Friday, November 28, 2014

FW: Veteran's Home Fundraiser

  VETERANS HOME FUNDRAISER





Thank You
Robert Serge
VVA 17 Member
Blog Master
"I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do, and by the grace of God, I will."  



From: akan01@centurylink.net
To: rogerhenning@cox.net; Stevedaugh@aol.com; lvpaladin1@gmail.com; rserge1@outlook.com
Subject: FW: Veteran's Home Fundraiser
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 12:38:53 -0800




Subject: Veteran's Home Fundraiser


FW: Join Us for our Winterbock Tapping!



Thank You
Robert Serge
VVA 17 Member
Blog Master
"I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do, and by the grace of God, I will."  



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Subject: Join Us for our Winterbock Tapping!
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 12:54:40 -0800

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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Proclamation of Thanksgiving


This is the proclamation which set the precedent for America's national day of Thanksgiving. During his administration, President Lincoln issued many orders similar to this. For example, on November 28, 1861, he ordered government departments closed for a local day of thanksgiving.
Sarah Josepha Hale, a 74-year-old magazine editor, wrote a letter to Lincoln on September 28, 1863, urging him to have the "day of our annual Thanksgiving made a National and fixed Union Festival." She explained, "You may have observed that, for some years past, there has been an increasing interest felt in our land to have the Thanksgiving held on the same day, in all the States; it now needs National recognition and authoritive fixation, only, to become permanently, an American custom and institution."
Prior to this, each state scheduled its own Thanksgiving holiday at different times, mainly in New England and other Northern states. President Lincoln responded to Mrs. Hale's request immediately, unlike several of his predecessors, who ignored her petitions altogether. In her letter to Lincoln she mentioned that she had been advocating a national thanksgiving date for 15 years as the editor of Godey's Lady's Book. George Washington was the first president to proclaim a day of thanksgiving, issuing his request on October 3, 1789, exactly 74 years before Lincoln's.
The document below sets apart the last Thursday of November "as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise." According to an April 1, 1864, letter from John Nicolay, one of President Lincoln's secretaries, this document was written by Secretary of State William Seward, and the original was in his handwriting. On October 3, 1863, fellow Cabinet member Gideon Welles recorded in his diary how he complimented Seward on his work. A year later the manuscript was sold to benefit Union troops.

Washington, D.C
October 3, 1863
By the President of the United States of America.
A Proclamation.
The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God. In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict; while that theatre has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union. Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defence, have not arrested the plough, the shuttle or the ship; the axe has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. Population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-field; and the country, rejoicing in the consiousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom. No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity and Union.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this Third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the Unites States the Eighty-eighth.
By the President: Abraham Lincoln
William H. Seward,
Secretary of State


From:  Abraham Lincoln Online

HAPPY THANKSGIVING 



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AND CHAPTER 17 MEMBERS HAVE A VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND MY GOD BLESS YOU

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Fwd: Phoenix VA Health Care System Director Removed


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From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs <veteransaffairs@public.govdelivery.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 2:31 PM
Subject: Phoenix VA Health Care System Director Removed
To: grumpiebob@gmail.com



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11/24/2014 05:29 PM EST

 Phoenix VA Health Care System Director Removed
Today the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) formally removed Sharon Helman, the director of the Phoenix VA Healthcare System, from federal service. This decision followed an investigation by the VA Office of Inspector General in which allegations of lack of oversight and other misconduct were substantiated. This removal action underscores VA's commitment to hold leaders accountable and ensure that Veterans have access to quality and timely care.
 "Lack of oversight and misconduct by VA leaders runs counter to our mission of serving Veterans, and VA will not tolerate it," said Secretary Robert A. McDonald. "We depend on VA employees and leaders to put the needs of Veterans first and honor VA's core values of 'Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect and Excellence.'"
 The Department of Veterans Affairs will name a new director in Phoenix as quickly as possible. To ensure continuity of care for Veterans and leadership for VA employees during the recruitment period, Glenn Grippen has been designated interim Phoenix VA Healthcare System director.
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To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember

FW: VA begins second phase of Veterans Choice Card program implementation for veterans



Thank You
Robert Serge
VVA 17 Member
Blog Master
"I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do, and by the grace of God, I will."  











From: vva106@live.com
Subject: FW: VA begins second phase of Veterans Choice Card program implementation for veterans
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 10:26:40 -0700



More on choice cards.
Dennis
Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
-------- Original message --------

Subject: VA begins second phase of Veterans Choice Card program implementation for veterans
To: Eugene Crego <genecrego@gmail.com>


VA begins second phase of Veterans Choice Card program implementation for veterans

VA
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
NEWS RELEASE
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
MEDIA RELATIONS
WASHINGTON, DC 20420
(202) 461-7600
www.va.gov

November 18, 2014

VA Implements Second Phase of Choice Card Program - Cards sent to Veterans waiting more than 30 days for care

Washington, DC -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced that it began mailing Veterans Choice Cards on November 17 to Veterans currently waiting more than 30-days from their preferred date or the date that is medically determined by their physician for an appointment at a VA facility.

"VA continues to focus on implementation of this new temporary benefit so that Veterans receive the timely quality care they need in a way that reduces confusion and inefficiencies," said Secretary Robert A. McDonald, who penned an open letter to Veterans announcing the
implementation of the Choice Card program.

The Choice Program is a new, temporary benefit that allows some Veterans to receive health care in their communities rather than waiting for a VA appointment or traveling to a VA facility. The first round of cards along with a letter explaining the program was issued on November 5
to Veterans who are eligible based on their place of residence. VA is now engaging in the next phase of its rollout --eligibility explanation letters are being sent to Veterans waiting more than 30 days from their preferred date to be seen or considered medically necessary by their physician. To improve service delivery, VA has prioritized efforts to accelerate Veterans off of wait lists and into clinics through the Accelerated Care Initiative begun over the summer. Through this initiative, VA medical centers have increased access to care inside and outside of VA, added more clinic hours and work days, deployed mobile medical units and shared their best practices from VA's high-performing facilities throughout the organization.

Significant improvements have resulted nationally:

Scheduling more than 1.2 million more appointments in the past four months than in the same period last year. In total, VA medical centers have scheduled over 19 million Veteran appointments from June to October 1, 2014;
Reducing the national new patient Primary Care wait time by 18 percent;
Completing 98 percent of appointments within 30 days of the Veterans' preferred date, or the date determined to be medically necessary by a physician;
Authorizing 1.1 million non-VA care authorizations, a 47-percent increase over the same period last year; and
Increasing the amount of time providers could deliver care to Veterans by increasing the amount of clinic hours in primary and specialty care and through adding weekend and evening clinics at our medical centers.
VA is America's largest integrated health care system with over 1,700 sites of care, serving approximately 9 million Veterans enrolled in health care services. The Choice Program is part of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (VACAA), enacted nearly three
months ago, to enable VA to meet the demand for Veterans' health care in the short-term.
For more information about the Choice Program, call 1-866- 606-8198 or visit http://www.va.gov/opa/choiceact/.
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Monday, November 24, 2014

FW: Request for your support as a U.S. Veteran

APRN Draft Letter

Letter to Vets Requesting VHA Proposal Support

click on links above for sample letters

Thank You
Robert Serge
VVA 17 Member
Blog Master
"I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do, and by the grace of God, I will."  



From: richardandshirley@netzero.net
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 19:02:27 +0000
To: rserge1@outlook.com
Subject: Fw: Request for your support as a U.S. Veteran

Robert,  Please post.  Richard

Please note: forwarded message attached


Subject: Request for your support as a U.S. Veteran
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 09:45:01 -0800

Dear Mr. Small,
It was nice speaking with you this morning.  Thank you for your service to our country that has benefited all of us.  
As I mentioned, Im working with Dan Hart and Associates, to improve timely medical care for veterans in the VA hospitals nationwide.  
We are helping the VHA with a proposal which will improve wait times veterans are having to endure to receive medical care in VA hospitals. The proposal will change the VA's nursing handbook to state Advanced Pratice Registered Nurses (APRN)'s are allowed to provide full practice care.
APRNs are registered nurses with advanced education and clinical expertise. A graduate degree is required for their practice. There are currently 5,000 APRNs already providing care for our veterans in the VHA system. The Department of Defense currently recognizes APRNs as full practicioners. Expanding the pool of full practice providers to include APRNs would be part of the solution to improving care for our veterans and alleviating the serious delays that have become the status quo.  Veterans have been suffering on wait lists, as they urgently need medical attention. With over 1,700 facilities where 8.76 million veterans receive care annually, the scale of this problem is enormous. 
I have attached a sample letter and an outline of the proposal which I will distribute to veterans at an upcoming veteran club meeting in Summerlin, in case it's helpful.  
Would you be willing to support this proposal by writing a short letter including the type of U.S. Veteran and rank you have achieved and noting any experience you may have had with the VA hospitals and care. If you are short on time, I am available to help you draft a letter for your review.
Thank you for your time and your service to our country. 
If I can answer any questions or contact any of your fellow veterans regarding their support, my cell number is (702) 296-8665 and my email is turaterri@gmail.com
Wishing you a successful day.  Be well! - Terri Tura
Best,
Terri Tura
Community Director
Dan Hart and Associates
dhart.net/
Cell: (702) 296-8665    
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Friday, November 21, 2014

FW: Memoirs From Nam

I think that as Vietnam Veteran Chapter  we should do something like this
tell me what you think just leave a comment

Thank You
Robert Serge
VVA 17 Member
Blog Master
"I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do, and by the grace of God, I will."  



Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 09:46:42 +0000
Subject: Memoirs From Nam
From: noreply+feedproxy@google.com
To: rserge1@outlook.com

Memoirs From Nam

Memoirs From Nam


History/Archival Sites for Vietnam Vets: Byron Edgington
Posted: 20 Nov 2014 02:11 AM PST
"We Remember" ... and We Should Share
With the fortieth anniversary of the fall of Saigon approaching next April, there may possibly be a renewed interest in Vietnam veterans and their stories.

I compiled this short list of resources for my fellow vets who may wish to contribute their Vietnam stories, or to read the accounts of others.

The list is by no means exhaustive. A quick check of a local library or college history site will produce many more, and likely better resources. A few of these sites are taken from various college history departments.

Texas Tech seems to have a pretty thorough website dedicated to Vietnam vet stories, for example. Rutgers University does as well. 

If a local college offers veterans a chance to record their stories, we should do that. Many schools do, and it isn't difficult to track them down.

One site includes methods for teaching students about the Vietnam conflict, and could be used for our grandkids' teachers, or for those of us who've been asked to visit high schools. 

I was asked last year to visit a local school to talk about my Vietnam experience, and the time I spent with those kids was priceless. I encourage any veteran to seek out these opportunities, and take advantage of them.

With the war in Vietnam fading into history, and with current similar conflicts around the globe today, our stories must be told, because they still resonate. These history and archival sites should help keep our experience in Vietnam alive:

Memoirs From Nam
The Vietnam Graffiti Project
The Vietnam Center and Archive
The Vietnam Center and Archive/General
Research Military Records: Vietnam War
Military Resources: Vietnam War
Electronic Data Records: Military Objectives & Activities: Vietnam War
Digital Archive: Documents on Vietnam War
The Virtual Wall
The Wall of Faces
The Vietnam War Song Project
Veterans History Project
Vietnam War Student Project
Vietnam War Commemoration
Vietnam Era Veterans Oral Histories
The Vietnam War: Oral Histories
Rutgers: Oral History: Participate
Veterans History Project
University of Kentucky: Oral History Project


Byron Edgington




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Other Articles by Byron Edgington:

Vietnam: Arriving at the Truth
Do Guns Equal Safety?
Laotian Rescue Mission
Ho Chi Minh
Terror and Hilarity
A Return to Vietnam
The War That Will Not Let Us Rest
War: A Waste of Youth
The Right Seat is the Wrong Seat
Jim, Frank, and The Snake
Smokey, The Alcoholic Pup


"I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do, and by the grace of God, I will." ~Everett Hale


Feel free to comment on this post. You are also invited to write about anything you want to share. Memoirs From Nam is YOUR blog. You are writing America's history.

Send it to me in an e-mail and I will be proud to post it for you.


Wednesday, November 19, 2014

FW: some new info for the website/blog

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B11axbziSq-EZWY4UHE4bnJ5UGM/view?usp=sharing

just click on link above to this new gun you can try

Thank You
Robert Serge
VVA 17 Member
Blog Master
"I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do, and by the grace of God, I will."  






Mike and Roger both emailed me this, so if you haven't already got it-here you go....







Inovairtech is offering a free ½ day chance to try out and fire their high tech air rifles free of cost at the Boulder Rifle and Pistol Club this upcoming Sunday.  You need to confirm if you intend to be there by calling Don Leckburg [VVA Chapter 17 Chaplain] at 702-633-4345 or 702-513-4086.  Attached is a cut from their website www.inovairtech.com

Roger J. Henning
HenningNHSS@gmail.com
rogerhenning@cox.net

(702) 595-1795
(702) 256-2214


FW: Hector Rosario



Thank You
Robert Serge
VVA 17 Member
Blog Master
"I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do, and by the grace of God, I will."  




Subject: Hector Rosario
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 11:24:58 -0800


Fri Nov 21st
4pm to 8pm
Davis Funeral Home
6200 S Eastern Ave
Las Vegas

Mass
St Francis of Assisi Church
Nov 22nd
9:30am
2300 Sunridge Hts Pkwy
Henderson

Cemetery
Wed Nov 26th
12:40pm

FW: No mission this week at Veterans Cemetery 20 Nov 14



Thank You
Robert Serge
VVA 17 Member
Blog Master
"I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do, and by the grace of God, I will."  


> From: akan01@centurylink.net
> To: akan01@centurylink.net
> Subject: No mission this week at Veterans Cemetery 20 Nov 14
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 09:03:15 -0800
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Donaghy [mailto:bobdonaghy@me.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:50 PM
> To: Undisclosed recipients:
> Subject: No mission this week
>
> Hi Everyone
>
> This Thursday, nov.20th, there are no services scheduled at the Boulder
> City Veteran's cemetery.
>
> Thank you Bob Donaghy=
>

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

FW: Las Vegas Rescue Mission (ATTN ) AMABASSADORS

AMBASSADOR SIGN UP SHEET

Just clink on link above for sign up sheet

Thank You
Robert Serge
VVA 17 Member
Blog Master
"I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do, and by the grace of God, I will."  





Robert-please post the following plus the attachment on the website-thanks

The Hard Rock Café is participating in this event on Nov. 22, as they are not feeding the needy at their location this year.  An invitation has been presented to members of Chapter 17 to participate along with them at the Las Vegas Rescue Mission.  Contact the Rescue Mission to volunteer if you are interested.  The mission also has some other volunteer opportunities available now through the end of January.  Thank you, Joni Giancola, VVA Chapter 17 Public Relations Chair



Maybe Robert can put this on the blog and webpage


From: LasVegas_AGM@hardrock.com
To: lvdocholiday@msn.com
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 15:10:19 -0500
Subject: FW: Las Vegas Rescue Mission (ATTN ) AMABASSADORS


Mike
Here is the info for this Saturday if anyone wants to volunteer

Jeanmarie



Ok, if y'all can get anyone , here is a sign up sheet and flyer for next sat Nov 223nd  .   it says a lot of things on here but we will be with the Rescue mission giving out frozen Turkeys and all the accompaniments . Since we are not doing the Feed the Needy here on thanksgiving and I know some of the staff usually  just show up at Paradise. Please let them know we will not be doing that this year . We have let the Vietnam Vets know. A few of them may join us to volunteer also

This is for a week from today   

Jeanmarie



Fill me in on dates as we will be a little tight that weekend but will see what we can do



Hey y'all. Since we are not doing Feed the Needy at Paradise cafe this year ,we have option of heading down to help Rescue mission the weekend before . Some of the Vietnam vets that usually help with turkey day may join us since it's yearly tradition 

 I am going to send over sign up sheets tomorrow once I confirm a couple things 

JmS
JmS

Begin forwarded message:

To: "Las Vegas AGM" <LasVegas_AGM@hardrock.com>
Subject: Las Vegas Rescue Mission
Good Morning JeanMarie,

Have are a few upcoming Special Projects:

November 22: The Las Vegas Rescue Mission is teaming up with the Convoy of Hope for our annual turkey giveaway this year. The volunteer schedule is from 7:30am to 4pm. I've attached the flyer for your convenience.

We also need help with sorting food (anytime between now and January 31st  and wrapping toys (December 1-15) between 10am- 6pm Monday through Saturday. You pick the date and time and I'll put your group on the schedule.

We're looking forward to working with you this holiday season and into next year.

Kindest Regards,


Shannon Mengel
Assistant Director of Development
Las Vegas Rescue Mission
480 W. Bonanza Rd.
Las Vegas, NV 89106
702.382.1766

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Monday, November 17, 2014

FW: Grand Canyon Warriors


Hank Detering
MOPC Chapter 1777, Valley Forge, PA
610-869-3631








Thank You
Robert Serge
VVA 17 Member
Blog Master
To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember 



From: richardandshirley@netzero.net
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 23:52:46 +0000
To: rserge1@outlook.com
Subject: Fw: Grand Canyon Warriors

Please post and distribute.

Please note: forwarded message attached

From: "Henry A. Detering" <HankD461@aol.com>
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Subject: Grand Canyon Warriors
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 11:06:18 -0500



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Subject: Grand Canyon Warriors
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 11:06:18 -0500


Gentlemen,
Please consider sharing information about this trip.
It is a small but important effort, and hopefully the first of a series of trips, one for wounded veterans of each of our services.
I will gladly provide details and additional information.
Thank you!




Hank Detering
MOPC Chapter 1777, Valley Forge, PA
610-869-3631






FW: Memoirs From Nam



Thank You
Robert Serge
VVA 17 Member
Blog Master
To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember 



Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 09:48:20 +0000
Subject: Memoirs From Nam
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Memoirs From Nam

Memoirs From Nam


Enough: by Lance Pinamonte
Posted: 16 Nov 2014 02:32 AM PST
Reverence ... or Shame?


Hope you like, CJ...















Enough ...


For the people who give their lives to this nation,
then watch the same war in different name take more
For it's not enough ...

To those who die from the chemicals we lay down,
then we ignore the death for the profit
For it's not enough ...

When the waters rise above our heads, lands lost,
we shun those with the reason
For it's not enough ...

The wealthy grow to hate the poor, grow richer,
to where they hold the future of all
For it's not enough ...

A place where lies and hate take the place
all for the promotion of fear
For it is not enough ...

So we ask the question that lies in wait,
"When will we be free of these things?
When will it be ... enough?"


God bless America.


Lance

Lance L. Pinamonte
U.S. Army - 1967 to 1970
67N30 Crewchief/Doorgunner Helicopter Mech.
Champagne Flight


Other Articles by Lance:




"I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do, and by the grace of God, I will." ~Everett Hale


Feel free to comment on this post. You are also invited to write about anything you want to share. Memoirs From Nam is YOUR blog. You are writing America's history.

Send it to me in an e-mail and I will be proud to post it for you.


Sunday, November 16, 2014

FW: Memoirs From Nam



Thank You
Robert Serge
VVA 17 Member
Blog Master
To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember 



Memoirs From Nam

Memoirs From Nam


Waiting for Willie Pete: by Byron Edgington
Posted: 15 Nov 2014 04:13 AM PST
Revenge: Capt. Ahab ("Moby Dick") and Cdr. Ahearn 
CJ: Here's a piece for the blog if you want to use it. It's an excerpt (Chapter 57) from my novel in progress about Vietnam.

A cross between "Matterhorn" and "Moby Dick", "Waiting for Willie Pete" is about a lift company with a commander who's a madman.

Captain Ahearn seeks revenge on his old nemesis, Colonel Dung, an NVA infantry commander who wounded him several years before.

Ahearn will find Dung and kill him -- even if it means losing his entire company.
 
Steve Piper is the company goat, the man no one likes.

It takes place in the club the night before a big mission to find Colonel Dung.

Piper's speech defending himself is a tribute to my fellow VN vets, guys who share the honor of having served.  As Steve Piper says, "...when the cause seems hopeless, the only thing to honor is the call, and each other."

Enjoy the piece, and share it if you like. And happy Veteran's Day to my colleagues.

I'd finished presiding over Benning's initiation. He'd failed in his first attempt with Lady Hooker and rushed outside to compose himself. 
In his absence, I grabbed a Strohs from Ted and settled at the bar, listening to the company song. 
"…goin' home in a body bag, doo dah, doo dah, you're goin' home in a body bag, all the doo dah day..' 
Frank wandered over. "Hey, Foot, big day tomorrow. Gonna finally get that bastard DÅ©ng." 
"Or he's gonna get us, Reverend. Seen the latest?" 
"G-2 hasn't got it right yet, Frank." 
He sucked his PBR. "Let's hope they're wrong this time, too. Army intelligence is one of them oxymormons, you know?" 
Cold Strohs filled my nose, but I fought it back. "Aren't you getting short, Frank?" 
He took another pull. It wasn't like Frank Tiberi to ponder. This time he pondered. "Don't matter, Rev," he said. Then he sucked his beer dry, slapped my back, and got up to leave. 
"Frank?" 
"…in the morning, Reverend." He eased toward the door. 
CCR filled the speakers. 
'…I see the bad moon arising…I see trouble on the way…' 
I went back into my Strohs, what was left of it. It was ten P.M. and I was about to retire to my hooch. 
A shout from the pool table turned my head that way. "…give it up, asswipe!" 
"Stebbins, you don't know…" 
"…know an asshole when I see one, Piper. Nobody cares about your dead brother anymore, okay? Knock off the sob story and go the fuck home to California." 
"…think you're so damn smart, Stebbins, got it all together…" 
"…none of us got it together, Piper, especially you." Stebbins stabbed Piper's chest, backing him across the room. 
I'd seen Tony in his more aggressive condition, and knew that beer fueled it.

The briefing an hour before hadn't helped. Ahearn had ordered us into the room, seething at men who'd come late, even though we'd flown from dawn to dusk. 
Waiting for us to file in, he'd paced, grumbled, and smacked the map with his cane. "…here, men, right next to LZ White! 
Tomorrow we will find him! Tomorrow is the day, men. Launch at first light. We will find that bastard, or…" 
"…or die trying…" 
"…asshole…" 
"…total insanity, Ahearn…"  
The commander had stormed out, hobbling across the compound in the ominous dusk.
Creedence wailed through the club. 
…I see earthquakes and lightnin'…I see those bad times today… 
From out of the shadows, Fisk loomed over Piper. "…take my dog and get him killed, Piper. You must have the reverse Midas affect, everything you touch turns to shit." 
"…sorry about Major Barkley, Mike, I never…" 
"And what've you been doing in ops, Piper? Cassady says you harass him every damn night." 
Stebbins shoved Piper toward the door. "…skating out of flying, on sick call all the fucking time…" 
"…never lets me fly, Tony, you know that." 
"'cause you never want to, Piper." 
"Goddamit, listen to me for once!"   
Piper staggered toward the center of the club. Reeling, drunk, he pulled out his .38 and waved it around. His arm came up. He aimed the gun overhead, and his eyes clamped shut. 
The clap slapped my ears, a single shot popping into the ceiling. Dust filtered down, coating Piper's shoulders and hair. 
"Just goddam listen!" 
Beer cans slapped the bar. Heads came up. 
Fisk staggered backward. "…take it easy, Steve…" 
"Back off, man, nobody meant…" 
"Whoa…" 
My ears ringing, I eased off the stool and started toward Steve Piper. 
'…I hear hurricanes a blowing…I know the end is coming soon…' 
Ted snapped the toggle and the music stopped. The only sound was Piper's ragged breathing. 
I eased closer to him, and stared into his hollow eyes. 
Chest heaving, the pistol sweeping back and forth, Piper fixed each of us in a ghostly stare. Saliva dripped from his open jaw, and sweat beaded on his forehead. But his gun hand never wavered. The dark pistol stuck into the dim light, rounding on each of us, an evil presence that could not be ignored. "Just…god…damn…listen!
We listened. 
"Since my first day in this unit I've been the guy everybody picks on. Find one guy to harass so you don't have to deal with your own fear." 
"…not it, Piper…" 
"Shut up!" He raised the gun to chest level and swept the room again. "Just shut the fuck up and listen. You always gotta have a nigger, a guy who gets the shit end of the stick, ain't that right, Double D?" 
Daggert's voice sounded. "Seems like it, doesn't it?"

"A guy you gang up on so you feel like you're part of the crowd." 
"…sorry, Steve, we…" 
"Shut the fuck up, Tony!" Piper centered the room. Tears streamed down his face and the little gun bobbed and weaved. 
"Here's what I know about being an outcast. I understand what it's like. Hey, Palmer!" 
My neck prickled. "What?" 
"You ought'a know better'n anybody. Think I didn't see you and that Chrisman guy?" He creased his eyes and sneered. "…love you, Cal…love you too, Jimmy." 
At that moment I knew enough to do what Piper ordered. I just shut up. 
"Stebbins, you think I don't hear you almost every night in your bunk? That girl kicked your ass, so you beat yourself to death dreaming about her? She's gone, Tony. You took your hits, get over it." 
"…don't have a clue, Piper…" 
The pistol swing toward Stebbins. "Wanna take a few more?" 
Tony's palms rose, and he fell silent. 
"Frank, you know the number of times I wanted to laugh in your face? Got your insignia 'embroiled?' A bull in a Chinese shop? Do they really talk like that back in Jersey, Frank? Dad must be really proud." 
Tiberi shook his head. "Guess I need to pay more attention, Steve, I…" 
"Guess so. Mike, do you really think that goofy novel's going anywhere? GIs screwing native girls? There's a unique idea. That'll sell a million copies, Mike." 
Piper examined every one of us. "You guys're right; I shouldn't bring Keith into every damn conversation, but he's why I came here. I could'a skated, as you say, Stebbins. But I didn't. I volunteered to come here, to make up for my brother's death. 
I'm no different from any of you. As a kid, I listened to all those war stories. Saw the movies growing up, John Wayne, Audie Murphy, The Longest Day, Sands of Iwo Jima
Hell, my dad didn't just go to that war; he knows the guys I saw on the big screen. They were my fucking neighbors. 
I read all the comic books, the heroes of that war—our heroes! Then what? Then they sent us to this shitass little place and it ain't like any of that. Vietnam ain't a thing like we were told it would be. 
They told us we'd be fighting for freedom, and liberty and to defeat the commies. Bullshit. None of that's true. 
Here's the biggest thing: I want to know what the fuck it means when we're told one thing all our life and then learn something completely different. Does that give us the right to beat up on somebody else?" 
Piper studied all of us, his chest rising and falling. He lowered the pistol. "Have I ever shamed any of you? Harassed you because you're here without even knowing why? Have I?" 
Heads sagged. Outside in the compound, two men shouted about guard duty, their battle rattle clanking as they crossed the gravel. 
At a remote sector of the base a mad minute started, outgoing rounds popping and cracking. 
"Have I ever made your lives miserable? Made you the butt of the joke? Why the fuck're we here, anyway? To pick on somebody weaker? I thought we came here to stick up for people like that? 
Those ARVN guys board our aircraft with their damn chickens and ducks and rice, and I see the people we came here to fight for, to give them a shot at what we have. And you pick on me, because I volunteered to help with that?" 
"…hopeless cause, Steve." 
"Doesn't matter, Mike." 
"It does matter, Piper. There ain't a fucking thing we can..." 
"Heroes, all of you."

"…shit…" 
"…fucking crazy, Piper…" 
"Get over it, man…" 
Piper's head wagged. "All heroes, including my…" 
Stebbins' voice. "Jesus, the brother thing again…" 
"All heroes, Tony. Know why?" He slammed fingers at his chest. "Because we came, that's why." 
Tears flowing, Piper scanned the room. He swiped an arm across his runny nose and went on. "Enemy's no threat to us. Shit, our biggest threat is our own damn commander." 
"How's that make us heroes, Piper?" Stebbins said what all of us were thinking. 
"Because, you came, Tony." 
"…dad's were heroes…" 
"It was easy for those guys, with Hitler, the Japs, the Germans. The threat was real, and everybody knew it. There's no threat here, and nobody knows why the fuck we stay. 
At home they say we ought'a pull out. Mom sends me clippings. It's bad back there, guys. People are sick and tired of Vietnam, the body count, the terrible command decisions, lost battles at places they can't even pronounce." 
Piper pointed the pistol at each of us, one by one. "Outcasts," he said, an evil smile playing on his lips, head bobbing. "Your day's coming, my friends. You'll get back to the world and no one'll give a shit about what you did here. No one will give a fuck that you risked your life for your buddies and did your duty. 
You'll want so bad for someone—anyone—to ask about it, to be interested in what you did over here, and how it went. No one will. They'll ignore you, change the subject, and walk away. They'll talk about their own lives instead, their kids, their jobs, their new Chevy. They won't want to hear about Vietnam. 
As soon as you start talking about it they'll give you a look that says I don't care and please don't bring it up again in polite company. Hell, even our girlfriends, our wives, our kids and grandkids will ignore what we've done here. 
Then you'll see what it's like to be the outcast. People will shun you. They'll shun all of us." Piper licked his lips. "We'll have war stories. We'll just have to tell them to each other and move on. You're all heroes, every goddam one of you." 
Piper's head bobbed and his chest shuddered. "My brother died over here. But your dreams died over here. 
There's a special kind of honor in serving at a dishonorable time, in a dubious cause. A special place of honor in serving when the cause seems hopeless, and the only thing to honor is the call, and each other. All heroes, and all my brothers, every damn one of you." 
Piper riffled his shirt and produced a tattered scrap of paper. He balled it up and tossed it to the floor. Then he shoved the pistol in his belt, grabbed his cap and walked out of the club.
Mike Fisk retrieved the paper and unfolded it. He scanned the lines, cleared his throat. "…be dipped in shit." 
"What's it say, Mike?" Tony moved into the light. 
We all shuffled toward Fisk. 
"Dear David…a pleasure to see you and Colleen at our home in Palm Springs before your departure for Vietnam." 
"David?" Frank leaned over the letter. "David who?" 
Fisk went on. 
"…Peter and I have lost our older son, Keith. We know your options as Steven's commander are limited, but please see that he's kept out of harm's way as much as possible, if that can be done." 
Fisk looked around at all of us. "Piper's mom. Guess his folks and Ahearn…" 
Silence. One by one we grabbed our hats and filed out into the night. 
The next morning, as we lifted off to engage Colonel DÅ©ng at last, Steve Piper was ensconced in the right seat of Ahearn's Huey. 
As he took off, I raised my hand and saluted. He saluted back. Then he flew off toward the far horizon.


"I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do, and by the grace of God, I will." ~Everett Hale


Feel free to comment on this post. You are also invited to write about anything you want to share. Memoirs From Nam is YOUR blog. You are writing America's history.

Send it to me in an e-mail and I will be proud to post it for you.