My name is Roy Wesley Brady, Jr., and I served with the USMC with the 0311/0369 as an Infantry Unit Leader. My father Roy Wesley Brady, Sr. was an Army MP in the mid 1970’s. I have two uncles that served with the Army during the Vietnam ERA. After I enlisted, one of my sisters joined the Army and became jump qualified. My brother is currently with the ARMY MP National Guard. My Sister, believe it or not, spent time…..
My name is Tom Haines, and I am a Vietnam Veteran. My basic and advanced infantry training was in Ft. Dix, New Jersey from January into May of 1968 with an MOS 11B10. Officer candidate training for the 93rd co. 9th Student Battalion – 3rd Platoon took place at Ft. Benning, Georgia in July and August of 1968. I dropped out of OCS and then volunteered to train a scout dog to walk point in search and destroy missions. But,…..
My name is Pete Granger, and my father was a Vietnam Veteran. His name was Gerald “Jerry” Ellis Humble, and he served with 5th bn 27th field artillery from 1969 to 1970. He was a “gun bunny” and worked on a 175mm self propelled long range gun. Most of the stuff I have, I didn’t find until Pops died. My biological father was in Vietnam 1962 to 1963 on a crew that filled the tanks on the planes and copters…..
Richard, (my husband), never really talked a lot about his time in Viet Nam, other than he had been shot by a sniper. However, he had a rather grainy, 8 x 10 black and white photo he had taken at a USO show of Ann Margret with Bob Hope in the background that was one of his treasures. A few years ago, Ann Margaret was doing a book signing at a local bookstore. Richard wanted to see if he could…..
This is a picture of me in what we called a motorized- cyclo, cheap, maneuverable and fast, although with all the traffic and congestion there really was no “fast”. They were also pretty dangerous and “Off Limits”, but what the hell, they were fun. I often rode in them on my trips to and from Saigon Airport to downtown Saigon. I remember who was with me and got out and took the picture. He was a fellow Security Policeman, from…..
I was in the Active Duty Marine Corps from 2004 to 2009 and stationed in various places, but my main duty station was Jacksonville NC, on Camp Le Jeune North Carolina. I was assigned to 1st Battalion 6th Marine Regiment, a light infantry Battalion as a Communicator. My Father was in the Military in Nicaragua during the overthrowing of Somoza with the Contras, and later came to the United States under political asylum. He joined the Army and has since…..
My name is Richard Chan, and I am a Vietnam Veteran. I served in the US Navy from 1968 to 1971. My deployment to Vietnam was from 1969 to 1970 at Naval Support Activity Saigon, Detachment Dong Tam. I was an Engineman Petty Officer 3rd Class while in Vietnam working on River Assault Craft maintenance and was also assigned to harbor patrol for 3 months. I am only 19 years old in this picture taken on the Song My Tho,…..
Robert Harle of the 101st Airborne, Five-O-Deuce traveled by sea transport in early 1944 and shared England barracks with my father, David C. Tharp. They fought in D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge together. Here are Bob Harle’s comments from our meeting in June 2013. “I fondly remember your Dad as a soft-spoken, handsome, and very tall man, unlike some other rough, “tough cookies” they had in the soldier mix. When you saw your fellow comrades killed, you didn’t…..
Robert Harle of the 101st Airborne, Five-O-Deuce traveled by sea transport and shared England barracks with my father, David C. Tharp. They fought in D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge together. Here are Bob Harle’s comments from our meeting in June 2013. “I fondly remember your Dad as a soft-spoken, handsome, and very tall man, unlike some other rough, “tough cookies” they had in the soldier mix. When you saw your fellow comrades killed, you didn’t hesitate, but there…..
My father, Julius “Jerry” Duane Weber is a Vietnam Veteran. Dad enlisted with an Army Recruiting Station in early 1968. He was only seventeen years old. Joining the service was a family tradition, and I guess he thought it was his time to go. My grandparents had to sign a consent form due to his age. He was quickly sent to Vietnam after his specialized training with the U.S. Army 557th LE Engineering Company. He was listed a an Engineer…..
