Dec 27, 2024

Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays and Happy Hanukkah

 


 







1969 Merry Christmas Eve in Vietnam

Vietnam Veterans, Welcome Home! 

 

Twas the Night Before Christmas,

When all through the Base

The Creatures were stirring

and shooting up the place

I arrived to Danang, Vietnam at night on Christmas Eve 1969. It was gently raining. A very large hill loomed inland over the Danang airport swathed in bright perimeter lights like a halo in the mist. It was impressive and beautiful and frightening. There was a great deal of firing and flares from the hill and some of the new guys thought we were under attack. 

We ran into a large building, one Marine shouted, "They're really getting hit up there. Take cover!"

I moved to the Hill - Hill 327 to MASS-3 a month later and found out that there had been no attack. It was simply a "lighting it up" impromptu firex to celebrate Christmas. Of course no one would openly admit that. You could fire at noises or sounds, so the troops were firing on Christmas eve at numerous noises and sounds.

Nice and impressive fireworks.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.







Nice and impressive fireworks.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.


Photos source: 1970 Vietnam
http://peerintothepast.tumblr.com/post/71201382953/usmc-merry-christmas-vietnam-war-1970-via-seal






Source of Photos:  https://vspa.com/dn-poss-k9-posts-1965.htm

Photos source: 1970 Vietnam Helo

http://peerintothepast.tumblr.com/post/71201382953/usmc-merry-christmas-vietnam-war-1970-via-seal


Our personal XMAS Card on  xmashullinger.blogspot.com


More scoop on my time in Vietnam at:  Mass-3.blogspot.com



Photos source: 1970 Vietnam
http://peerintothepast.tumblr.com/post/71201382953/usmc-merry-christmas-vietnam-war-1970-via-seal








Semper fi


Happy Holidays



I made this sign and hung it in the Radio Repair shack at Chu Lai in 1966-67. It kind of encapsulates the sense of the times. 

Semper Fi




 2 Hours of The Best Classic Christmas Songs (with fireplace and beautiful background) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7M4oU2HdFE&ab_channel=%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%A1 


Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Canon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cP26ndrmtg&ab_channel=Trans-SiberianOrchestra 

 


O Come All Ye Faithful - Epic Flash Mob Carol, The Five Strings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI2c9yptr4U&ab_channel=TheFiveStrings 

 


Trans-Siberian Orchestra final finale! 11/17/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykz8E-jtJ5o&ab_channel=BobPfeiffer 

 


Trans-Siberian Orchestra Complete show Multi-cam Boston MA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWck-kFtNXI&ab_channel=squintyt4e 

 


Carol of the bells Trans Siberian Orchestra live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNNwQ85xoxU&ab_channel=GoreMessii 

 


Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Concert at Universal Studios 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB_tq3EBKSA&ab_channel=RixFlix 

 


The Piano Guys Christmas Together

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrwZj4_DxYU&ab_channel=ThePianoGuys-Topic 



I asked the Artificial Intelligence program copilot to improve and illustrate this poem.



1969 Merry Christmas Eve in Vietnam

Vietnam Veterans, Welcome Home!

Twas the night before Christmas, When all through the base, The creatures were stirring, And lighting up the place.

I arrived in Da Nang, Vietnam, that night, On Christmas Eve, 1969, under the misty light. A large hill loomed over the airport’s sight, Swathed in bright perimeter lights, like a halo in the night.

It was impressive, beautiful, yet filled with fright, Flares and firing from the hill, a startling sight. New guys thought we were under attack, Ran into a large building, not looking back.

"Take cover!" a Marine shouted with might, "Up there, they're really getting hit tonight!" But a month later, on Hill 327 I would learn, There had been no attack, no enemy concern.

It was a "lighting it up" impromptu spree, A Christmas Eve firex, in full glee. Troops firing at noises in the dark, Creating impressive fireworks, a holiday mark.

So, Merry Christmas to all, in that Vietnam night, And to all a good night, in the gentle rain's light. Vietnam Veterans, Welcome Home, brave and true, This poem’s a salute, with gratitude to you.


Hope you find this improved version fitting and heartfelt. If you need any more adjustments or additions, feel free to let me know! 🎄✨


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