So, OK, he's for change, he gives Chris Mathews a feeling "up his leg," and...

On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:02:59 -0700, salmo bytes wrote:

The guy I met in 1968 (Doug Peacock, the inspiration for Hay Duke in
the Monkey Wrench Gang) was a green beret medic, at Lang Vei
I believe. Now that I think about it, he told stories about
Khe Sahn, but never said he was there. At Lang Vei he was
....unless I (like Andy Petitte the other day) "miss-heard."

You do know that Khe Sahn was a seige, don't you? The three
battalions of III Marines were under seige for about two months or so.
Six thousand against 20,000 NVA. There was no hand to hand combat, no
atrocities of civilians because the only ones inside the wire were
wives of the SVN Army troops that fought with the Marines. No
atrocities occured at Khe Sahn. If he wasn't there, how the hell
does he know what happened? Your story is poor bull****.

Dave

Dave LaCourse wrote:
On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:02:59 -0700, salmo bytes wrote:

The guy I met in 1968 (Doug Peacock, the inspiration for Hay Duke in
the Monkey Wrench Gang) was a green beret medic, at Lang Vei
I believe. Now that I think about it, he told stories about
Khe Sahn, but never said he was there. At Lang Vei he was
....unless I (like Andy Petitte the other day) "miss-heard."

You do know that Khe Sahn was a seige, don't you? The three
battalions of III Marines were under seige for about two months or so.
Six thousand against 20,000 NVA. There was no hand to hand combat, no
atrocities of civilians because the only ones inside the wire were
wives of the SVN Army troops that fought with the Marines. No
atrocities occured at Khe Sahn. If he wasn't there, how the hell
does he know what happened? Your story is poor bull****.

Dave


I'm still waiting for that blood vessel video Bob. I think it's great
idea. We're talking about what happened 40 years ago. What what's his
name (Hay Duke) said about Khe Sahn wasn't what happened reports,
it had to do with his constiracy theory about why we risked those
marine lives in the first place...recreating Dien Ben Fu in an
unwinnable way. He thought the military wanted to have 6000 lives
threatened, so they'd have an excuse to ask permission for the use
of tactical nuclear weapons. The first hand stories he told we about
the places he'd actually been. Take a deep breath and get a life.

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:42:27 -0700, salmo bytes wrote:

Take a deep breath and get a life.

Translation: "I don't know what the eff I'm talking about, Dave."

d;o)

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:42:27 -0700, salmo bytes wrote:

I'm still waiting for that blood vessel video Bob. I think it's great
idea. We're talking about what happened 40 years ago. What what's his
name (Hay Duke)

said about Khe Sahn wasn't what happened reports,

That sentence makes little sense.

it had to do with his constiracy theory about why we risked those
marine lives in the first place...recreating Dien Ben Fu in an
unwinnable way.

Well, in the first place it is Dien Bien Phu. Those 6000 Marines and
RVA troops held at bay 20,000 NVA troops who could have been doing
lots of damage elsewhere during Thet. Giap wanted another Dien Bien
Phu but did not count on the firepower three batalians of U.S. Marines
could bring forth. It was a losing proposition for Giap to begin
with. It was not an "unwinnable way". Giap got his ass kicked. It
was a brilliant tactical move to have only 3 batalians hold off two
divisions (provided you know the difference between a batalian and a
division, of course. Hint: several batalians make up a brigade and a
division is made up of several brigades.) d;o) Pretty neat trick for
three batalians to hold off two divisions, but the tactical aspect of
that is certainly lost with your jaundiced brain.

He thought the military wanted to have 6000 lives
threatened, so they'd have an excuse to ask permission for the use
of tactical nuclear weapons.

Absolutely bull****. Where did you find this guy? His first mistake
was "he thought". Lots of wannabes out there.

Dave

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:08:58 -0500, Dave LaCourse
wrote:

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:42:27 -0700, salmo bytes wrote:

I'm still waiting for that blood vessel video Bob. I think it's great
idea. We're talking about what happened 40 years ago. What what's his
name (Hay Duke)

said about Khe Sahn wasn't what happened reports,

That sentence makes little sense.

it had to do with his constiracy theory about why we risked those
marine lives in the first place...recreating Dien Ben Fu in an
unwinnable way.

Well, in the first place it is Dien Bien Phu.

Yeah, Dien Ben Fu is a Asian porn star...or a brand of nuc mam, I can't
remember which...

(provided you know the difference between a batalian and a
division, of course. Hint: several batalians make up a brigade and a
division is made up of several brigades.) d;o) Pretty neat trick for
three batalians to hold off two divisions, but the tactical aspect of
that is certainly lost with your jaundiced brain.

Um, "batalians," General Patton?

OK, OK, but you were sorta asking for it...

TC,
R

"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:02:59 -0700, salmo bytes wrote:

The guy I met in 1968 (Doug Peacock, the inspiration for Hay Duke in
the Monkey Wrench Gang) was a green beret medic, at Lang Vei
I believe. Now that I think about it, he told stories about
Khe Sahn, but never said he was there. At Lang Vei he was
....unless I (like Andy Petitte the other day) "miss-heard."

You do know that Khe Sahn was a seige, don't you? The three
battalions of III Marines were under seige for about two months or so.
Six thousand against 20,000 NVA. There was no hand to hand combat, no
atrocities of civilians because the only ones inside the wire were
wives of the SVN Army troops that fought with the Marines. No
atrocities occured at Khe Sahn. If he wasn't there, how the hell
does he know what happened?

So, you attest that YOU were there? Good thing you ain't under oath,
imbecile.

Your story is poor bull****.

And you are an idiot.

Wolfgang
who, if he were subjected to much more testimony from people who were
"there" (wherever the hell that might have been), might awaken from this
long nap and become cranky.

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:39:50 -0600, "Wolfgang"
wrote:

So, you attest that YOU were there?

Egads. You AND Fortenberry need reading lessons. I was gonna suggest
YOU give him the lessons, but I doubt it would do him much good.

Napolionic boob

Davie

"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
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On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:39:50 -0600, "Wolfgang"
wrote:

So, you attest that YOU were there?

Egads. You AND Fortenberry need reading lessons. I was gonna suggest
YOU give him the lessons, but I doubt it would do him much good.

You ever wonder how life might be different if you had any idea of what you
say?

Napolionic boob

Idiot.

Wolfgang

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:42:57 -0600, "Wolfgang"
wrote:

You ever wonder how life might be different if you had any idea of what you
say?

Ya ever wonder why you are so short and couldn't keep those shiney new
nickles in your pocket at the playground? Those bullies did a tap
dance on you and now you're mad at the world.

Davie
(who hasn't been around Wolfie in a few years, but the last time he
was found him smelling like a binjo ditch)

"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
news
On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:42:57 -0600, "Wolfgang"
wrote:

You ever wonder how life might be different if you had any idea of what
you
say?

Ya ever wonder why you are so short

I stand 5 feet nine inches (officially, last time I measured......may have
given in some to gravity since then). Never wondered why. You ever wonder
why you have to settle for the stale leavings of kennie's feeble attempts at
insults?

and couldn't keep those shiney new nickles in your pocket at the
playground?

Didn't have any shiny new nickels in my pockets at any playground. Any
nickels I got in my playground years were traded for various goods (some of
which still claim bits of my income) at any number of local mom and pop
stores that littered the landscape of those days like a minefield for any
kid armed with a few coins to unload.

Those bullies did a tap dance on you

I've only had real trouble with one bully in my life. That was a long time
ago, and it had nothing to do with small change that was too hot for me to
hold onto anyway. Meanwhile, I've been tapped a few times, but never danced
on.

and now you're mad at the world.

Nah, the world is mad at me. Well, the little bits of it here that seem to
think there really is something wrong with finding amusement in the pitiful
squeakings of a truly pathetic, homicidal, self-loathing old fat man with a
bad perm, anyway.

Davie
(who hasn't been around Wolfie in a few years, but the last time he
was found him smelling like a binjo ditch)

Ooh! Ooh! Sailor talk! You make me SO wet!

Wolfgang
and never forget, you're absolutely right........you wasted your one and
only shot at life.