Posted on Apr 11, 2018
Troops from Hawaii sent to South Vietnam - Apr 11, 1963 - HISTORY.com
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One hundred U.S. troops of the Hawaiian-based 25th Infantry Division are ordered to temporary duty with military units in South Vietnam to serve as machine gunners aboard Army H-21 helicopters. This was the first commitment of American combat troops to the war and represented a quiet escalation of the U.S. commitment to the war in Vietnam.
Troops from Hawaii sent to South Vietnam - Apr 11, 1963 - HISTORY.com
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My former brother-in-law was a SP5, Finance Clerk, 73C20, stationed at HQ 25th Inf Div, Cu Chi, RVN. When I went to AIT at Ft Ord, CA, he had returned to CONUS and was stationed as permanent party.
On those rare occasions when I could get away, I would visit his family on post and have a real home cooked meal. The price I paid was listening to him while we watched the evening news. Every time there was something on about Viet-Nam, he would turn to me and say, "That's where you will be in a few weeks!" He was right, of course, but I did not particularly want to think about that.
On those rare occasions when I could get away, I would visit his family on post and have a real home cooked meal. The price I paid was listening to him while we watched the evening news. Every time there was something on about Viet-Nam, he would turn to me and say, "That's where you will be in a few weeks!" He was right, of course, but I did not particularly want to think about that.
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SPC Douglas Bolton Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG David Andrews MSgt John McGowan SGT Gregory Lawritson Cpl (Join to see) Erin Nelson LTC (Join to see) PO3 John Wagner Sgt Randy Wilber MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL LTC Stephen C. SGT Jim Arnold PO3 Bob McCord SPC Margaret Higgins
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