VN052 “Charlie Don’t Surf!”

These were the immortal words spoken by Colonel Bill Kilgore, a battalion commander in the 9^th Air Cavalry Regiment in Francis Ford Coppola’s Vietnam epic “Apocalypse Now”.

Kilgore is a surfing fanatic who loves war... and surfing.  After successfully leading a helicopter assault on a coastal Viet Cong village the Colonel is delighted to find that the nearby beaches offer some excellent surfing opportunities.

When one of his troopers questions the advisability of surfing near a Viet Cong stronghold Kilgore assures him that he has nothing to worry about because... “Charlie don’t surf!”

A classic movie... a classic line... and a great little figure of an Air Cav Colonel who loves surfing.