Maryland Vietnam War Stories. I don't think he saw the s -- in Vietnam that he … Hal Kushner … What was the most bad ass story you have heard of from the Vietnam War? Regardless of what you thought about the Vietnam war, the fact is 2,709,918 Americans served in Vietnam, representing almost 10% of their (very large) generation. Chickenhawk by Robert Mason. SOLDIERS TELL TRUE STORIES OF THEIR WAR. MWD: Stories, Photos, Memorial; US Flags: Revolutionary War-Current * Vietnam War Resources * * War Posters and Leaflets * Allied Leaflets; Posters: All USA Wars; Posters: Communists; Viet Cong Leaflets * Vietnam War Timeline * * WW II Timeline * The Green Beret Affair, 1969 1 / 9. Posted by 2 days ago. Growing up as a Mormon in Utah, Roger Cox had a conservative outlook during the turbulent politics of the Sixties.
And that’s a Vietnam War story that’s absent from our histories of the conflict — all 30,000 of them. save hide report. He very much wanted to fly, and when the other services insisted on a college degree for flight school, he enlisted in the Army, which had a program for anyone who had the necessary talents. Discussion. The chaplain said prayers over the body parts. 10 comments. 40% to 60% of those were either in combat, provided close support or were regularly exposed to enemy attack. MWD: Stories, Photos, Memorial; US Flags: Revolutionary War-Current * Vietnam War Resources * * War Posters and Leaflets * Allied Leaflets; Posters: All USA Wars; Posters: Communists; Viet Cong Leaflets * Vietnam War Timeline * * WW II Timeline * The Green Beret Affair, 1969 20. The Vietnam War is as remote to them as the War of 1812 or the War of Jenkins’ Ear. I have difficulty remembering the names of guys I lived side by side with for months. share. Inspired to serve others after she lost her Drama scholarship from Eastern Michigan University, Janis found herself shipping off to boot camp in the spring of 1970.
18. Did the Green Berrets use captured weapons like the AK47. He had some problems after he came home from the war as well. In 1956, the first female service members arrived in Vietnam. One tour in Vietnam was more than enough for Janis Nark, who served as a nurse during the Vietnam War from 1970 to 1971. The author was a USMC F-4 pilot, flying from land bases. 40% to 60% of those were either in combat, provided close support or were regularly exposed to enemy attack. Three Vietnam War Veterans Share Their Stories W.D.
The tunnel rats encounter On Reddit, a terminally-ill Vietnam veteran recounted a story of his time in Vietnam that he was going to take to his grave but opted to put it on r/nosleep instead.For the uninitiated, Army Tunnel Rats were troops who would crawl into NVA and Viet Cong tunnels to eradicate the troops that hid there below the surface. Ehrhart, left, in October 1967 near Quang Tri, Vietnam, and today. Three-part documentary film. Regardless of what you thought about the Vietnam war, the fact is 2,709,918 Americans served in Vietnam, representing almost 10% of their (very large) generation. Maryland Public Television Salutes Vietnam Veterans Traveling Exhibit. Phantom Over Vietnam by John Trotti. The title says it all. Airing May 24, 25 and 26 on Maryland Public Television. The story of Hayslip, who grew up in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, is intense, intimate, and ultimately human. Now, 40 years later, we must try to understand.
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They stood on opposite sides of the Vietnam divide, the student opposing the war in which the infantryman fought.
That’s a true war story. “Bill” Ehrhart joined the U.S. Marines when he was 17. The author flew helicopters in Vietnam, mostly transport and medevac, had many scary experiences, but survived.
My tour in Vietnam was full of segmented stories, some crazy and hard to imagine, but most were mundane, uneventful, and hard to remember. Interested in some cool stories. Vietnam. Now, 40 years later, we must try to understand. Hal Kushner joined the Army and served as a … Roger Cox | Vietnam | 1st Cavalry (Airmobile) Division | 5:23 . Vietnam War Stories being a Narrative of the War Experiences of the First Platoon, A Co., 1/8 Cav., First Air Cavalry Division, 1967-1968 ... “A” Company Rosters, Vietnam War: 31 July 1965, Ft. Benning: 31 August 1965, Enroute: 31 January 1966: 28 July 1966: 31 October 1966: 31 December 1966: 30 April 1969: 31 October 1969: Vietnam War stories: Telling stories long buried Infantry medic came home, tried to forget things he had seen. The Vietnam War is as remote to them as the War of 1812 or the War of Jenkins’ Ear.