What was the probability that, more than 8,000 miles from home, I would run into even one GI from Tonawanda? And when I did, it couldn’t have been more surprising. Read what happened. By Paul A. Scipione During the absolute peak of 543,000 American GIs in Vietnam in the summer of 1969, I found myself […]| CherriesWriter – Vietnam War website
Here’s another short poetry submission by a fellow Vietnam War veteran. By Pvt Gerald L. Wolf The Sun came out today, To shed it’s radiant beams on the soil. What a curious sight to behold, Amid all this trouble and toil. The Sun came out today, But it may as well not have come out at all. It brought along blue skies […]| CherriesWriter – Vietnam War website
Ask any Marine if they can remember the first day they actually became a Marine, and you likely will be told it was boot camp graduation day. This Marine cites other defining moments in the journey that eclipse the boot camp experience. Here’s his story: By Ronald Winter Ask any Marine if they can remember the […]| CherriesWriter – Vietnam War website
American Legion Department of California Historian Fredrick Shacklett looks back at his time on the aircraft carrier USS Hancock during Operation Frequent Wind. On April 29-30, 1975, North Vietnamese forces brought the Vietnam War to an end when they took control of South Vietnam’s capital, Saigon. Over the course of those two days, and with […]| CherriesWriter – Vietnam War website
Here’s another poem. This one shows how war can affect your future dreams. Through the black night I lieIn a muddy foxholeAs the rain soaks my bones,Beyond tired.But I dare not shut my eyes,F…| CherriesWriter - Vietnam War website
Last year, I entered a military memory competition on TOGETHER WE SERVED; my contribution was selected as a Runner-Up. This is the question posed: What do you miss most about your time in the service, and what made this especially significant to you? Do you agree with my response, or did you have something different […]| CherriesWriter – Vietnam War website