Joe Fair: In Vietnam, "If You Have to Be One, Be a Big Red One"
Joe Fair was born in Greenwood, Indiana and served with the First Infantry Division in Vietnam. After completing his active military service, Joe worked at Ingersoll Rand and was also in the National Guard. Joe served as a First Sergeant during Desert Shield and Desert Storm before retiring from the military and dedicating time to writing his book, Call Sign Dracula.
From the rice paddies of Vietnam, to the deserts of Iraq, to the board room at Ingersoll Rand, these... are Joe Fair's Battlefields.
Show Notes
203: M203 grenade launcher
7.62: 7.62mm; weapon caliber of the M60 and M14
Big Red One: nickname of the Army's chopper: helicopter
M79: 40mm grenade launcher, replaced by the M203
PT: Physical Training
RTO: Radio-Telephone Operator; i.e. the person who carried the radio
woobie: soldier slang for the poncho liner
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Episode guest: Joe Fair
Host: LTC (Ret.) Charles Faint
Edited by: Michael Neal
Music: "King Around Here" by Alex Grohl (courtesy of Pixabay)
Sponsored by: The Epoch Times, in conjunction with The Havok Journal
Contact email: havokjournal@havokmedia.com
