Tag Archives: Vietnam War

Vietnam, 1968: Recalling The Tet Offensive

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Bob Mack

On the night of Jan. 30, 1968, Bucky Burruss watched fireworks soar over the coastal city of Nha Trang to welcome the Vietnamese New Year known as Tet. Burruss, a young Army special forces officer, was witnessing his first such … Continue reading →

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A Brief History Of How We Got To Now

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Bob Mack

Cartoon by Rand Holmes PTG

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It Was 50 Years Ago Today…

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Bob Mack

“A few years ago, I spoke with a 50-something Cuban who left the island recently. We spoke about the repression, censorship of the press and the food shortages. Then he said this: ‘You know one more thing I hate the … Continue reading →

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Don’t Bogart That Joint, Barack …

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Bob Mack

“As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid…” — Barack Obama “You smoke that shit, everything kind of gets weird, you know what I mean?” — Bunny in Platoon Despite having spent a good many years in … Continue reading →

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Hanoi Jane’s Fonda Memories

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Bob Mack

“If you understood what communism was, you would hope, you would pray on your knees that we would someday become communist.” — Jane Fonda Hanoi Jane.  I get tired of railing against this Vietnam-era turncoat, but she’s like the herpes … Continue reading →

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Proud To Be An UnAmerican

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Bob Mack

 “It took President Obama to make America lead like America again.” — John F. Kerry Unfortunately, the country being assiduously constructed by the likes of Barack Obama isn’t America.  It’s Cuba and North Vietnam and the old Soviet Union.  And … Continue reading →

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Flub-A-Dub Obama Channels The VC … And More

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Bob Mack

A President is Known by the Weapons He Chooses.. Talk about a gaffe and a tell, “AK-47s belong in the hands of soldiers, not in the hands of criminals.” said President Obama. To the millions of American veterans who have … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Memorial Day Disgrace

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Bob Mack

Given the size of the insufferable Obama cranium, the above could happen only in a cartoon.  In real life, progressive Democrats like Mr. Obama have worn the uniform of the United States Armed Forces about as often as Bigfoot has … Continue reading →

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Light ‘Em If You Got ‘Em??

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Bob Mack

Back in the ‘Nam of the bad old days, you could obtain grass powerful enough to paralyze a zombie (or a Democrat, same thing) by the sandbag full or already rolled & packaged in cartons of what innocently appeared to … Continue reading →

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Looking For Doc George, Vietnam 1969

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Bob Mack

An old buddy of mine recently posted this notice in a paper for Vietnam vets: Looking for Doc George, a medic assigned to Delta Co. 1st of the 8th Cav. March 1969 @L.Z. White. Also looking for other guys with … Continue reading →

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