My Vietnam story will be open ended as far as a conclusion is concerned..
In 1966 it was ordered that every Marine in country would receive a piece of birthday cake. Dwell a moment on the immense logistics required to accomplish this order.
As an aircrsft commander assigned to the HMM-363 Red Lions located at KyHa i received a frsg order to deliver a birthday cake. The receiving unit was a infantry company located just west of Chu Lai. The Marines were located on the west side of the river. Nearby there was a small ville on the other side of thr river.
In keeping with standard procedure we contacted the unit by FM. We told them we were inbound and requested they Pop-a-Smoke.
With comm established, the unit s first query was, ^Why are you coming to our posit?^
We responded,^We are bringing you a birthday cake.^ .
There was silence.
After some delay there was an incredulous, ^Birthday Cake?^
We comfirmed we had a birthdsy cake.
After more pause they asked,^Got any beer?^
We told them no beer just birthday cake.
There was more pause then they said, ^ The Zone is Hot.^
My Vietnam story will be open ended as far as a conclusion is concerned..
In 1966 it was ordered that every Marine in country would receive a piece of birthday cake. Dwell a moment on the immense logistics required to accomplish this order.
As an aircrsft commander assigned to the HMM-363 Red Lions located at KyHa i received a frsg order to deliver a birthday cake. The receiving unit was a infantry company located just west of Chu Lai. The Marines were located on the west side of the river. Nearby there was a small ville on the other side of thr river.
In keeping with standard procedure we contacted the unit by FM. We told them we were inbound and requested they Pop-a-Smoke.
With comm established, the unit s first query was, ^Why are you coming to our posit?^
We responded,^We are bringing you a birthday cake.^ .
There was silence.
After some delay there was an incredulous, ^Birthday Cake?^
We comfirmed we had a birthdsy cake.
After more pause they asked,^Got any beer?^
We told them no beer just birthday cake.
There was more pause then they said, ^ The Zone is Hot.^
Even so, we delivered the Birthday Cake.SF