Jane Moyers: “Craps” as a Recovery Method
marc.zarefsky2021-10-01T12:02:19-05:00When Jane Moyers graduated from Madonna High School, she was already determined to pursue a career in nursing.
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.
Lane Knox: Jet Engine Mechanic
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:12:14-05:00The interview with Lane Knox began with her saying quietly, “I don’t understand why you’re interviewing me. I’m not that interesting.”
Betty Lou Paps: Challenges of Being a Flight Nurse
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:00:17-05:00With a lifetime of memories from work, family, travel, and service, Betty Lou Paps reminds us that “there's always something to learn.”
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.”
Stephen Fenes: Silver and Bronze Star Hero of Con Thien
marc.zarefsky2021-09-12T22:02:08-05:00Steelworker Second Class Stephen Fenes was born and raised in Hammond, IN where he grew up on a farm with his parents and siblings.
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.
Marion J. Buliga: Search and Destroy Missions
marc.zarefsky2021-09-10T12:27:48-05:00Marion was drafted in October of 1968 but decided that the U.S. Army was not for him so instead joined the United States Marine Corps.
James Carson: Following In His Father’s Footsteps
marc.zarefsky2021-09-10T12:26:31-05:00James Carson, known as JC to his friends, decided at 18 to enlist in the Navy. “I wanted to do my part to help fight the Vietnam War.
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.
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.
Jay Warbiany: I Saw A Lot Of Air Force Bases in Four Years
marc.zarefsky2021-09-10T12:11:33-05:00Jay gave up a four-year scholarship to IIT and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force during the height of the Vietnam War.
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.