I was promoted to CPL during my tour. I left Vietnam in November 1967. They were the pits. Most of them were rejects from Nam. We did a lot of burial details.
Dress blues are hot in the summer time.
I arrived in Da Nang in February, 1969. I made a formal request not go back to a helicopter squadron because I didn't want to fly anymore. I was put in charge of the night metal shop. I had the best bunch of jarheads anyone could ask for as a crew. I only had one problem child, who was a retreaded grunt, and I got him transferred back on days so the gunny could deal with him.