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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 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]