My Top 10 Films

1. Casablanca
2. Dr. Zhivago
3. Idiocracy
4. Caddyshack
5. Apocalypse Now
6. Forrest Gump
7. Full Metal Jacket
8. Platoon
9. Good Morning, Vietnam
10. Fourth of July
11. Easy Rider

I know, you can tell I’m a vet, I Vietnam vet that is. I was Navy with the First Marines in I Corps (Chu Lai to Da Nang and north) 1967-68 including TET in Hue City.

Someone once said all war stories are true stories. I think that’s true because it’s pretty much how we remember them. While no war story is absolutely true it doesn’t mean we’re lying because war stories are different. Nothing can match the highs, the lows, the excitement, the adrenaline, the fright and the aliveness of war. Some guys get addicted to it. There is no possible way to match the emotions of a fire fight or rocket barrage DURING and AFTER. NONE….ABSOLUTELY NONE, NADA. Although I’ve never been in a firefight I’ve had my share of rocket and artillery barrages.

While I was only a Dental Technician and First Aid Medic I spent most of my time in the field. Figure that one? It is said that no one really wins a war but one side just fucks up less than the other. In that case there is no question why we lost Vietnam.