Ft. Bliss, Texas, suffering through Basic Training.  My … Continue reading →

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What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

Posted on 19 May 2015 by M.

“War … it paid well and liberated children from the pernicious influence of their parents.” — Joseph Heller, “Catch-22” *** I’ve written elsewhere that I lost my innocence during the war in Viet Nam. Besides being a well-worn cliché, it’s … Continue reading →

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Fallen Angels of Death – Part Two

Posted on 21 April 2015 by M.

May, 1970 The Company commander had dropped his map out of a helicopter while he was on a recon flight. My Platoon was sent to look for it. There were twenty-three of us and we were well spread out, as … Continue reading →

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Fallen Angels of Death – Part One

Posted on 19 April 2015 by M.

January, 1970 An explosion jerked me back to the real world. I’d been sitting in the sun, smoking and daydreaming, when it happened. I grabbed my rifle, jumped up, and ran in the direction of the shouting and the drifting … Continue reading →

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Accepting Survival

Posted on 29 March 2015 by M.

I was speaking with someone today – we’ll call her Laura – about writing as a cathartic and healing experience. Laura was afflicted with ovarian cancer. I volunteered for a war. She didn’t ask for her affliction, but I did … Continue reading →

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