Three Stitches in the Forehead - A Story
Aug 16th 2006adminWar Stories
American and Australian soldiers generally got on well with each other overall. Sure we spoke differently, had different uniforms and weapons but tended to he as mad and wild as each other through the common bond of youth and recklessness.
I remember once inviting a bunch of US helicopter pilots from the Vung Tau air base over to our boozer for drinks and a barbecue. I don’t remember how we got to know these guys, but it was probably through trading supplies such as Aussie hats and boots.
There was no tomorrow for these guys and part of their assignment specification must have been incipient insanity, because some of the missions they had to fly to further the war effort defied comprehension.
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