Bob Parsons

What do you mean the day the trees fell? Okay, I'll tell you about the day the trees fell. We set up for ambush one night in a graveyard in Vietnam. And we saw Vietnamese are buried sitting up, at least most of them are that I'm aware of. And so... We had a squad, a couple of cliques right of us, a couple of cliques left of us.

And so I was facing just inward to this area where all these trees were. And I was leaning against the mound. And there was... All of a sudden, on the right of us, there was a firefight started. And then there was a firefight on the left of us. And there was bullets. You've been shot at many times. You know what it sounds like when a bullet goes by.

And so I was facing just inward to this area where all these trees were. And I was leaning against the mound. And there was... All of a sudden, on the right of us, there was a firefight started. And then there was a firefight on the left of us. And there was bullets. You've been shot at many times. You know what it sounds like when a bullet goes by.

And so I was facing just inward to this area where all these trees were. And I was leaning against the mound. And there was... All of a sudden, on the right of us, there was a firefight started. And then there was a firefight on the left of us. And there was bullets. You've been shot at many times. You know what it sounds like when a bullet goes by.

You know, it sounds like beef or something flying by. But, I mean, it was like... It was going like crazy. So he couldn't stand up. And then... One of the guys in our squad, probably George, called in artillery. It must have been NVA moving towards us from the front of us area I was facing.

You know, it sounds like beef or something flying by. But, I mean, it was like... It was going like crazy. So he couldn't stand up. And then... One of the guys in our squad, probably George, called in artillery. It must have been NVA moving towards us from the front of us area I was facing.

You know, it sounds like beef or something flying by. But, I mean, it was like... It was going like crazy. So he couldn't stand up. And then... One of the guys in our squad, probably George, called in artillery. It must have been NVA moving towards us from the front of us area I was facing.

And all I could see was I could see, you know, I don't know how far out it was, maybe a couple hundred yards, maybe a hundred yards. I don't know. But it would be like everything would light up. And then you'd see these trees, these palm trees, just falling down, falling down. And then... And then on and on and on. That must have been for like 15 minutes. And then quiet.

And all I could see was I could see, you know, I don't know how far out it was, maybe a couple hundred yards, maybe a hundred yards. I don't know. But it would be like everything would light up. And then you'd see these trees, these palm trees, just falling down, falling down. And then... And then on and on and on. That must have been for like 15 minutes. And then quiet.

And all I could see was I could see, you know, I don't know how far out it was, maybe a couple hundred yards, maybe a hundred yards. I don't know. But it would be like everything would light up. And then you'd see these trees, these palm trees, just falling down, falling down. And then... And then on and on and on. That must have been for like 15 minutes. And then quiet.

And that's what I'm talking about that particular night. That night was crazy. And what was crazier about it, that particular graveyard, there was a squad of ours a month or so before I got there that set up in that graveyard, and they all died. because the Vietnamese somehow or another.

And that's what I'm talking about that particular night. That night was crazy. And what was crazier about it, that particular graveyard, there was a squad of ours a month or so before I got there that set up in that graveyard, and they all died. because the Vietnamese somehow or another.

And that's what I'm talking about that particular night. That night was crazy. And what was crazier about it, that particular graveyard, there was a squad of ours a month or so before I got there that set up in that graveyard, and they all died. because the Vietnamese somehow or another.

No, they weren't buried. They were just mutilated, like sometimes happens. But none of us were hurt that night. Just the trees, just the trees were.

No, they weren't buried. They were just mutilated, like sometimes happens. But none of us were hurt that night. Just the trees, just the trees were.

No, they weren't buried. They were just mutilated, like sometimes happens. But none of us were hurt that night. Just the trees, just the trees were.

Yeah, it does. It does. But, you know, I can tell you what the painful thing is. What I decided was early on it might have been a good thing that I wasn't always around.

Yeah, it does. It does. But, you know, I can tell you what the painful thing is. What I decided was early on it might have been a good thing that I wasn't always around.

Yeah, it does. It does. But, you know, I can tell you what the painful thing is. What I decided was early on it might have been a good thing that I wasn't always around.

Yeah, temper. I mean, I never got physical, never, never once. But she was verbal and loud. I'm happy that with my angel, I'm past that at least 99%.