[Rhodes22-list] Vietnam era music

[Robert Quinn]

Our barracks did not have aircon but the pilots quarters did.  They flew 
some miserable flights, and in some cases, several sorties a day.  For the 
risk they were taking everyone felt they deserved the comfort.  When I first 
arrived in April of '66 we lived in old French barracks but were moved to a 
US built compound in December of that year (while I was on R&R in Hawaii). 
We preferred the French style but hey, they didn't give us a choice!  {:>)

My brothers quarters were a tent with wooden pallets for the floor.  The 
bunk bed mattress were long discarded because of mold and mildew.  The 
replacement mattress were air mattress which of course did not last long on 
the wire bunks so they ended up sleeping on a deflated air mattress over 
wire.  But again, I was impressed with their spirit.  I was with his Brigade 
for three days and I don't think I heard one complaint.  Oh, and their food 
at the base camp was very good.

Bob on the "NoKaOi"


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> Bob,
> I went through DaNang a couple of times. Some of the barracks had A/C. I
> couldn't believe it. I owned the only refrigerator in our entire unit. I 
> sold it
> for big bucks when I left country. Went through DaNang on my way home and
> also  when I went on R&R to Hawaii. I always made it a point to eat in the 
> Air
> Force mess halls. They had real plates and silver ware. :)
> We should be around at Christmas this year. We don't have any immediate
> plans to go North, but that could change.
>
> Rummy
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