Oct 17, 2023
This episode discusses Davis and his colleagues in the ABC in
Singapore, his impressions of the Gurkhas after he did an
assignment in Borneo, the war clouds gathering over Vietnam and his
transfer to Vietnam on 13 April, 1964. The episode closes after we
hear of Davis’ assessment of General Westmoreland, the...
Feb 17, 2023
Episode two continues to deal with Davis’ trademark grit that is introduced in the first podcast. He overcomes a terrible ACL knee football injury and develops a love of running. His physical fitness and never-say-die attitude stands him in good stead in the seemingly impossible challenges Vietnam throws at him.
As...
Oct 2, 2022
In this episode, we talk about the beginning of his life, from losing his mother at an early age to then suffering from Polio and learning about how life and death are just part of the different seasons of life. We discern that his ability to weather the many challenges of Vietnam has its origins in his early days...
Sep 30, 2022
I have just completed a memoir on my first 18 years
in Kalgoorlie. Its title Around the Blue Laminex Table is taken
from the times when we sat at the blue Laminex kitchen table and
listened to my father regaling the family with unforgettable
stories about his days as a woodchopper, gambler and contractor who
supplied...
Sep 30, 2022
I have just completed a memoir on my first 18 years
in Kalgoorlie. Its title Around the Blue Laminex Table is taken
from the times when we sat at the blue Laminex kitchen table and
listened to my father regaling the family with unforgettable
stories about his days as a woodchopper, gambler and contractor who
supplied...