David Schimpf
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A true story of what a typical support soldier endured in Vietnam. Most military personnel in Vietnam were not in direct combat but served as support
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troops. This is what I did, but it wasn't boring, far from it. You will find that out.</p>I served on an LCM, which is a Landing Craft Marine boat, similar to those who landed at Normandy in WWII. Although I was in the Army, the Army operated medium boat companies in Vietnam. Although our main job was to keep the military supplied with ammunition, C-rations, weapons, etc, we also went on missions up the coast to deliver tanks and ammunition. These missions were scary to say the least. </p>You will find humorous, strange, and uncommon occurrences that happened during the year I served. Some are combat related.</p>
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