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Originally Posted by wasabi622
Hey guys!
So when I first came to the US, I didn't speak a lick of English. And yes, I did the basics, such as learn the alphabet, which was taught to me by my grandfather who served as a translator between South Korean and US forces in Vietnam.
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Sorry to get off topic and I'm sorry that this really dates me, but I was with a dustoff (medivac) unit in, Vietnam in late 72, early 73. My main job (mos) was as an avionics mechanic, but I also flew along on missions as what was called a patient protector. At that point in the war, our helicopteres weren't allowed to have any fixed weapons. We just brought along M16s, AR15s and M79 grenade launchers. There were ROK (Korean) troops in our area that we flew in support of in addition to our own, and we had Korean translators with our unit to translate when their troops called in for a dustoff mission. So maybe I met your grand father.