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19Mar2006

Chants

Ft. Ord, Ca

Every morning we found ourselves running, it was a part of the campaign to get us civilians in shape. We also did alot of marching from place to place as we continued our training. DUring many/most of the runs and marches we chanted. The DI would chant out a phrase and all of the guys would repeat it. I recall just part of one of the chants and wish I could remember more as some were pretty good.

The one phrase I remember has stuck itself permanently in my head. It goes something like this:

I want to go to Vietnam
I want to kill a charlie cong
Here we go, here we go

It's not much but it has played in my head many times since 1970.


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Ronald Bertao 31-May-2017 17:20
After forty seven years still remember most chants still stuck in my head.Here we go was the best.Also KP, pots and pan man outside man DRO.On the hill A-3-3 JAN 1970.
Guest 08-Mar-2014 08:43
"I want to be an airborne ranger, live a life of sex and danger, everyday, every way, Airborne, Ranger, over the hill, around the hill, thru the hill, grrrr Airborne, Ranger".
Guest 01-Mar-2014 00:16
How about: "I want to be an airborne ranger, I want to live a life of danger. Here we go,
airborne, here we go, AIRBORNE!"
Guest 08-Dec-2012 05:02
I am wanting to know who this man is in this army picture
Guest 08-Dec-2012 04:59
The chant I remember hearing was 1,2,3 what are we fighting for Viet Nam, 1,2, 3 what we fighting for Viet Nam we don't give a dam...it when something like that
Guest 19-Aug-2012 07:44
Was at Ord in July 1967 w/the 13th all Hawaiian Co. Half of us went to Nam and other half went to Germany to deploy later to Nam. Hope all is well w/you. Aloha
Jerry Hellinga 09-Oct-2009 21:46
That's the part of the chant I remember too :-) I did BCT (on the hill)/AIT (WWII barracks) Dec 72-Apr 73
gary 29-Mar-2009 14:20
hi there
seems like you were on the hill
and those songs seem to stay with you
didnt go to nam
but was in c42 sept 1971
may have just missed the draft but somhow joined and went to panama
o well hope your ok now
Dave Beedon22-Mar-2006 22:49
It would be nice to assemble a book of marching chants. One section would have to be labeled: "WARNING: This section contains words and phrases that most people would find offensive. Don't proceed unless you are used to filthy language."
Give me your left, your left, your left...Sound off...bring it on down...1..2..........3..4.