FVanusa Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Udorn Thailand Vet website is being revived, looking for any former military who served in Thailand during Vietnam War. Search for old friends, tell an interesting story or get a smile from someone else's memories. If you know someone we hope you'll pass this link on the them. Thanks PM for details. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onekoolguy Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 While I was in the Army Reserves at that time, we never deployed to Vietnam. However many of my friends Did serve in the war zone including several who were based in Thailand. I have been to Vietnam many times and have invited my friends to return with me. However to date absolutely none of them have any interest in returning! Lots of bad memories I guess? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaipo7 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Two places talk about if you are a Thailand Vet. The link provided says Udorn Thailand Vet. Which is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Dog Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Have you tried contacting the VFW here in Thailand? There's 6 posts here and 1 in Cambodia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiekerjozef Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 16 hours ago, onekoolguy said: Lots of bad memories I guess? Guilty conscience. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yankyoakum Posted February 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 29, 2020 TLC Brotherhood is a group affiliated with Vets of Thailand during the Vietnam conflict, and every US Thai base has a group forum on FB, I belong to Korat and Ubon, wasn't ever stationed anywhere else. TLC has some good posts of the different bases and lot of pictures people put in. TLC has a decent online store to buy hats, jackets and assorted paraphernalia items. I wore out 2 of their ball caps already... not from poor quality.. As far as any guilty conscience, NOPE... bud I swore an oath at 18 years old, like about 6 generations of my family before me and thousands of other kids whose parents couldn't afford college..... I wasn't the cat calling the shots, I was the kid fixing the airplanes, loved me some Spectre...was coolest thing I ever worked on and I worked on some cool stuff later in life.. Did my 4 years, got out and married a Thai chick, 44 years and we just retired here. Think I am one of many old guys with old wives...We gimpy an grumpy... 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dap Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 41 minutes ago, yankyoakum said: TLC Brotherhood is a group affiliated with Vets of Thailand during the Vietnam conflict, and every US Thai base has a group forum on FB, I belong to Korat and Ubon, wasn't ever stationed anywhere else. TLC has some good posts of the different bases and lot of pictures people put in. TLC has a decent online store to buy hats, jackets and assorted paraphernalia items. I wore out 2 of their ball caps already... not from poor quality.. As far as any guilty conscience, NOPE... bud I swore an oath at 18 years old, like about 6 generations of my family before me and thousands of other kids whose parents couldn't afford college..... I wasn't the cat calling the shots, I was the kid fixing the airplanes, loved me some Spectre...was coolest thing I ever worked on and I worked on some cool stuff later in life.. Did my 4 years, got out and married a Thai chick, 44 years and we just retired here. Think I am one of many old guys with old wives...We gimpy an grumpy... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scorecard Posted February 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 29, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, onekoolguy said: While I was in the Army Reserves at that time, we never deployed to Vietnam. However many of my friends Did serve in the war zone including several who were based in Thailand. I have been to Vietnam many times and have invited my friends to return with me. However to date absolutely none of them have any interest in returning! Lots of bad memories I guess? Bad memories. Well I'm also a Vietnam vet, the awful (often disturbing) memories aspect is, from my observations more about the sadness and situation etc., of the moment, rather than consuming of the whole country. I still have flashbacks to horrific casualties etc., but I've been back to Vietnam many times to teach many executive MBA programs (both Nth & Sth Vn.) and I have no feeling whatever of dislike for the people or the country as a whole. But of course horses for courses. I've never mentioned to the students or uni. admin. that I was in Vn., during the war, I have no reason to mention it, and their is no reason (in my thinking) to have any dislike or be judgmental etc., today of the younger generations or any Vn people. But I had one unsettling experience about 4 years back, in Bangkok, I got into a discussion with an older Australian guy and his wife who I had never met before, turned out he's also a Vn vet. In the conversation I mentioned I was going to HCMC a week later to give an MBA lecture at an excellent uni. The Australian guy, and his wife instantly and angrily told me what I was doing is immoral and disrespectful and I should be ashamed of myself. Horses for Courses. Edited February 29, 2020 by scorecard 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 2 hours ago, spiekerjozef said: Guilty conscience. Ask about lowe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emptypockets Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 What nationality are you targetting? All and sundry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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