Plainsdrifter Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Flashermac was lucky to survive his hitch, many didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiRai Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Of those that did survive, some became fucked in the head, and eventually homeless, suicidal. I remember when living in San Fran (late 90s) there was a study revealing that a significant portion of the homeless in the city were VNM vets who simply could no longer function in 'normal' society (still not sure what normal is). Flash isn't one of those, btw. Was happy to see your post, don't underestimate what those guys went through. In contrast know several vets coming from the European theater who only became more secular, and cynical about US politics. To some extent it was a good influence. 25 years in LoS can be good or bad, my own assessment of expats (and tourists) here would be 70% avoid, 30% maybe OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Germany was not all that boring in the 60 ~ 70's. All the bases were still open. Prices were cheap. The Px was cheap. Life was good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 The Red Army and PLO kept Germany hopping. German beer, broads, and driving the autobahns are enough to entertain GIs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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