... camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He served three years in Vietnam. He worked in the Radio Communications field. After the war he worked at the Chrysler Jefferson Assembly Plant in Detroit. He married Ida McClearen and had a daughter, Catherine Penelope Lynn, otherwise known as Penny. He liked to hunt and fish, thanks to his father. He had a great laugh, and a mischievous ... 't even in my lifetime and yet I"m still feeling the lasting effects of it today, as I"m sure many people are. After my Uncle was released from service, he moved back to Detroit. He married Ida and the next year, they ha...

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... progressed, so did civil unrest. One hundred thousand protesters gathered in New York, and even more in San Francisco. Riots broke out here, and in other big cities such as Detroit. The president was getting no support from any front. A horrible effect of the protesters was the negative impact that fell upon returning soldiers. Some were referred to as "baby killers ... ...

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... going on during his term of June 1966-July 1969. Q: What were your first reactions when you arrived at your basic training post? A: I left for basic training from the county airport on my first plane ride in an overcrowded and noisy DC-7 4-engine propeller plane. It was quite an adventure, both scary and exciting. I was at a distribution center on Paris Island ... ...

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... massive search and destroys operations of the war. Caputo's book chronicles the sixteen months of the war, or at least what he saw of it. From leading a platoon guarding the airport in Danag, to endless patrols in search of a phantom enemy. Eventually he is transferred to a staff position and as one of his duties posts every day the number of American ... ...

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