Ian Cavanough

Well it was true, Sum Wun wuz right again!  The officers and senior NCOs will serve us Christmas lunch. This

Gee I am really enjoying being the platoon sig as I am now privy to all the things that are

Vung Tau is a rather large town on the coast about an hour’s truck ride south from Nui Dat on

Moon arrived on 1 Sep 1970. There were no speeches, no fanfare. Moon simply arrived. He came from a posting

“Shit it’s wet! The rainy season has really settled in and Alpha Company is moving on a rotational basis between

You know the digger’s lament don’t you? “Why the fuck do we get all the shit jobs?” I’ve written a

I think it is fair to say that we were stunned to lose both platoon commanders. I don‘t want to

“When do we get a ride in the choppers like everyone else?” “Sheesh, are the bastards trying to save money?”

I’m going to pause for a minute or two and become an armchair general and give youse blokes a bit