Behind the microphone
Three made-up voices carry AFVN in P.A.T.H.: Vietnam, from the plywood studio at Lai Khe to the Saigon late-night desk.
KLIK · Lai Khe · Listener Top 20 · Saigon · Command Information
“Good morning, Lai Khe. Coffee found? Boots located? Fine start. Radio Lai Khe—Happy Radio for the Big Red One! This is KLIK, thirteen-thirty on your dial. Zero nine twenty hours, Tuesday, the first of August. Charlie Mercer here in the plywood palace. Give me a moment to wake up the turntable.”
Dawn Buster · Saigon · Command Information
“Welcome to PATH Vietnam Tour of Duty. Keep that dial where it is. We have music for the road ahead.”
Town and Country · Late-Night Album Special · Listener Top 20 · Saigon · Command Information
“Good afternoon, Vietnam. Tuesday, the twenty-second day of August, and the Town and Country door is wide open. This first request goes to the men at the Army and Navy finance centers, where somebody has to make those columns march in a straight line. Air Force Sergeant Milo Taggart, minding the turntables, and here are the Milepost Three with Three More Miles.”
From the comic · DEROS
DJ is a young man from Rochester, drafted and sent to Vietnam. DEROS follows him and the men around him, from home and training to radio duty with the platoon. Finish a month of your tour and the next issue is yours.
