Occam’s Punji
Damn, that’s sharp! And nasty! Occam’s punji stick will eff you up!
Our Vietnam chopper jock’s serialized tale of being targeted for assassination by the VC continues over at Castle Argghhh!!!
Trinh smiled to ease Phouc’s apprehension. “Soldier Phouc, you have performed your mission well. But I feel that I may have missed something of import in the message. Now you may set Soldier Phouc aside and become Young Brother Phouc, as I will set aside Battalion Commander Trinh – we will sit together and my Young Brother will tell the tale of this morning’s events to his Eldest Brother…”
Phouc told Trinh of the work party’s interruption by the sound of approaching helicopters: “We could tell they were Frogs (UH-1s), not Sharks (AH-1s) or Bees (OH-6s) by the sounds, but we didn’t know if they were just Frogs or the Muttering Death (gunships, particularly UH-1Ds or-Hs in Nighthawk configuration). We dispersed to our fighting positions beneath the trees and pulled our covers over us…”
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 10:04 am on Thursday, February 22, 2007
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February 22nd, 2007 at 1:25 pm
Today’s Cliffhanger (Updated and bumped, again)
In Medias Res CW4BillT (Hat tip: Jules C.) The sun was just rising, so the temperature was only about 110F as I slogged along the PSP taxiway bordering the North Swamp. I passed a Scout pilot single-mindedly preflighting a Loach
February 22nd, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Today’s Cliffhanger (Updated and bumped, again)
In Medias Res CW4BillT (Hat tip: Jules C.) The sun was just rising, so the temperature was only about 110F as I slogged along the PSP taxiway bordering the North Swamp. I passed a Scout pilot single-mindedly preflighting a Loach