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Seeing the beauty of Hawaii was like waking up in heaven. It was
Seeing the beauty of Hawaii was like waking up in heaven. It was so surreal that another part of the world was striving economically while a far dist...

Many times I felt like we were sentenced to one year in hell. It
Many times I felt like we were sentenced to one year in hell. It was like sending thousands of young men just right out of high school to die and rot...

When youre in combat, the war never takes a holiday off. Holidays
When youre in combat, the war never takes a holiday off. Holidays were the worst and it was almost Thanksgiving. Away from the family for the first ti...

Sometimes we have to pause that in reality fear is in all of us
Sometimes we have to pause that in reality fear is in all of us when you are in a real war situation. That we are here to sacrifice for the good of o...

Five months into my Vietnam tour, I was beginning to understand a
Five months into my Vietnam tour, I was beginning to understand a little bit of the Vietnamese custom like dont tap a child on the head because it wou...

Lately I have been writing My Vietnam Reflection. My memoirs in
Lately I have been writing My Vietnam Reflection. My memoirs in writing is dedicated to three North Salinas High classmates that have died either in c...