My brother in law was in Vietnam. One evening wherever they were some of the men decided to go to beach site for a shout swim. He didn't want to go. That evening all his friends were killed by the enemy on the beach. My mother-in-law prayed the rosary every day praying for his safety and his return to home. Her two other sons returned home from other conflicts. My husband was in the Korean war. Hes 91 now 🙏📿
Welcome home brother thank you for your service you really need to put in for ptsd you will definitely be at 100 percent you earned it..nam vet 68/69 25th infantry division..
Welcome home brother, thank you for your service for our country. 😊I remember every date from landing in Nam to being hit to hospital to my DEROS. The older I get, the more I remember, crazy right ? I came back to the world at the end of August 1970. We are very much alike brother, God bless you. I have had bladder cancer 4 times plus lung cancer with a lobectomy of right lung. I never smoked.😊 I am 75 years young.
Great interview Bill. I was in and around Chu Lai for most of my 1-year Army tour. Our times there overlapped a bit. While I was in the rear with the gear running the mobile Army POL lab in the Navy Tank farm, we were hit regularly with Katyusha 122mm rockets starting with Tet. You above all deserve to be rated 100% by VA. Once you're at 70% you can then put in for unemployability that will get you100%. Never take no for an answer and keep filling until you get it. Also use your local Veterans Service Office to help you with this, definitely worth doing. I believe Matt Hindra is now setting me up so I can tell my story on USA Warriors Stories. My purpose is to help other vets. If you have any suggestions, please get in touch.
Two weeks of orientation, I arrived in Vietnam one day and was in the bush the next day. The difference between the Army and the Marine Corps. Welcome home.
Bill, you need to file for PTSD and unemployability ( VA form 21-8940 ). Also get with a DAV , VFW or American Legion service officer to help .. It took me 8 years to get my 100% with help from DAV..
My guess is he just inadvertently said AR but meant RA. I always wonder why guys say they were about to be drafted so they enlisted. Why is that better? Either way he ends up in Nam.
