vette61

USN 1965 - 1968 aboard USS Hancock CVA-19 Fighter Squadron 24 South China sea.

dharris45

USN 1966 to 1970. Naval Base Subic Bay/NAS Cubi Point 1968 to 1970.

Current corvettes include 1966 coupe and 1967 roadster

SW Vette

Original owner of my SWC went to Vietnam in '65 - not sure which branch he served in - but never returned. I learned this from the second owner, who bought it from him just before he left, and is the one who sold it to me.

66BlkBB

Served in US Army from 65 to 68 but never made it to Nam. Spent my time in Panama (18 mos.) and then back to Fort Ord, CA. My first ride in a C2 was with a vet who returned from Nam and had ordered a 67 Silver Coupe with a 435 in it. I knew I had to have a C2 after that ride.

L72copo

SSGT, USAF Cam Rahn Bay, RVN 1968-69. 555CES/HR, Red Horse Squadron. Into muscle cars then. Ordered a new 69, SS396 from my hometown Chevy dealer (Friendly Chevrolet, Springfield, Ill) while in VN. Married with two kids, didn't think a Vette would work for us. My wife picked me up at the St. Louis airport in it. There were 107 miles on it.

1955 copper

Aviation Battalion 82nd Airborne Fort Brag Huey Crew chief 1963 -1966 two years in the Dominican revolution

waynec

I still have the '63 vert that I drove from MI to boot camp in Pensacola FL in 1964. Two Tonkin Gulf yachting tours, aboard USS Oriskany and USS Chicago.

promocop

US Army Ranger, 75th Inf, Co.F Cu Chi, RVN, 67-69, RTLW

rene-paul

68-70 142nd Trans, Camp Viking, north of Da Nang just shy of the Hi Van pass.
70-71 165 Avn Det, Att to Co B 228 1st Cav, Bearcat, Chinooks.
Brgds,
Rene

Ron Miller

My MOS was helicopter crew chief, but I spent part of 1966-1967 at Cam Rahn Bay on the central coast. My Martin guitar I carried with me (still have) got me reassigned from some field unit where I was supposed to be going to the HHQ company of the 35th Engineer Group at Cam Rahn (longer story . . . . . ).

I bought my first Corvette, a silver blue with navy interior 1963 327/340 HP convertible with 4:11 gears, both tops, and a close ratio 4-speed in St. Louis upon my return stateside from a fellow who owned a place in the GasLight square nightspot area (the going place to be at the time).

Don't have the '63 any more, but do currently own a 1966 Mosport convertible with auto tranny and a 2005 LeMans Commerative Edition convertible. Sold a 1965 coupe factory air car that I'd owned for 39 years not too long back. I decided I really didn't need three Corvettes . . . . . . . .

Corvettes and good guitars have been two of the things in life that I've got a lot of satisfaction and enjoyment out of. They probably fall in just behind good friends and family . . . . . . .

JohnZ

Flew H-23's at Wolters in '62, then Hueys at Rucker, Hood, Sill and Vinh Long, then back to Wolters and out in '64.

Rons65

US Army 4th Division Pleiku and Firebase Oasis RVN 1968-69

Iowa born

Qui Nhon 71-72. Had a 60 Corvette when drafted that I paid $600 for a couple of years earlier and had gone through so it was like new. Had to sell and was asking $1,200 for it with no takers. Ended up having to trade it for another vehicle. Have owned many Vettes through the years since then but the 60 was the cheapest.

tgtexas02

Combat Engineer Officer and Flight Platoon Leader
92d Assault Helicopter Company
1958 in restoration/owned many others too

Vets/Vettes are great!

xsray

USAF Dec 69 - Dec 70 Ubon Thailand - had a '59 went I went away then sold it for a '65 when I got back - sure wish I still had that '59.

GUSTO14

Let us not forget one of the most legendary...


Semper Fidelis, USMC 1971-2002

GUSTO

1955 copper

I believe you'll find many older gray haired Corvette guy here have served our country because when we were younger there was the draft .

wilcar

If you were at Cu Chi you must have been with the 25th I.D. I was with 7-11 Arty at Tay Ninh, Katum(Firebase Denny) and Dau Tieng in 1970. Shot some Arty for you Rangers during the Cambodian Incursion, their call sign was Bruiser 50. When the 25th went back to Hawaii I got transferred to the 1st Cav with the 2-19 Arty at Phouc Vinh and Firebase Apache(near Xuan Loc). Welcome home!!

MOXIE62

FT. Knox, Meade, Polk but never got tag to go to Vietnam. But I was scare just the same. I was at Ft Polk when Kennedy got killed. Really scared then as that was not like today. I just knew we were going to war with somebody. My 63 was purchased from a Viet Nam guy who did not make it home. I think about that when I'm out in the car, wondering what he must of been like and if he got lucky in my car.

Blk63Vette

Hello

A couple years ago I found this lighter jammed between the rear window channel and door.