Sign in with Facebook
“During the South Vietnam war, grunts when out in the boonie lived closer to the enemy than anyone else in an area of operations, and being in almost continuous fighting a grunt could only cling to his buddies and they to him for psychological comfort. Arising from that reliance was a very special comradeship termed “the brotherhood”. In essence, “the brotherhood” served as a vital coping mechanism for the fighting grunt.”
― Southlands Snuffys
― Southlands Snuffys
“Within a week of trudging around searching for Charlie, everyone looked the same. Drab, nervously depressed, even ill, and bent to near double under overloaded rucks, those dusty bundles held everything in life for them. It seemed incredible that such a set of tired exhausted men could within seconds become alert to do at times brave or at other times truly dreadful things.
The author to French journalist, Saigon, in the summer of 67.”
― Southlands Snuffys
The author to French journalist, Saigon, in the summer of 67.”
― Southlands Snuffys
“Regardless of all its faults, failings, or anything else, the United States of America is not a nation an enemy should ever underestimate, for it will destroy anything that comes at it.”
― Southlands Snuffys
― Southlands Snuffys
“The salient point of the war was the fall of Saigon, it being a wasted lonely end for the allies. A futility lay within the dusty ashes of our defeat when the communist world gained over the free world.”
―
―
“The average grunt when not out in “the shit” the boonie thought about all the “Ball Games”, the battles, he had fought, all the narrow escapes from death, of buddies who had fallen one by one and wondered just how long his luck would hold. It came from knowing that a grunt could not fight in many “Ball Games” before he became a casualty. The general thinking was that if a grunt fought in say six without being hit he would not last another six, for there was a feeling that, sooner or later, death caught up with you but it was not what actually happened. There was a near-truism that if a grunt remained in the shit for a long time without a break he was almost certain to become a casualty, but casualty and death are not synonymous. A more realistic calculation was between three to six people wounded for one “kool aid”, killed in action. Nevertheless, it sure was unsettling to think that the best to hope for was receiving a wound.”
―
―
Jake’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Jake’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Jake hasn't connected with his friends on Goodreads, yet.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Jake
Lists liked by Jake
