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Friend of mine was a Merc in Rhodesia.

submitted by con77 to TellUpgoat 2.9 yearsMay 18, 2021 20:26:57 ago (+18/-0)     (TellUpgoat)

Ive told this story before so if youve read this bear with me. His name was Jack. Tough little Italian guy from NYC.

He told me the first time he killed a Vietnamese with a knife he threw up and the other recon marines laughed and gave him shit about it.

He was at Khe Sanh and said they used to lay down and sleep in agent orange. Its what killed him. Cancer of the palate. He was in his 40's when he died.

Anyway after Viet nam he hired on to fight in Rhodesia. He told me in the early '90's about the blacks setting their sights on infinity thinking that it made the AK shoot harder. 20 years before it became common knowledge. I didnt believe him. Who could be that stupid? African blacks thats who!

They were shooting over the heads of the whites. Contributing to the 1000 to 1 kill ratio. I said "it must have been great hunting niggers in the jungle". He would just make an odd face. More like a grimace than a smile.

When he flew back to NYC he was wearing a money belt full of gold Krugerrands. The FBI snatched him and some other mercs in the airport and took their gold.

He was a hardcore biker. Once he and I were working on a house in an upscale neighborhood on the water in Florida. The Dr. that lived next door had fired his pool guy and was trying to mix the chemicals on his own.

They started exploding in short sharp bursts that sounded like gunfire. I got a lungful of chlorine gas and stumbled and crawled to the front of the house.

Jack was under our van waving me toward him saying "C'MON MAN! YOU CAN MAKE IT!!!". He was nervous around noises like that and was deathly afraid of snakes.

Which I used to fuck with him every chance I got.


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[ - ] ghostofvoatspast 1 point 2.2 yearsJan 30, 2022 20:35:28 ago (+1/-0)



I killed someone with a knife once at Slab City. Killed their dog too. It was legit self defense.

[ - ] Jiggggg 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 28, 2021 07:03:53 ago (+0/-0)

Sounds like an interesting friend. Bet it was fun to pick his brain.

[ - ] con77 [op] 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 28, 2021 08:40:56 ago (+0/-0)

his family was mobbed up in NYC. he was a former heroin dealer.

[ - ] beece 9 points 2.9 yearsMay 18, 2021 21:43:49 ago (+9/-0)*

The price, for an American to go work as a Merc in Rhodesia, was a $15,000 bonus plus salary at about what you made as a US army turd. It may not sound like much now, but that was about the price of a small house then. The US army was giving $12,000 for Combat MOS not long afterwards, but it was a full 6 year commitment.

Houses use to be cheaper. Car's too. Was a great country till it was fucked up. Rhodesia as well.

[ - ] fightknightHERO 3 points 2.9 yearsMay 19, 2021 04:07:33 ago (+3/-0)

imagine getting paid that much for killing niggers
dream job right fucking here.

[ - ] gimpyoldman 6 points 2.9 yearsMay 18, 2021 21:29:54 ago (+6/-0)

I met a few Rhodesians while I was sailing. One told me that when he left Rhodesia in the late 70s there was a 100% 'export tax' on anything you took out of the country. He built a sailboat on his farm and then trucked it to the east coast thru Mozambique. He paid the tax on the 'market value' of his boat, about $100K US. But he had made all the metal deck fitting and winch drums out of gold and had them chrome plated.

[ - ] i_hate_sodomites 4 points 2.9 yearsMay 19, 2021 06:39:42 ago (+4/-0)

I was in Rhodesia. Those guys were amazing. We regularly went up against impossible odds and won, every single time- because niggers were fucking niggers. They fucking knew this, which is why they had no fear..and we had to learn it, because shit, we were out-numbered a 100 to one. Worst snd best time of my life. Wish I could go back to killing niggers with impunity again....

[ - ] con77 [op] 0 points 2.2 yearsJan 30, 2022 20:26:32 ago (+0/-0)

see you in valhalla

[ - ] i_hate_sodomites 0 points 2.2 yearsFeb 14, 2022 09:12:38 ago (+0/-0)

Yeah, brother; I'm old and did my bit, best as I could, hope you can do before the end comes.....

[ - ] account deleted by user 2 points 2.9 yearsMay 19, 2021 04:18:19 ago (+3/-1)

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[ - ] WhiteCollarCriminal 1 point 2.9 yearsMay 19, 2021 00:54:20 ago (+1/-0)

I thought I had a fun life. I had a chance to buy a house in Clearwater Beach in 08', 4200sq ft, pool, 1/2 acre lot. 240k. Missed it by a day because I wanted to do some research. Still kicking myself on that one.

[ - ] con77 [op] 2 points 2.9 yearsMay 19, 2021 01:33:45 ago (+2/-0)

thats a 2 million dollar house now

[ - ] WhiteCollarCriminal 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 19, 2021 02:24:57 ago (+0/-0)

Thanks for reminding me! A good friend lives two houses down, he showed me the house but I didn't know the area. He who hesitates and all that shit.

[ - ] account deleted by user 1 point 2.9 yearsMay 20, 2021 02:53:50 ago (+1/-0)

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[ - ] deleted 1 point 2.9 yearsMay 20, 2021 02:54:40 ago (+1/-0)

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[ - ] albatrosv15 -1 points 2.9 yearsMay 19, 2021 06:03:40 ago (+0/-1)*

Yeah i know stories like that. One guy i knew went on a mission to afghanistan to "feel the thrill and smell the gunpowder". Lots of money, when came back. Made a child, then divorced, then paid alimonies, then killed himself. Good ending.

All mercs should die.