Robert Sussman: Live for 365 Days
marc.zarefsky2021-11-04T10:14:27-05:00Before college, Bob Sussman had lived all over the country, but never in one place longer than a year and a half.
John Lapo: Demolition Expert and Tunnel Rat
marc.zarefsky2021-11-04T10:13:43-05:00John “Rizz” Lapo’s toughness, acquired on the streets of Chicago, served him well in the jungles of Vietnam.
William Meloy: A Combat Intelligence Officer
marc.zarefsky2021-11-04T10:13:14-05:00William Meloy is 74 years young and grew up in Oak Lawn, Illinois. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in 1968.
Bette Horstman: Leading Physical Therapy for Vets
marc.zarefsky2021-10-01T21:29:52-05:002nd Lieutenant Bette Horstman served as a physical therapist in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in the Pacific during World War II.
Carol Macola: An Internal Desire to Serve
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:55:04-05:00While growing up in Chicago, Carol saw her brother head off to Vietnam. She too wanted to enlist and do her part to serve her country.
Mary Arvidson: 30 Years of Intelligence Work
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:08:33-05:00With her good high school grades, Mary Arvidson was assigned to become a Traffic Analyst, tracking radio signals from foreign military units.
Clifford Leber: Keeping The Infantry Supplied
marc.zarefsky2021-09-12T22:09:23-05:00Clifford's drill sergeant at Fort Knox wanted the most physically fit and best trained soldiers, “and he got both.”
James Blaschek: Field Hospital Medic Lucky in his Assignment
marc.zarefsky2021-09-12T22:12:12-05:00James T. Blaschek was an only child from Peoria who was pursuing a career in education when his country called.
Richard Bee: Proud Purple Heart and Bronze Star Recipient
marc.zarefsky2021-09-12T22:06:36-05:00Richard was drafted into the Army as a Light Weapons Infantryman (11 Bravo) in August 1967 at the age of nineteen.
Paul Crites: Combat Interrogator
marc.zarefsky2021-09-11T15:56:29-05:00When Paul Crites finished Basic Training in 1970, his Major told him something that he hadn’t been aware of.
Ray Genis: Just A Motor Sergeant Leading Convoys Through Vietnam
marc.zarefsky2021-09-10T12:23:53-05:00While in high school, Ray joined the JROTC following the military background of his father, who served in the Army during World War II.
Keith Kolozie: The Way Finder
marc.zarefsky2021-09-10T12:22:22-05:00Keith Kolozie was born in Chicago and grew up in the city’s south side, but he found direction in the jungles of Vietnam.
Donald Lines: Bringing A Little Enjoyment To All With The 76th Army Band
marc.zarefsky2021-09-10T12:20:49-05:00It was only 16 inches in length, but when light would hit it, it shone so brightly a person needed sunglasses to tone down the glare.
Monty Lutz: CID, the Army’s Real Life Version of NCIS
marc.zarefsky2021-09-10T12:19:30-05:00Monty Lutz saw his first U.S. Military Police on the family’s 100-acre sugar beet farm in the San Luis Valley of Colorado in the late 1940’s.
Fred Moffatt III: A Combat Medic Knocks Down Anything In His Way
marc.zarefsky2021-09-10T12:17:59-05:00After high school, Fred worked for an electrical parts manufacturer. When he was drafted at age 19, he did not know where Vietnam was.
Edward O’Connell: Cushy Job, Not for Long
marc.zarefsky2021-09-10T12:15:42-05:00Faith and Family. No two words better describe what sent Ted O’Connell to Vietnam in 1965, and what brought him home again.
John Charles Stevens: A Proud Member of The 101st Airborne Tradition
marc.zarefsky2021-09-10T12:14:23-05:00When asked about his response to receiving his draft notice at the age of 22, John smiled and said, “I went kicking and screaming.“
Lawrence Vaillancourt: Combat Field Medic
marc.zarefsky2021-09-11T16:00:59-05:00Lawrence Vaillancourt served as a medical records clerk and combat field medic attached to the 503rd Aviation Battalion in Germany.
Richard J. Aguinaga: A Modest Bronze Star Recipient
marc.zarefsky2021-08-10T08:29:48-05:00Richard Aguinaga was drafted at 19, entered the service on June 19, 1969, and served until his honorable discharge on December 31, 1970.
Donald N. Benkowski: Military Intelligence is a Different Kind of War
marc.zarefsky2021-08-10T08:24:19-05:00Don wanted to be a military pilot. He took and passed all the qualification examinations with just one exception.