VLVL 4: War, politics and love

[David Morris]

Otto wrote:
> > It's more likely that RC had deserted from the troops. That would be a good
reason for a name-change.

Rob:
> Then he wouldn't be labelled a "bush vet" (and I agree with Don that "bush"
is probably short for "ambush" rather than a description of hinterland country

The post below is, I think, pretty clear about what a "bush vet" is:

http://knossos.shu.edu/cgi-bin/HyperArchive/get/vp/military/86.html

Why No Bush Vet's??
Base: Vietnam Portfolio - Military 
Date: Sun, 06 Oct 1996 14:44:25 GMT 
From: grunt at netpath.net (Eddie Shoe) 

How can you show the war from the rear?? Every pic here has wire & or sandbags.
What about those of us who lived out there?? Don't even rate one flick?? 

For those who don't know, if you had wire and/or sand - bags, that was the
rear. If you slept in the hole you dug that night, or on your belly on a night
act, that was the bush. 

A year in the bush was a hell of a lot longer than a year behind wire. Not to
put anyone down, but to only show these posed pictures of the Millitary, is not
giving the whole story, really not even much of anything. 

Semper Fi! H2/7 M3/5 03 all the way. 



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