We had a little party for him that night out in the boonies. A chopper was coming in the next day with supplies, and we kept saying, “you get on that chopper and get outta here!” He says “nope. I got a tour…”
I don't think my thoughts on that war have altered much from then till now. I viewed it as a horrific waste, both of money and lives.
…it's hard to find that same feeling and position of being in charge, in charge of my life and in charge of other people's lives.
And the pilot says, “okay, I'm gonna make a couple passes on these hooches. And when I tell you to fire, fire, when I tell you to stop, stop...”
I grew up very poor and was on welfare as a young kid and thought that I owed something to this country…
