An organization created to better educate and inform the public
about the Vietnam War, its events, its history, and the men and
women who sacrificed to serve their country.

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	Self portrait by Bruce Shriner of Colorado

U.S. Army Spec4 Ray M. Maner circa 1969

Buddha

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else;
you are the one getting burned.
Buddha (c. 566-480 BCE)

United States Army 128th Signal Co. RVN



We lived in Hootches





USO Show - 128th Sig Co - July 1969

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A F V N

In Vietnam the only english speaking radio station we could get was the American Forces Vietnam Network (AFVN). The programming offered a variety of flavors in music, commentary, serials, and news. The background sound for this page is from the popular movie "Good Morning Vietnam" staring Commedian Robin Williams as Adrian Cronauer, an Air Force disc jockey . This was in 1965 a good 4 years before I arrived in-country.

I did, however, catch one daily serial, Chickenman. I tried to hear every installment and probably only missed a few in the year that I was stationed there. It was both entertaining and gave one something to think about instead of the war going on around you.

Thanks to Dick Orkin my tour in the nam was made somewhat more bearable because of his "Most Famous Radio Super Hero". Now that I've found "Sandy Orkin's Web Site" I can hear samples of my favorite "Radio Super Hero" on my computer anytime day or night.

The link below will send you to my "Tribute Page" to "Chickenman" and a Link from there will carry you to "Sandy's Orkin's Site" to browse and reminice.

"A tribute to Chickenman"

Ray@RayManer.com