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Ping Tung

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14. Good work Sarge.

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #12)

Sun May 4, 2025, 01:07 PM

May 2025

13. I got out in 1965. A master gunny sergeant was given the hopeless task of trying to get me to reenlist.
Reply to Ping Tung (Original post)
Sun May 4, 2025, 11:04 AM

We knew each other and had talked as friends. In this case we talked about Vietnam and the war LBJ was using to shrine his anti-commie creds. He was against it but was nearing retirement so didn't talk to other guys about his thoughts. He had survived WWII and didn't want anybody to have to go anything like again. Mainly, he just thought that getting stuck in SE Asia was foolish. We shook hands and wished me well.

You did a good job with those wannabee killers. My hat's off to you, gunny.

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