Hmong Knife

Rick · 5th September 2020, 11:20 PM

One of my daily walking buddies is a retired colonel with the 82nd; he also spent the early years of the war in the highlands interdicting supplies coming down from the North. He made over 200 jumps during his career and my favorite quote from him is: " There are no atheists during a mortar attack."
Later in his career he was a member of JSOC at the Pentagon. He always speaks of the Hmong with great respect and praised their fighting abilities, loyalty, bravery and warm friendliness toward Americans. He spent a lot of time there being where he was "not supposed to be" during his tour in Vietnam.
Here's a link to Hmong culture:
https://com207-hmong.weebly.com/communication.html

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5th September 2020, 11:20 PM	#12
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	One of my daily walking buddies is a retired colonel with the 82nd; he also spent the early years of the war in the highlands interdicting supplies coming down from the North. He made over 200 jumps during his career and my favorite quote from him is: " There are no atheists during a mortar attack." Later in his career he was a member of JSOC at the Pentagon. He always speaks of the Hmong with great respect and praised their fighting abilities, loyalty, bravery and warm friendliness toward Americans. He spent a lot of time there being where he was "not supposed to be" during his tour in Vietnam. Here's a link to Hmong culture: https://com207-hmong.weebly.com/communication.html