Where were you on 11 Feb. 1971?

[Nick Riviezzo]

Well, I am astounded that Bobs' story is nearly 1600 views. As an aside Bob and I and a bunch of other guys from "Charley Horse"[C Troop 3/17 Air Cav converted on 1Feb 1971 to D Troop 3/5 Cav.]Will be meeting for a reunion, after 40 years in Savanna, Ga. in Oct. That should be a HOOT!. Nick

[Marine A5 Sniper Rifle]

I was in I Corps, making friends.

jt

[Ken The Kanuck]

Thanks for sharing Nick, and thank you, Bob and all the other veterans for their service.

KTK

[lonegunman762x51]

3rd grade with Mrs. McCollum, it was afternoon recess.

[Nick Riviezzo]

Well, here we are 41 years later and Bob, Joe[the pilot I was checking out] and Mel[the copilot in the Huey]are alive and well. Probably the crowning achievement of my military career was sending those guys up the jungle penetrator to be Med Evac'ed out.All three were sent to hospitalss in the States, all three went on to live normal lives[if you can call Bobs decision to join the Navy and become a nuke sub-mariner normal!] I'm proud of all of those young men. Nick

[charliehorse11]

Well??? let me think. O yea I was flying a scuot over your sorry ass wondering how in the fk any of you could still be alive
Wayne Forbes

[snafu_72]

That was my 14th birthday. I was a freshman in high school. Lets just say I wasn't a lady killer.

[Nick Riviezzo]

Charlie Horse 11, Wayne you rascal I had hoped to see you at the reunion in OCT.Thanks for the cover,you and several others helped keep the NVA off of us.PM or e-mail me I'd love to hear from you. Scouts Out! Nick

[Nick Riviezzo]

Well, here we are again, I have been off the site for a long time. Please disregard my postings in amazement for how many viewings there have been . Today[ 29AUG '14] I was astounded to see 6645 views. I won't be updating that again! Scoop, a couple of months ago Bob re-married [I'm not saying how many] He got lucky, this one will keep him straight! He finally got a disability settlement with the VA hey, 43 years ain't bad huh? His daughter graduated from Clemson this year one of his sons joined the Navy, and I'm beginning to believe these things were some of why the Good Lord blessed me with survival. No brag, just the facts.[at least as I see them]. Please remember to keep the troops here, and abroad, in your prayers.I pray you all will be politically active in the coming 27 months. I say 27 because after the 2016 elections we will still have that "Pariah" in the White House 'til Inauguration Day plus time needed to exterminate "The Peoples House" God bless America and the American Way. Nick

[cplnorton]

I was just still a twinkle in my Dad's eye. I wasn't born until 1980.

[snafu_72]

I was born on February 11th and on that day I turned 14. I was in the 8th grade at the time and watched Walter Cronkite on the CBS News tell us every day about the war in Viet Nam. A big thank you to all those who served overseas during that terrible period in our history. The more I read about that era the more disillusioned I become about our political leaders, their agendas, and the positions they put our military in to further their aims against communism.

[Nick Riviezzo]

44 years and [I hope] continuing to count. Could anyone be more proud of these guys that I was able to help survive? I was only the instrument of a higher power that gave me the strength, the power, and the hard headedness to survive. Note to all, it is a bad idea to pi$$ off a scared as hell scout pilot with few options. Another note: God Bless John M. Browning because, with out his genius we would all be dead today. Thanks to all who have read "Bob's Story". Nick