We all have that one track that teleports us back to a barracks radio, a convoy night, or a PX jukebox. Drop yours below—artist, song, and the moment.
- Where were you? (base/ship/FOB, year)
- Who was there? (names if you want)
- Details (smells, sounds, price of a beer, the weather)
More prompts from Together We Served: songs, chow, Boot Camp, MOS stories, habits, and even favorite automobiles.
Here a few of my favorites: Breakfast in any duty station, SOS, military version made with ground beef supplied by the lowest bidder. The real thing made with corned beef.
While in Staging Battalion at Camp Pendleton assaulting mock VC strongholds, getting ready for service in Vietnam my go to song was Inna Gadda Da Vida by Iron Butterfly, a one hit wonder that was done in one 26 minute continuous take.
In Vietnam in 69 our theme song was: We Gotta Get Out of this Place, by the Animals.
Favorite chow in boot camp, SOS, least favorite in Vietnam C Rats, Ham & Lima beans but we called them something else.