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Adrian Cronauer, the real live DJ portrayed by Robin Williams in the movie "Good Morning Vietnam" just passed, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44897634 (many other obits also available).
Keen to travel, Cronauer says he actually volunteered for a transfer to Vietnam, where he was hired initially as a news director for Armed Forces Radio there.
After his morning presenter left, he took up the 06:00 Dawn Buster show mantle, greeting troops with an enthusiastic yell of: "GOOOOOOOOD morning, Vietnam!"
Cronauer soon found out while interviewing troops that his ironic salute was often met with "the GI equivalent of: Get stuffed Cronauer" on bad days, he recounted at a veterans event in 2008.
"On one occasion, a guy picked up his M16 and blew away his radio," he told the Americans Veterans Centre conference.
Did any Soylentils hear him — live — in Vietnam?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday July 22 2018, @04:46PM (7 children)
Not apologizing for anything. Remember Jimmy Carter? That man was the laughing stock of the world. No one outside the US took him seriously. Reagan came along, and people outside the US offered up respect, however grudgingly it might be offered.
Reagan wasn't much of an economist, but the world stopped laughing at the US and it's spineless leader.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by PartTimeZombie on Sunday July 22 2018, @11:10PM (4 children)
I may be qualified to reply to this, as someone who not only lives outside the US, but can remember Reagan:
This statement is incorrect. Carter was viewed as someone who the World could trust, after the criminal Nixon and his lickspittle replacement Ford.
This is also incorrect. Reagan was viewed as a fool. You may have assumed he had the respect of the world because of Margaret Thatcher's relationship with him, but she loved him precisely because he was a fool, and she knew she could play him. Which she did.
Ordinary people in Western nations thought of Reagan as exactly the sort of provincial, small-minded American we avoid at airports.
I am sure the average Nicaraguan has a much pithier opinion of him, given how many Nicaraguans he had murdered in his illegal war there, but that's another story.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday July 22 2018, @11:20PM (3 children)
"The world" and "ordinary people in Western nations" are not equivalent.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Monday July 23 2018, @12:16AM (2 children)
Not sure what point you're making there. Do you think Nicaragua have a higher opinion of your wonderful Mr. Reagan after he had so many of them murdered?
Perhaps you think Filipinos have a high opinion of him, due to his strong support of Marcos?
Anyone else you can think of who may have had a good opinion of him?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday July 23 2018, @12:26AM (1 child)
One specific group of people would be Israelis. Or, if I need to be even more specific, Israelis who immigrated from WW2 era Europe. YMMV, but I happened to serve during Carter's administration. Pretty much everywhere I went, people scoffed at the man. I was actually embarrassed over our president. There was no shortage of embarrassment when I visited England, or France, Italy, or Spain. But, Israel stands out in my memory.
(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Monday July 23 2018, @06:54AM
Carter was a DISASTER for Israel. Talked them into giving up the Sinai. Huge part of their Country. Also, Swamp Bunny!!!
(Score: 2) by DutchUncle on Monday July 23 2018, @07:03PM (1 child)
Spineless? You mean the submarine commander who was part of the pioneering work in developing nuclear powered submarines? He wasn't all about peanuts.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday July 23 2018, @07:34PM
Carter was never a submarine commander. Carter was a nuclear power plant specialist. Carter answered directly to Rickover, the father of the nuclear navy. Carter's primary job, and accomplishment, was to ensure that reactors conformed in every respect to their plans, and that they met performance standards. Among other things, Rickover required, and Carter enforced, the X-ray inspection of every single weld in the reactors, as well as the support equipment of the reactor. Carter reached the rank of lieutenant, and his highest position aboard subs was executive officer. Arguably, his positions as inspector were higher than that of an executive officer, but he never commanded any ship or boat in the US Navy.
http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org/documents/jec/jcnavy/ [jimmycarterlibrary.org]
https://www.military.com/history/lt-jimmy-carter.html [military.com]