Comments on: Welcome Home, G.I.! (or parking diagonally in a parallel universe)

By: Tell Them…WELCOME HOME! « Nuke Gingrich

Tell Them…WELCOME HOME! « Nuke Gingrich — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:06:20 +0000

[...] I came home just as Saigon was falling, more than two years after combat operations ended, and yet, I still had some mental midget yell “baby killer’ at me at LAX. I heard of much worse greetings by returning combat vets. [...]

By: 4/30/75 « nuke gingrich

4/30/75 « nuke gingrich — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:54:56 +0000

[...] also: SYM: Welcome Home GI Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Viet Nam And Clarity Of Purpose!Viet Nam And [...]

By: He Conquers Who Endures « Infidel

He Conquers Who Endures « Infidel — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:14:17 +0000

[...] Plodon Nice to make your acquaintance, and am proud of the work you guys and gals are doing at Vets for Freedom. I’m an old vet from the ‘Great Asian Vacation.’ I wrote a story about coming home, at the first of the year. If you have several minutes, you might find it…interesting. Welcome Home, G.I.! (or parking diagonally in a parallel universe) [...]

By: no2liberals

no2liberals — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:08:47 +0000

Joanne, if you are referring to the Sweaty Young Man, that would be me. There is another of his tales posted a few days ago, and there well could be others.

By: Joanne Smythington

Joanne Smythington — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 23:39:54 +0000

I wanted to thank you for the post. I have been sitting here with my son looking for information about this for a report he is doing for school. he goes back tomorrow and I looked everywhere! Thanks again! Have a nice night!

By: no2liberals

no2liberals — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:40:51 +0000

WhatUp, Dog?
Henh…yeah, Ol’Satan must have gotten busy. At least he has a new chew toy to entertain him for awhile.
Yeah, one of my old buds, and my sis-in-law are telling me to write the book. I’ve been threatening to do it for a while now.
/but most people don’t respond well to threats

By: SwampWoman

SwampWoman — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:40:42 +0000

Fastac! How ya been? I’d call you up and say “hey” but if you thought my voice was soft before, you wouldn’t be able to hear me at ALL with the case of laryngitis I’ve got. I’m communicating with SwampMan largely via sign language (he tells me what to do, and I give him a sign). G’night, and be good.

By: FASTAC 6

FASTAC 6 — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:14:19 +0000

n2l-
I also set this to side until I had the time. Missed the soundtrack- youtube still locks up my Mac.

Quite the story, Dog. I will expect an autographed copy of your book when it’s finished.

I didn’t realize that your ex was my ex-sister-in-law. So far no houses have dropped on any of them, dammit.

-your fellow baby-killer (I must be one, JayGee Kerry said so)

By: no2liberals

no2liberals — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:02:15 +0000

Dang, vimto!
I’m alternately flattered and honored by your comment. I had hoped to convey the urgency, and the complexity of this episode, without being tedious. Thanks.
I can relate to the gentleman you mention. Many times I have gone to the various Operation Babylift sites, and rummaged around the contents and links, with a desire to see if I could find out what happened to the infant that I cared for on the journey home. I wanted to bring comfort to her, but she was precognitive, and any comfort I afforded her was primal. On the other hand, cognitively speaking, she was huge comfort to me. I didn’t need to be thinking of myself, at that time. Everytime I start reading those sites about the orphans, and remember seeing what was happening in Saigon, and in the PI, the empty looks, the eyes filled with dispair and uncertainty, it always makes me weep, or it’s my allergies, take your pick.
Much has been said and written, about that period of time, and there were even lawsuits brought about, concerning the adoption of those infants, but I will carry in my heart for all time, the knowledge that we made a contribution, and helped thousands of young children have an opportunity at a full, and hopefully, happy life. Like the quote in the Operation Babylift hyperlink said,

It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can do only a little. (Sydney Smith)

By: vimto1

vimto1 — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 17:12:13 +0000

N2L I saved this until this evening – there was no way I wanted to rush it prior to setting off for work this morning. I just didn’t want it to stop. A impelling narrative. Drew me right into a world I know very little about.

We went to see Miss Sigon at Plymouth recently. The man nect to us was in tears as the faces of the adompted children were shown on the stage. At half time he told us that his son had paid for thme to see the show. His son was one of those children.