In Vietnam, the wind doesn't blow - it sucks.

Rating: 10/10 (20 March 2007)

In late 1966, a thought occurred to me and and inked the very tag line above onto the back of my camouflage helmet cover. All my buddies loved it and it got around quickly in the 4th Infantry Division. Unfortunately for me, that was ten years before the Copyright Act of 1976 that gave the copyright of anything written to the author the moment he put it in writing. Otherwise, Kubrik would be paying me, but I would not ask for much. It WAS the feeling. I disliked the Marine Corp. Their attitude in general, the tough guys, heroes, belied their actual performance in Vietnam. US Army units in I Corps and II Corps spent much of their time rescuing Marines pinned down by Charlie. They knew little of the concept, "recon in FORCE". The sniper scene depicts the true effects of 7.62 or 7.65 ammo on a body. The finale, with Joker finally pulling the trigger on the girl made him "part of...". The Mickey Mouse song was another standard "in country". Believe me, "it never goes away".