Chinook crewmember recalls close call with sappers in Vietnam
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Chinook crewmember recalls close call with sappers in Vietnam

Aloha, OR
I was a flight engineer with the 242nd Assault Support Helicopter Company, the Muleskinners, in Cu Chi Vietnam from June..
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The Cold War years

Spanish Fort, AL
We were called Silent Warriors, which refers to any member of the United States Air Force Security Service. We all..
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Success in the teaching field because of Army service

Lewes, DE
As a retired teacher with 34 years' experience at middle, high school and college, colleagues would ask an innocent question:..
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Submerged: LIfe on a Fast Attack Submarine in the Last Days of the Cold War
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Submerged: LIfe on a Fast Attack Submarine in the Last Days of the Cold..

Harpers Ferry, WV
This is a memoir about my service on a fast attack submarine during the 1980s. We conducted four classified missions,..
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The recruiter stole my middle name
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The recruiter stole my middle name

San Antonio, TX
It was a dark and stormy evening at Navy Recruiting Station North East on Walzem Road in San Antonio. In..
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The little rota beater that couldn’t
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The little rota beater that couldn’t

San Antonio, TX
My overseas tour at Naval Security Group Activity Rota, Spain, began in June 1996 after completing the Apprentice Mideast Cryptologic..
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My time in uniform ...
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My time in uniform ...

Oklahoma City , OK
My time in uniform will always be remembered by the moments I spent next to my brothers and sisters in..
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My “Hunt for Red October” moment onboard USS Normandy (CG 60)
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My “Hunt for Red October” moment onboard USS Normandy (CG 60)

San Antonio, TX
The day after Christmas 1997, I flew out from Naval Support Activity Bahrain aboard an H-3 Sea King helicopter crewed..
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Being drafted was a great thing
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Being drafted was a great thing

Shoreham, NY
On Jan. 19, 1971, I was drafted into the U.S. Army at Fort Hamilton, N.Y. The next day I started..
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Last flight out of Saigon
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Last flight out of Saigon

Chester, VA
On April 29, 1975, I was on the last U.S. C-130 out of Saigon before the city fell to the..
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Catapulting from the Navy to the state of Wisconsin
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Catapulting from the Navy to the state of Wisconsin

Madison, WI
The newest member of our Severson-Cairns American Legion Post 501 Family is Terry Ruehlow, a Navy veteran who served in..
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Conspiracy Ignited
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Conspiracy Ignited

Los Angeles, CA
Raymond Paul Johnson's new book is an absorbing military and legal thriller inspired by actual events. Ray is a USAF..
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CMATT 2004 letter home, part A

Leominster, MA
It is tough to describe a country that has been through three wars since 1981. The non-city portions of the..
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From Tan Son Nhut to Port au Prince
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From Tan Son Nhut to Port au Prince

Summerfield, FL
Maj. (retired) Joe Thompson U.S. Army Civil Affairs Branch Joe
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Troubled Waters
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Troubled Waters

Upper Marlboro , MD
Terrence R. Winston’s new book is a gripping read on the author’s service in the U.S. Navy in Iraq. “Troubled..
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Ride to serve, serve to ride
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Ride to serve, serve to ride

Cape Coral, FL
Richard King joined the Marine Corps in the late 1970s and became an infantry scout/sniper for a surveillance and target..
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I was the one who was overlooked
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I was the one who was overlooked

Charleston, WV
I was the one who was overlooked, because I didn't know how bad my PTSD and survivor's-guilt issues were coming..
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Draftees with STEM college degrees

Cary, NC
During the draft, there were a series of "01" MOS' -- 01B through 01L. These were for draftees with college..
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Preface - A Marine's Story: "Okay, buddy, let's go! Hoorah!"

Lodi, CA
A Marine Sniper Survives Vietnam One Sunday after church, our congregation moved from the sanctuary into the social hall for a..
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A lifetime of flying
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A lifetime of flying

Dallas, TX
"A lifetime of flying" by Ralph Vincent Edward Van Kerkhove, retired major of the U.S. Air Force and captain with..
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BICENTENNIAL TRIFECTA: Patriots for the American Evolution - a novel about the adventures of..

Nesconset, NY
BICENTENNIAL TRIFECTA - A Historical Novel by Wm. G. Holst (U.S. Army Veteran 1975-78) (All Rights Reserved 2021) Armed with his..
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Ploiesti bombardier
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Ploiesti bombardier

Columbus, OH

I would like to offer information about a picture of the B-24s dropping bombs over the Ploiești oil field in..

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An Air Force family doctor
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An Air Force family doctor

Tarpon Springs, FL
I signed up to be a family doctor in the Air Force during the Vietnam War.
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River patrol In Vietnam
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River patrol In Vietnam

Titusville, NJ
I served on swift boats in the Mekong Delta. In 2018 I published my story in a book titled "Through..
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Then it was time
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Then it was time

Lutz, FL
THEN IT WAS TIME                                ..
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Doing my part
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Doing my part

Arroyo Grande, CA
I spent three years stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, in the 1980s when 60,000 troops were stationed in that city alone...
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Ode

Dublin, OH
This battle damaged flag in hand weather worn and torn once flew high up in the sky overland in Vietnam. Mortar shells and shotgun..
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Faces to names
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Faces to names

Indianapolis, IN
By Michael O'Kane There are 25 or so volunteers comprising the project “The Wall of Faces,” whose goal is linking photographs..
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Korean War experiences of James (Demetrios) C. Siotas - From War to War (Part 2)
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Korean War experiences of James (Demetrios) C. Siotas - From War to War (Part..

Athens, Greece
In January 1952 we arrived in Inchon, Korea and through Seoul were taken to the front line at the Iron..
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Korean War experiences of James (Demetrios) C. Siotas - From War to War (Part 1)
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Korean War experiences of James (Demetrios) C. Siotas - From War to War (Part..

Athens, Greece
The November issue of the Legion magazine reminded me of my own experience in Japan and Korea with the 40th..
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When World War II ended, I heard it
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When World War II ended, I heard it

Franklin Park, IL
At 9 p.m. at night, I was watching a movie while on island R&R for a couple of days. We..
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