grumpybob
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Sometime/maybe all the time it is easier to talk about war because no real people - by name is in the subject. When I talk about Vietnam, I do not talk without all to many great Americans in my mind whether their names are mentioned or not. This is what makes talking about Nam brings to life in my head. This is what defines the terms of war to me. All to many times it gets to real for me. I do believe the realism of a talk of war is not fully understood without the experience of knowing someone(s) that lost their life serving their country.
I AM NOTHING OTHER THAN AN AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL WITHIN THE MEN I SERVED WITH, I AM ONE OF THEM THAT MADE IT HOME.
I served in Nam from August 1965 - mid September 1966.
below is a list of those I new And served with in Nam that did not make it home. I served with all but 1, & all but 5 when they were KIA. This list is NOT a complete list, for that I feel bad.
You decide if real names in fact make a difference.
Puts a whole lot of meaning to PTSD!!
September 1965.
Walt ‘Ski’ Bienkowski.
Benard Murray.
Carl Mann.
October 1965. Hill 22
H&S Co.
Grant Clark.
Gerald Felter. HN
Harold Schock.
A Co.
Richard Cesar.
Richard Crawford.
Gary Elford.
Rayes Flores.
Frank Gagliardo.
Marcos Hernandez.
Robert Jordan.
Philip Sens.
Richard Sharp.
Dennis Smith.
November 1965.
Gerald Metott.
William Hunt.
Richard Jensen. HN
December 1966.
Clancy Drake.
March 1966.
Andrew Hastings.
Sammy Hartzell.
April 1966.
Bennett Owens.
Herman ’Charlie’ Brown.
May 03, 1966.
John Phillips.
Bernard Rodzen.
William Tucker.
May 11, 1966
Danny Lee Jones.
Garry Linder.
May 14, 1966.
Joseph Lilley.
May 30, 1966 - May 31, 1966.
Carl Viola May 30.
Lewis Rollins May 31.
June 1966.
Philip Vilone.
Michael Waters.
July 1966.
Dennis Knutson.
Larry Nelson.
Ronald Hock.
August 1966.
Paul Kappmeyer.
Thomas Kyle.
William Schultz.
Joseph Walton.
September 1966.
Joseph Conway.
I WAS HOME!!
October 1966.
Thomas Congiardo 0ctober 08, 1966.
Thomas Temple October 19, 1966.
August 26, 1969.
James Robert Shipman.
I AM NOTHING OTHER THAN AN AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL WITHIN THE MEN I SERVED WITH, I AM ONE OF THEM THAT MADE IT HOME.
I served in Nam from August 1965 - mid September 1966.
below is a list of those I new And served with in Nam that did not make it home. I served with all but 1, & all but 5 when they were KIA. This list is NOT a complete list, for that I feel bad.
You decide if real names in fact make a difference.
Puts a whole lot of meaning to PTSD!!
September 1965.
Walt ‘Ski’ Bienkowski.
Benard Murray.
Carl Mann.
October 1965. Hill 22
H&S Co.
Grant Clark.
Gerald Felter. HN
Harold Schock.
A Co.
Richard Cesar.
Richard Crawford.
Gary Elford.
Rayes Flores.
Frank Gagliardo.
Marcos Hernandez.
Robert Jordan.
Philip Sens.
Richard Sharp.
Dennis Smith.
November 1965.
Gerald Metott.
William Hunt.
Richard Jensen. HN
December 1966.
Clancy Drake.
March 1966.
Andrew Hastings.
Sammy Hartzell.
April 1966.
Bennett Owens.
Herman ’Charlie’ Brown.
May 03, 1966.
John Phillips.
Bernard Rodzen.
William Tucker.
May 11, 1966
Danny Lee Jones.
Garry Linder.
May 14, 1966.
Joseph Lilley.
May 30, 1966 - May 31, 1966.
Carl Viola May 30.
Lewis Rollins May 31.
June 1966.
Philip Vilone.
Michael Waters.
July 1966.
Dennis Knutson.
Larry Nelson.
Ronald Hock.
August 1966.
Paul Kappmeyer.
Thomas Kyle.
William Schultz.
Joseph Walton.
September 1966.
Joseph Conway.
I WAS HOME!!
October 1966.
Thomas Congiardo 0ctober 08, 1966.
Thomas Temple October 19, 1966.
August 26, 1969.
James Robert Shipman.
