In The Old Corps…..

Congressman Broun is agitated that “Our troops should not see their honor sullied so that the moguls behind magazines like Playboy and Penthouse can profit,” so he wants them off the shelves at PX’s.

The Corner notes this anecdote:

Here, meanwhile, is a brief discussion of a memoir of the siege of Khe Sanh written by a Marine who was there. I wonder what Rep, Broun would make of this passage:

Aircrews tried on one occasion to get in several gallons of ice cream. It took awhile and Marines waited until dark because of enemy fire to retrieve the supplies from the landing zones. By then most of the ice cream had melted and the containers were punctured with shrapnel, indicating the aircrews took fire trying to deliver their gift. Although Dabney's Marines didn't get to enjoy the treat, they appreciated the thought. "More than once we watched a crewman lean out a window to toss a bundle of magazines into the zone. We loved them, especially Playboy.

Here’s a photo of my cot in my hootch in Vietnam, at 1st Marine Division HQ’s.

I may not have physically been at Khe Sanh but was there in spirit.

Congressman Broun served in the military (“Paul served in the military as a jet engine mechanic in the U. S. Marine Corps Reserves and later received a commission as a medical officer in the U. S. Navy.”) and I’m sure is a good man, but his spirit is not one that I ever encountered in Vietnam.

Hmmm: Would less porn have won that war? ROFL

OH! We did manage to win this war, despite public porn. This B-25 must have distracted the Japanese Zeros.