now we know who the guy is getting even more p***ed on schnapps ( I bought it in a supermarket in Ipoh (honest 2 ltrs of the stuff )but who is that next to me I cant remember his name in fact I cant remember much about that evening, if you were there and remember Don't tell the others about my escapades.you might ruin my reputation. Frank
who is the guy on the right
ReplyDeleteregards DEREK LEESE
I think the point here is that you were both very lucky to see Xmas 61 let alone photographed drinking schnapps as according to John F. Kennedy and the CIA, you were both supposed to be in Vietnam!
ReplyDelete9th October 1961 - CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
1. SEATO ground and air forces will deploy to South Vietnam to assist in protecting the South Vietnam-Laos border, exclusive of that part of the 17th parallel now held in force by 1 Corps of the South Vietnamese Army (1 Corps Tactical Area), southward to the Cambodian border.
2. SEATO ground forces of approximately one division strength (11,000) initially will deploy to the high plateau region of the Pleiku area. Securing this region with SEATO forces will free South Vietnamese forces to conduct effective offensive operations elsewhere. Further deployments to assist in interrupting the flow of personnel and material in support of the Viet Cong into South Vietnam will be at the discretion of the SEATO Field Force Commander in light of the existing tactical situation. The SEATO force will further assist existing Vietnamese forces by the provision of air, communications and logistic support.
Had the Royals not been stood down in the nick of time then you might like to know that 1 Corps Tactical Area included such 'Happy Hour' places as Da Nang, Hue, Khe Sanh and........wait for it!...... Hamburger hill.
Yes i think we came very close on more than one occasion
ReplyDeleteI didn,t get off so lightly on that one when we were dashing off to the east coast of Malaya, I ended up in a ditch when my ferret decided to plunge off the road, it could have been worse it was very nearly the river Cpl. Ginger Burns was my comander at that time.
ReplyDeleteregards Butch Ward
Is this your ferret Butch? if it is it's still there! - In the 1962 'EAGLE' volume no 21
ReplyDeleteregards Stan
No that one is not mine Stan at least mine stayed on its wheels, although I think that was an Asqn car
ReplyDeleteButch Ward