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VIETNAM CHRONICLES

CAPTAIN RICHARD L. KLOPPENBURG

SHORT STORIES FROM 1966-1967 IN VIETNAM

BELOW ARE SOME TRUE BUT UNTOLD STORIES
VIETNAM WAS THE GREAT ADVENTURE OF MY GENERATION

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KLOPPENBURG PASSPORT PHOTO---1967

KLOPPENBURG PASSPORT PHOTO---1967

Items of Interest From Return to Vietnam 2001

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I found this Zippo lighter during my 2001 trip to Vietnam. Front reads Phu Cat 1973-1974. The lighter has the logo of the 1st Aviation BirgadeRear reads “death is my business and business has been good”.

Portraying a B-52 strike
Portraying a B-52 strike
Vietnamese wife for sale. $6,000 USD

Vietnamese wife for sale. $6,000 USD

Cobra snake in rice wine. Drink for “rheumatism” and “sweat of the limbs”. Drink twice a day, before meals.

Cobra snake in rice wine. Drink for “rheumatism” and “sweat of the limbs”. Drink twice a day, before meals.