Serving his country wasn’t an option, but in what capacity took Gary Stormer by surprise. In 1968 he was drafted. He studied Vietnam knowing that his destiny in the Army would take him there. His early days in the country were under the tasks of Military Intelligence, plotting maps and […]
Under the umbrella of Military Intelligence, George Endicott endured the horrors of war but didn’t defer his duty to country. His civilian life echoed his families sentiment for living in a country worth fighting for. “My core belief system says that everyone ought to serve society in some way,” he […]
He opened a newspaper and saw a photo of an A-1 Skyraider and said, “I want to fly that.” Little did he know the legendary future that awaited him at the controls of that airplane. Jim Beggerly served 21 years in the US Air Force and was awarded 2 Silver […]
He would fall victim to the drafts of the late 1960s, but Harold Schneider thought he’d get ahead of the inevitable. His parents signed his early enlistment forms when he was just 17, and he enlisted in the Navy hoping that would keep him out of Vietnam. But after photography […]
From a troubled childhood to finding meaning in saving lives, Stuart Steinberg found his place as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal tech in the Vietnam War. He calls himself an “Existential Doctor”, by performing his job and saving lives. The disposal of explosives and identifying booby traps was common place, although […]
US Army Veteran Pat Bowe received two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star for his actions during Operation Junction City with the 173rd Airborne Recon unit. The only combat jump in Vietnam since the Korean War. He still carries the shrapnel from his wounds more than 50 years later. This […]
