Unbelievably generous karma!

My brother served as a navy corpsman on the USS Joseph Strauss. I don't remember the years he served, as I was kind of young.

I remember him telling the story of an unidentified submerged object following the ship. So many rounds were fired from a deck gun that the barrel overheated.

If picked, could I give you his info and the pistol be sent to him?

Thank you for the outstanding karmas you offer!

I served but do not want to enter. However, I want to thank you very much for remembering those that served. Your remembrance and generosity are very much appreciated.

Please include me. My brother was there and came home with a 100% disability. My cousin was a door gunner. Both are deceased now. I sure had a lot of good times with them.

My uncle served in Vietnam. He passed in 2012. I had the honor of driving him into DC to visit the Vietnam Memorial in 2008. We walked up to it and he just stared at it for a very long time. I kept my mouth shut. Finally he turned around and said "OK, Lets go" with tears on his face.

I do not want to enter. I just wanted to thank you Oriental Redneck for such a blessed & wonderful karma

Please consider me in proxy for my father who was a cartographer in Vietnam. Spent years mapping topography in the Corp of Engineers.

I would like to enter this amazing karma offering. I served two tours in Vietnam 1965-1967 and again in 1970-71.

Please put me in. Photo from one of the rare, flat ground fire-bases we worked out of in the mountains of the Central Highlands, followed by one of the mountain fire-bases.
2/9 Arty, liaison to the 1/35th Inf, 4th ID, 1969.



That's my ruck and 16 in the foreground.

Thanks

PS: I can refer you to the April 1969 HSB roster posted on the 2/9 Arty site.

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Wow, I'm impressed.

I served on the U.S.S. Truxton DLG(N)-35 as a nuclear machinist mate in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1974. We were the flagship in the Piraz watch station. (Positive Identification Radar Advisory Zone). While over 40 years ago, I'll never forget the calm blue waters of the Gulf.

Thanks 12131,

Mike

Could I put my buddy, mrmn50, on the list. He is extremely shy and might miss the post.

As he says, we both ate the same dirt in the Ia Drang.

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Not in for the karma, but I wanted to say that the gererosity of this karma and your choice of intended beneficiary is OUTSTANDIG!

You kick ass.

August of 1965 to August of 1966.
362nd Signal Battalion.
Ban me tuit, Soc Trang and Dalat.
I'm in.

My brother-in-law (now dead from other causes) was there.

My father-in-law would have gone as a pilot, but retired in '63, at least in part because he thought two shooting wars was enough for one man. He had at least two very close calls in airplanes, and didn't want to press his luck.

Wow what a great gesture , as always, Q. I am not entering this great karma.

I will never forget April 30, 1975. The day my Dad was shot and killed by the Viet Cong with the fall of South Viet Nam. I was 10 years old but still vividly remembered the sounds of gun fire that seems to come from everywhere...

Please add me. My Dad served as did his brother. I enlisted a year after the war officially ended. My Dad is gone now, but my Uncle is still here. I would like the chance to give it to him.

Unbelievable generosity! I did not serve, but my dad did. About the only time I ever heard him talk about it was when he talked about this guy from Hawaii.

I'd like to enter a chance on behalf of my uncles, particularly my uncle Lavern who served in Vietnam. He is seen by the same VA Outpatient Clinic as I attend. He is disabled but loves to hunt and spend time outdoors. I actually had many uncles serve during Vietnam. One, who has passed, served in the Navy in Danang, one who served in the Army during Vietnam but in Germany. Also had several others serve during Vietnam but not sure where they served. So, to sum up, I am placing an entry for my uncle Lavern. He lives locally and I will only assist in connecting him if by chance he wins. Regardless, this is such a generous and considerate act. Vietnam Veterans recognition took place in our county recently and I was surprised at the turnout. We even had a Korean Veteran attend. Thank you 12131. Words just can't express my feelings about your generosity to our brothers who served in Vietnam.

Thank you for offering this very generous karma. My father served 2 tours over there. Please add my name to the list.

Please count me in. My uncle served in Vietnam. Thank you.

My father served there US Army, please include me in this drawing. Thanks for the generosity and the chance.

I was in South East Asia during that time, got orders for Viet Nam, and they were rescinded. I got sent to Thailand instead. We supported the mission there. I ended up flying in and out a couple times and took ground fire. But, I was never officially there. My whole unit was never officially there. The first American who bought the farm there was never officially there, and was originally listed killed in a plane crash. I had the same job.

So, you can officially count me out. However, I'd like to thank you for remembering the guys in my generation for doing their part.