Quote Originally Posted by KiltedKnight
This may have been true of the Navy but we grunts and dogfaces enjoy talking about our tours of combat. Had any of you been at the reunion of the First Infantry Division ( or any Army Division for that matter, I belong to the 1st ID [ B Co. 2/16 Inf.] and the 3rd ID [FROG]) this last July in Phoenix you would have heard lots of stories from men who were there chewing the dirt.

I have found just the opposite, those that don't like to talk about it are those that weren't there to talk about it. Of course there is always the exception to the rule.

I server from 21 Jan. 1970 to 1 Jan. 1991. Retired an SFC.

Chris.
I'm not talking about reunions and such. I meant among family and friends (and then my dad will talk about it, he just doesn't bring it up unless you ask a question). And then there is the guy in the bar that's always bringing up "The Nam", who when pressed always was in the rear.

And my personal experience is that is holds for Army too (Army officer - see earlier post). You can get guys to talk to someone who wasn't there, but it ain't easy and it always is brief.

Adam