By Melissa Buckley, Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office| U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood
By Tiffany Wood, Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office| U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — It was March 12, 1971, in northern Vietnam’s Quin Tri, when the gun truck, “Proud American,” was struck by two B40 shoulder-fired rockets, destroying the vehicle, killing the driver and wounding Spc. 4 Nelson Allen as well as the vehicle’s officer in charge.| U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood
By Cpl. Jesse Gonzales, Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office| U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood