The VTEnviro Memorial 73.4k

Sapper PE LS · Apr 30, 2014

Saigon... ****; I'm still only in Saigon... Every time I think I'm gonna wake up back in the jungle.

Sapper PE LS · Apr 30, 2014

When I was home after my first tour, it was worse.

Sapper PE LS · Apr 30, 2014

I'd wake up and there'd be nothing. I hardly said a word to my wife, until I said "yes" to a divorce. When I was here, I wanted to be there; when I was there, all I could think of was getting back into the jungle. I'm here a week now... waiting for a mission... getting softer. Every minute I stay in this room, I get weaker, and every minute Charlie squats in the bush, he gets stronger. Each time I looked around the walls moved in a little tighter.

Sapper PE LS · Apr 30, 2014

In a war there are many moments for compassion and tender action. There are many moments for ruthless action - what is often called ruthless - what may in many circumstances be only clarity, seeing clearly what there is to be done and doing it, directly, quickly, awake, looking at it.

Sapper PE LS · Apr 30, 2014

The machinist, the one they called Chef, was from New Orleans. He was wrapped too tight for Vietnam; probably wrapped too tight for New Orleans. Lance, on the forward .50s, was a famous surfer from the beaches south of LA. One look at him and you wouldn't believe he ever fired a weapon in his whole life. Clean... Mr. Clean... was from some South Bronx ******** and the light and space of Vietnam really put the zap on his head. Then there was Phillips, the Chief. It might have been my mission, but it sure as **** was the Chief's boat!

Sapper PE LS · Apr 30, 2014

If I say its safe to surf this beach, Captain, then its safe to surf this beach! I mean, I'm not afraid to surf this place, I'll surf this whole ******* place!

Sapper PE LS · Apr 30, 2014

This is the way the ******* world ends! Look at this ******* **** we're in, man! Not with a bang, but with a whimper. And with a whimper, I'm ******* splitting, Jack.

Sapper PE LS · Apr 30, 2014

Now, nobody knows exactly what they've got on this island, but they've had forty years to put it there

Sapper PE LS · Apr 30, 2014

Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.

Sapper PE LS · Apr 30, 2014

[an SS officer is approaching under a white flag]

Major Harry Carlyle: Rather interesting development, sir.

[to the German]

Major Harry Carlyle: That's far enough! We can hear you from there!

SS Panzer Officer: My general says there is no point in continuing this fighting! He wishes to discuss terms of a surrender!

Major Harry Carlyle: Shall I answer him, sir?

Lt. Col. John Frost: Tell him to go to hell.

Major Harry Carlyle: We haven't the proper facilities to take you all prisoner! Sorry!

SS Panzer Officer: [confused] What?

Major Harry Carlyle: We'd like to, but we can't accept your surrender! Was there anything else?

[German officer walks off]

Lt. Col. John Frost: Well, that's that.

[the officer returns to General Bittrich, and they converse in German]

SS Panzer Officer: They rejected our surrender offer. What are your orders, Herr General?

Lt. General Bittrich: Flatten Arnhem.

Sapper PE LS · Apr 30, 2014

It darkles, (tinct, tint) all this our funnaminal world.

Road Guy · Apr 30, 2014

That's heavy man.....

Sapper PE LS · Apr 30, 2014

It's a heavy day in the hearts of some. Beer has also been consumed.

knight1fox3 · Apr 30, 2014