I came in 2002 for the R&R I had to turn down to return to the field and never got. I told my buddy, VN Vet for ah some "company", "I'll be back at xmas/new years and if I like it as well as now I'll be moving as soon as I can retire". I came for the sex, the booze, the parties, oh those nights at the old FLB. I broke a cardinal rule, never bar fine from your drinking bar. Married her, unknown she was a gambling addict and now had my money to play with, and lost. Caught out after taking the money for the house and gambling it away and refinancing the paid for truck. Bought, well almost, house in Udon 2008, I was living here by 2010, after only working for 9 months for a couple of years. Soon the marriage went to hell and off I went, after a bit we made another try, but the gambling had her. I met a 30 yr. Lao lady up in Nong Khai, couldn't get her out of my mind and through ups and downs, bad times and good we are together now. Things have changed, Agent Orange finally got me, and cancer took my voice, left me crippled. I've been back to the states once for an 8 month stay in Minneapolis VA Hospital, the cancer hospital for the VA. Party days are over, not only have I had a forced change, Pattaya etc. is not the same and never will return to the glory days that I got to enjoy. I've still got my Mustang GT to play with, if I could get the tires needed to keep it in a straight line. Thailand has changed along with the expats coming now. Some actually don't come for the pussy. Weird...lol. Even with the changes here, I have no desire to return to the dictatorship of Amerika. Semper Fi.
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