I met a Vietnam Veteran, he went to Vietnam in 1965, then again in 1969. While we were chatting in line; he made me laugh. I asked him what he was going to order and he said: "I am getting a #17 Mike's Philly Cheese steak." "Is that your favorite?" "No,...

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Posted on May 22, 2024

SGT Kevin Hughes

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I met a Vietnam Veteran, he went to Vietnam in 1965, then again in 1969. While we were chatting in line; he made me laugh. I asked him what he was going to order and he said: "I am getting a #17 Mike's Philly Cheese steak."
"Is that your favorite?"
"No, but they don't carry Ham and Lima Beans."
I don't know if anyone else knew why I was laughing so hard.

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SGT Philip Roncari

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SGT Kevin Hughes
Ham and Limas as you know came in the Infamous B2 Unit,I personally think this was a deliberate black op strategy to get US troops out of Vietnam,just my theory mind you,but there was a rumor that inscription on Ho Chi Minh’s grave read “Thank you ancestors Ham and Limas Forever “ Welcome Home Brothers.

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