The Odd Angry Shot

[John McGillivray]

Last year there was a program shown on History Television that outlined Canadian involvement in the Vietnam War. If I remember correctly it stated that 106,000 Canadians had volunteered to serve there with the US military.

Filipino troops also served in Vietnam. My wife’s father was one of them. The Americans had blackmailed President Marcos to send an Engineering Bn to work on civil development projects, along with an Infantry Bn for security. My father-in-law was a Sr. NCO in the Infantry Bn. The closest he came to combat was with a group of American NCO’s. The Filipinos had invited the Americans over for a meal and a little drink. Everyone had a good time, however just as the Americans were about to leave, one of the Filipino Sgts asked: “Did you enjoy YOUR dog?”