You must have gone over in the late 60's/early 70's. Dad was over in 65-68. He was in Saigon, then Cam Rahn Bay, and ended in Bein Hoa. One of the guys that would filter information to him in Bein Hoa was a prominent family member of the area...they owned the largest building in Bein Hoa. 20 years after dad came home, he ran into the guy that would feed him information, as a produce manager at the grocery store mom worked at as front end manager. I went to school and became close friends with his son. They made it to the us in 1983. I'm not sure if it was a small world thing, or if there were other powers in play, but mom became a very protected person at work after dad recognized Mr Troung. Sorry for the long response, but it's a story that I always find amazing, and Mr Troung's son, Can feels the same way.

Anyway, back to the weapons. Dad had gotten his hands on a Thompson that he carried in his left arm, and a 14 on is right. He would clear brush with the Thompson, and peck them off as they came out with the 14. He absolutely hated the 16 due to the bushing and lack of cleaning kits when they came over.

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles