Posted by 4play on April 03, 2014 at 19:40:34 from (68.228.168.127):
In Reply to: VIETNAM posted by MTC on April 03, 2014 at 18:35:30:
My Dad was there but didn't talk much about it. He did mention the greetings they got when they returned to the states. People spitting, yelling cuss words and obscene gestures etc. He was Army Intelligence as a Captain. I know he was in some pretty rough spots way up at the North side, DMZ and even across the line at times. I know he did some bad things and saw some bad stuff and that's probably why he didn't talk much and I never really asked. He was my Hero, and I was proud that he served when he did. BTW he wasn't drafted he volunteered.
I wished he spoke more about some of the things he did or endured and especially involving a few medals. He earned at least one purple heart which was not uncommon, and he earned a Bronze Star which unlike today they were not real common. He mentioned earning a few others which he never accepted.
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