tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680984228843410546.post9157318781327525663..comments2023-12-21T22:29:33.778-05:00Comments on Memoirs From Nam: Some Thoughts: by Todd DierdorffCJ Heckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867024641088772150noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680984228843410546.post-24956724848473414302014-06-24T18:38:20.185-04:002014-06-24T18:38:20.185-04:00Gentlemen, thank you. I appreciate your responses ...Gentlemen, thank you. I appreciate your responses and support.<br />ToddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680984228843410546.post-15796601212739434712014-06-06T09:00:05.876-04:002014-06-06T09:00:05.876-04:00Thank you form a Vet on the ground. Please never f...Thank you form a Vet on the ground. Please never feel guilty about not being in country. Your B-52 Arc Light bombings saved us many times over out in the Valley. Without each of us doing whatever part we did saved so many of us. A Vet is a Vet no matter what part you served. Don't let anyone tell you different. Thanks again. The word Support has many elements. None is stronger or better that the other. Without each element we become weak links is the chain of war. Never happened.Michael Lansfordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680984228843410546.post-59071721177553414452014-06-05T20:17:50.993-04:002014-06-05T20:17:50.993-04:00Todd - As I found out, everything that happened to...Todd - As I found out, everything that happened to GI's headed to SE Asia was a roll of the dice. My primary MOS was 11B (infantry). During Advanced Infantry Training (AIT) I was cross trained on the 106 Recoil-less Rifle. I was going to turn that down until I was told it was mounted on the back of a jeep. Riding sounded a lot better than walking. It changed my MOS but I don't remember to what. When I landed in Bien Hoa, they weren't sure what to do with me so I filled sandbags for a couple of weeks. From there I was sent to Cam Ranh for about a week and then to Qui Nhon where I was assigned to an artillery battery and was sent to Tuy Hoa. There they put me in searchlight unit (apparently part of the artillery) since I knew nothing about the big guns. From there they sent me to Ninh Hoa where I was stationed with the Korean 9th ROK Infantry. I worked nights shining the searchlight for the balance of my tour. Compared to many men I trained with, I had it easy. The Koreans took good care of me. Nothing to fret over because you were stationed in Thailand. As everyone knows, air support is critical no matter where it comes from.<br /><br />JesseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680984228843410546.post-77722836876773077732014-06-05T18:05:22.555-04:002014-06-05T18:05:22.555-04:00Allen, thank you. I appreciate your response.
Todd...Allen, thank you. I appreciate your response.<br />ToddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680984228843410546.post-1276896793732406892014-06-05T11:37:59.069-04:002014-06-05T11:37:59.069-04:00Allen J Folk to Todd Dierdorf: [via Vietnam Vetera...Allen J Folk to Todd Dierdorf: [via Vietnam Veterans Group on Facebook] You should not have any guilt about not being in combat in country. You served this country and your job placed you where you were needed. <br /><br />I don't think you realize how important your job was! wWithout the B-52 raids at Khe-Sanh, a lot of us U.S. Marines would have suffered a lot more casualties and I am grateful that I am still alive because of those bombing raids.<br /><br />Tthank you, Todd.<br />Allen J. FolkCJ Heckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867024641088772150noreply@blogger.com