Vietnam Veterans Day.

[IKE]

To all the Vietnam veterans and ecpecially those men and women who gave their lives while serving for this great country.......You Are Not Forgotten !

 

[dannyd]

Great book about one man's experience in Vietnam.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34842347-things-i-ll-never-forget

 

[Bob Wright]

My nephew was a Viet Nam veteran, Marine Corps. He died in 2010 from pancreatic cancer. He was at Khe Sanh, survived unharmed. His brother served in the Airforce during the Viet Nam era, but was in security on Okinawa, so was never actually in country. He died in a helicopter crash at Ellsworth AFB. In contact with Flatgate, he remembered the crash.

Bob Wright

 

[ronto]

Thank you.

 

[contender]

To my fellow Vets who went to Vietnam, "Welcome Home"! I went in just after & served with many who'd been there. Plus,, my brother did (2) tours.

 

[Colonialgirl]

I observed a Chic-Fil-A place with the US Flag at HALF MAST !

 

[KIR]

I will not ever forget and when I pass, my son wants to wear it. I have been wearing it since Dec. 1971. I bought another one for my daughter to wear. He came home and I was fortunate enough to see him as he stepped off a plane in Sacramento, said a few words and was driven off in a bus to his family, presumably. As for Col. Pogreba, there are many interesting stories and I suggest you look them up.
Any others who still wear/have their bracelets?

 

[Jeepnik]

The moving wall is very...

 

[wheelgun1958]

For those that served at that time, an interesting memorial.

https://www.vietnamfulldisclosure.org/sargents-pass-colorado-vietnam-war-memorial-soldierstone/

 

[contender]

"Any others who still wear/have their bracelets?"

I got my first one,, while the war was going on. After it ended,, I too had the pleasure of watching the news,, and seeing him step off & return home. Welcome home Arthuer Black! I retired that bracelet. (Yes, I still have it.) Later on, I got another one,, since not everybody came home or was found. I chose a man who was as close to my home as I could, and was also Army. (I was Army.) Later I found a 3rd bracelet in a junk store. I bought it,, because it deserved a place of honor instead of a junk shop.
All this happened prior to the internet & such.
About 14 years ago, I met a lady who's brother was still MIA. Plus,, she was heavily involved in the American League of Families of POW/MIA Vietnam. We were discussing bracelets. I didn't know how to find out about the current status of the soldiers on my 2nd & 3rd bracelet. She was able to look into it for me.
Bracelet #3,, was also a returned home alive POW. Welcome Home Col.
Bracelet #2,, The one I had the longest,, that SSG had finally had his remains found & returned home, just a few months prior to my inquiry. His remains arrived in Charlotte NC the EXACT same day as a good friend of mine's body arrived from him being killed in Afghanistan. Had I known that SSG Donald Shue was arriving home,, I would have been in Charlotte. My friend was buried a few days after that.
So, I have retired,, yet still have,, all 3 of those bracelets.
I now have #4. The brother of the lady who had helped me find out about the others. Mine goes with me daily.
Never Forget.
So, yes,, I've had a bracelet almost continuously since about 1972.

 

[JPGLSG1234]

IKE, thank you for your post. Semper FI Brothers.

 

[Wyandot Jim]

I worked many years with Commander Doug Clower USN F-4 Aviator who spent 6 1/2 years as a guest in "The Hanoi Hilton" and other sh!t holes.
Doug was also a big help in getting Son Trey a Nomination to the US Naval Academy.

http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=220
His 1st (of 2) Silver Star Citation reads:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while interned as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam on 24 November 1967. His captors, completely ignoring international agreements, subjected him to extreme mental and physical cruelties in an attempt to obtain military information and false confessions for propaganda purposes. Through his resistance to those brutalities, he contributed significantly toward the eventual abandonment of harsh treatment by the North Vietnamese, which was attracting international attention. By his determination, courage, resourcefulness, and devotion to duty, he reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the Naval Service and the United States Armed Forces.

You will NEVER be Forgotten Sir.

 

[dannyd]

Vietnam had some great pilots and I worked for a lot of them later in their careers after the war, but I would have loved to worked for "Anthony "Tony" Cushenberry" F-105 driver. :)

https://www.gaaviationhalloffame.co...ovider&cHash=846b930695b0e55964b389a349eb72e4

 

[dannyd]

Commander James R. Walker, Navy Cross Winner; was my Commanding Office. He had a Turkey Buzzard go threw the R/H windscreen of an H-46 . I had to go out clean him and the helo up then replace the Windshield.

Every good thing that happened to me in the Navy was do the Training of the guy's from HLA-3 that came back and stayed in the Navy.

He was a Great Guy.

https://www.nhahistoricalsociety.org/honors/navy-cross/lt-james-r-walker-usn/