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Thomas Dansby

Thomas Dansby (my brother) did not serve during Vietnam War. His was of the “lottery” generation and his “number” was high enough for it...

Bill Jeanes – husband of my best friend from high school – graduate of Texas A&M 1969 -career Army– served in VietNam, deployed for two...

Ted Glaub (cousin to Marvin Gatewood) – served in Viet Nam as a US Air Force fighter pilot. His plane was a T-38 (hot rod). Ted is the...

Patrick McAlister - Army – Helicopter gunner and he and others were charged with rescuing wounded soldiers from the field. His brother,...

Marvin Gatewood – US Navy – Stationed at Norfork, VA on the USS Wright, a Presidential Hideaway and support ship. It had the first...

Name: Doyle Jones. Branch of Service: Army Date of Induction: May 12, 1971 (Drafted) - Active Service End Date: February 5,...

By the time Berry Joe Bridges turned 18, three of his four older brothers had already joined the Marine Corps and the Vietnam War was in...

When I graduated from high school in 1964 the United States had been sending our soldiers to fight in Vietnam for a decade. It had shaped...

The Vietnam War was obscenely long and the cost was much greater than the $173 billion dollars the United States poured into the war...

Name & Rank: Captain Winston T. Robinson. Age: 24 Branch: US Army. Entry date: May 1964. Release Date: September 1967 War Time Veteran...