Thomas Keith: Daily Fire Missions
Doug Meffley2019-08-02T20:30:00-05:00While growing up on the west side of Chicago and attending Austin High School, Tom never imagined he would spend his 21st birthday serving in the Army in Vietnam.
Sylvester Dziedzic: Going To The Dogs
Doug Meffley2019-08-02T15:19:38-05:00Growing up, Sylvester Dziedzic didn’t have a family dog. However, when he joined the Army in 1965, he developed a specialty as a Military Police (MP) Sentry Dog Handler and served in that role during the Vietnam War.
Ascher Daniel Yates: Photography, Korea and an Emmy
Doug Meffley2019-07-06T06:49:23-05:00On his Honor Flight application, Mr. Yates states he was an Army photographer in Korea, an understatement indeed.
Clyde Wilson: How Delivering Paychecks Earns The Silver Star
Doug Meffley2021-01-25T13:25:21-06:00“Welcome to Tan Son Nhut. We are under attack, everybody prepare for a crash landing.” Those were the first words Capt. Clyde Wilson and his fellow officers heard from their pilot as they arrived in Vietnam in 1968.
James Wightman: One of the Fortunate Ones
Doug Meffley2019-07-05T21:39:09-05:00Jim Wightman knows he is one of the lucky ones. He spent his entire Army deployment in Korea during a time when many troops were being shifted to Vietnam, allowing him to dig deep into much of the Korean culture.
Robert Vogeltanz: Rigging Parachutes — A Valued, Specialized Skill
Doug Meffley2019-07-05T21:25:38-05:00When Bob Vogeltanz volunteered for the Air Force three days shy of his 19th birthday, he did not know he would learn a highly specialized skill that would take him halfway across the world to Thailand during the height of the Vietnam War.
Donald Tollefsen: Floating Battalion
Doug Meffley2019-07-05T21:09:29-05:00Don Tollefsen went from being a garbage man working in Cicero, Illinois, to being part of a Floating Battalion in the South China Seas.
Terrence Schmidt: Memories of War and Recruiting
Doug Meffley2019-07-05T20:52:06-05:00Terry Schmidt had a long and successful Navy career, with many years of recruiting for the Navy Reserve, but the times he remembers the best are his two tours on a destroyer off Vietnam.
Robert Misevich: Combat Medic, A Prime Target
Doug Meffley2019-07-05T20:43:13-05:00Bob Misevich was awarded three Bronze Stars as an Army combat medic in Vietnam, where he served during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
Joseph Martinek: Same Navy, Different Ships – Big Difference
Doug Meffley2019-08-02T20:49:25-05:00While following in the footsteps of his grandfather, who served in the Navy during WWI, Vietnam War veteran Joseph Martinek eventually found himself assigned to USS Enterprise (CVN-65): the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier.
Stewart Margolis: Join The Navy And See The World…Really!
Doug Meffley2019-07-05T15:35:54-05:00Joining the Navy seemed just the right thing to do for young Stewart Margolis from New York City. It turned into a career that spanned three different decades.
James Blue, Sr.: Once a Marine, Always a Marine
Doug Meffley2019-07-05T15:19:18-05:00Despite contracting a severe case of malaria that required hospitalization both during and after his service in Vietnam, James Blue, Sr., continued to serve as a reservist well into the first Gulf War.
John “Ace” Aister: You Appreciate Everything
Doug Meffley2019-07-02T16:41:52-05:00The morning he left for the Vietnam War, John Aister’s father drove him to the train station and left him with words of wisdom he never forgot: "Come back home" and "There will be a day when you appreciate water and bread.”
Louie Obed Rodriguez: Being Dealt the Ace of Spades from the Army 1st Brigade
Ryan Walters2019-05-31T12:14:13-05:00U.S. Army Vietnam Schererville, IN [...]
Joseph Lamy: Purple Heart Combat Medic
Ryan Walters2019-05-31T12:13:01-05:00U.S. Army Vietnam Palos Heights, IL [...]
Eddie Krupiczowicz: Why Eddie Loves His Country
Ryan Walters2019-05-31T12:11:24-05:00U.S. Army Vietnam Villa Park, IL [...]
John Jacobson: Four Tours as a Navy Seabee – A Proud Group of Servicemen
Ryan Walters2019-05-31T12:08:34-05:00U.S. Navy Vietnam Des Plaines, IL [...]
Anthony Isadore Senior: Supply Sergeant – Routine, Dangerous, and Sometimes Surprising Benefits
Ryan Walters2019-05-31T12:06:38-05:00U.S. Army Vietnam Crestwood, IL [...]
Barry Greenberg: The Army Version of Hanoi Hannah
Ryan Walters2019-05-31T12:02:08-05:00U.S. Army Vietnam Naperville, IL [...]
Salvatore “Sam” DiPrima: Going Out to Sea to Find His Calling
Ryan Walters2019-05-31T11:58:08-05:00U.S. Navy Vietnam Naperville, IL [...]