My dad flew in Vietnam. He came home. He flew Spectre Gunships. “Bad Moon Rising” was his favorite when he came home. And, “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” They became my favorites too.

Oct 13, 2026 · 12:23 AM UTC

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I'm willing to bet he knew all the words to this song also. youtu.be/nOWjX4BpC24

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Oh, he did!
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Fortunate Son. No contest. I was alive then.
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CCR Fortunate Son.
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Run Through The Jungle.
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The End by The Doors
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For What It’s Worth - Buffalo Springfield
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“Paint it Black” by the Stones and “Fortunately Son” by CCR.
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Country Joe and the Fish, "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag"
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The Shark gun platoon made it thru 68-69 with the Beatles White Album. We were particularly fond of “Rocky Raccoon.”🦝🦈🚁 Personally, the mournful “Early Morning Rain” is the song I most associate with my tour. youtu.be/0OCnHNk2Hac?is=jZMA…
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My dad was a pow in Vietnam for 18 months. After he came home (I was 6 years old) the 2 songs I remember vividly him singing along to the radio were "The Green Beret" and "Itsy Bitsy Yellow Polka Dot Bikini ". These songs fill my soul when I hear them today. I loved him so much.
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Sky Pilot
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Eve of Destruction
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"Fortunate Son" by CCR
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Fortunate Son
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My Dad also flew in Vietnam. He was stationed in Saigon
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Gimme Shelter
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Fortunate Son
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Fortunate Son by CCR
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Run through the jungle.
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Love me some CCR. "Born on the Bayou" is my fave.
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That's too much badassery for one post, Buzz.
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Mine flew helicopters - Air Force Special Ops out of Thailand. I just know a few sketchy details. He received a Bronze Star
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"For What It's Worth" Buffalo Springfield
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Ride of the Valkyries!
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We gotta get out of this place and the end
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youtu.be/ZWijx_AgPiA

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Anything from The Doors.
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My father was on the ground calling in air strikes from spectre in dong ha, phu bai, quang tri, dmz wtc
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When Spooky was overhead, fire rained on them.
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My father and uncle were both in Vietnam. Both fought on the ground. My father was USMC and had a radio on his back. My uncle was drafted into the Army out of high school and he was a medic. Both came home.
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The song Chesty Puller's son named his book after.
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All along the watchtower; Paint it Black; War, CCR & Stones too.
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My dad always liked "Detroit City." The refrain, "I wanna go home," was sung by a lot of Marines, from what I gather.
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For What It’s Worth. Watched Buffalo Springfield perform it on The Smothers Brothers as a little kid, same night as my dad had said something disturbing (don’t remember what) while watching footage from a fire fight in Vietnam on the evening news. Stuck with me. And I love that song.
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