“My name is Bill Jennings, and I’m a Vietnam Veteran.
I enlisted on October 30,1966 at The Army in Ft. Hamilton, New York and received basic training & AIT at Ft. Gordon, Georgia. My tour in Vietnam was from October, 1968 to October, 1969 with HHQ & B Trp 3/17 Air Cav.
It was and always will be my honor to have served our country. I call myself a “Mutt”, because I have every color on this earth flowing through my veins and very proud of all of them. However, on the walk of life, I have only been seen as a black man. But that’s okay and part of who I am. That being said, when I travel the social media pages of veterans, I see very few faces of color. We are all a proud people, whatever your background color may be. I would like ALL of America to know there are many men and women of color who have served this country proudly. I want you to understand, that it is not just about race for me, it is about my pride of who I am, and what I did for my country.
The picture of scroll art is one of my many intricate and designs created, that I created in my home workshop. I carved the Celtic Dragon for a co-worker’s son and liked it so much, I cut one for myself. These carvings help me with the PTSD.
To every woman who stuck by their Vietnam Veteran, I say thank you from the bottom of my heart! Having gone through two marriages myself, I know that being married to us is not a life for the faint of heart. Loving us is rough, to say the least. You know PTSD first hand. Yes God bless you ladies, and my wife of 20 years, Liz.
Without her, I would not be here today.”
~ Bill Jennings, Vietnam Veteran
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
We are very grateful to Bill for sharing his story with Comes A Soldier’s Whisper, where we are all connected.
God Bless all who serve and keep us safe.
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