A wall stands in Washington DC to honor Vietnam veterans who died as a direct result of war. It's known as the “Vietnam Veterans Memorial” and…
Once a year we come together to honor those who have served our country in military service. Whether they were in the midst of battle or serve…
For many who served in Vietnam, their role was not that of a combat soldier.
After completing infantry training at Fort Ord on the coast of central California, 20-year-old Clyde Briley landed in Saigon on the southern c…
Danny Lunsford of Farmington was as an E-5 engineman in the U.S. Navy and served during the Vietnam War between 1966 and 1969.
Steve Mauk served in the Vietnam War from 1967 to 1970 in the rank of Petty Officer 3rd class with the title Boatswain’s Mate, or as many know…
Clifford Barnes served as a U.S. Army Warrant Officer and piloted UH-1 “Huey” helicopters in a heavy combat environment in Vietnam from 1968 t…
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Donal “Don” Firebaugh began his lengthy career in military and public service at a young age.
For a 20-year veteran of the United States Army (from June 1960 to June 1980) and an avid civilian international traveler, it could be said th…
Gary Lee was born in Fredericktown and grew up in Yount, Mo. He graduated from Perryville High School. Then his parents moved to Madison County.
Dave Watson of Farmington remembers the letter he received in 1970.
Art Jones went to Vietnam straight out of high school and ended up spending the next 35 years of his life working as an Air Force mechanic. He…
Although Ron Bohn is a veteran of the Vietnam War he doesn’t consider himself a hero by any stretch of the imagination.
When Don Wynn received his draft notice in 1966 he requested to be placed with the military police after completing his basic training at Fort…
Going to Vietnam in the late 1960s was an eye-opening experience for a young man who grew up in Madison County and had lived there his entire …
On June 1, 1970, James Hutchins stepped off a plane in Vietnam, a pretty familiar sight for the time.
While many of his high school classmates prepared for college during the summer of 1970, Bob Tomlinson was preparing for something quite diffe…
Henry Shumake will tell those who asks what his definition of a "hero" is.
Joe Snyder, a Marine who served in Vietnam in the ‘60s, has always considered himself a lucky man, but has often wondered why he's among those…
Most Vietnam veterans prefer not to talk about their time overseas or what it was like when they returned home.
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In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson ordered 3,500 U.S. Marines to South Vietnam in response to attacks on U.S. airbases. While troops had been i…
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