The story of the Bronco pilot who died after ditching his OV-10 to save his observer, who couldn’t eject because his parachute was shredded by the explosion of a North Vietnamese SA-7. By Dario Leone Jul 10 2023 Captain Bennett elected to ditch in the Gulf of Tonkin, although he knew that his cockpit area would […]| CherriesWriter – Vietnam War website
Jere Meacham on patrol in Vietnam with other members of the U.S. Army’s Fourth Infantry Division. He sent the images to his son in 1999 In 1999, one former combat soldier from the Army’s Four…| CherriesWriter - Vietnam War website
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Anne Zimbler is a former flight attendant of World Airways. She contacted me after reading an earlier post on my website about some of us not remembering our flight back to the World, and thought this note could help us remember. This is her email message: John, although not a day passes, that something I […]| CherriesWriter – Vietnam War website
Truth or fiction? Either way, this is one hell of a story that shows practical experience is sometimes better than being school smart. When a team of the military’s brightest technicians can’t restart a legendary UH-1 Huey helicopter, they openly mock the one man called in to help: an elderly veteran in a faded jacket. […]| CherriesWriter – Vietnam War website
Imagine you are touring Italy and a stranger joins you at your table during lunch. After some small talk, he wants to share his Vietnam War experience with you. He has to tell his story, and you li…| CherriesWriter - Vietnam War website
This is an email I recently received from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund: It’s a question asked every year, and the answer is often difficult to put into words. It is a transformative experience, and when you witness our three-quarter scale traveling replica and Education Center arrive in a community, the answer becomes quite clear. […]| CherriesWriter – Vietnam War website
The photo is part of a photo essay by photographer Larry Burrows. The photos and the story were published under the title “One Ride with Yankee Papa 13”. It was published in Life Magazine in April …| CherriesWriter - Vietnam War website
I recently received this Vietnam War poem from my Facebook friend and author, William Paul Beau Gruendler. I thought it was quite good and wanted to share it with you. Distentio is a Latin term that translates to “a stretching” or “a distention.” It refers to the act of being stretched or expanded and can … … Continue reading →| CherriesWriter – Vietnam War website
Here’s another breakdown of U.S. casualties sustained during the Vietnam War. I have also added links to other posts on this website, which contain additional information at the end of this a…| CherriesWriter - Vietnam War website
“Where do we find such men?” This author manages a website titled BRAVO BLUE. He recently sent me a link to a post by his friend detailing a Ranger mission in Vietnam, and then followed by his personal observations about the story. It is well worth reading. By John A. Lucas This is a story […]| CherriesWriter – Vietnam War website
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
A broken Bell OH-13 Sioux used to scout ahead of Huey formations. Photo courtesy of the author. It was June 1970, more than a month into the U.S. campaign in Cambodia and the expansion of the war i…| CherriesWriter - Vietnam War website
Photo description: Best buds: The author and Lonny Livingston Two Marines became fast friends on the first day in the military and did everything together. When in Vietnam, they did everything toge…| 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
This granddaughter of a Vietnam Veteran became curious about the war at age seven. Then, much of it went over her head, but she didn’t lose interest. Sitting with her grandfather and listening to his stories over the next several years allowed her to better understand the war and his contribution. Here, she tells how […]| 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
I received this article from one of my blog followers who entered the US Navy after completing his medical internship. He served in Vietnam and witnessed a bombing raid on the Da Nang airbase in 19…| CherriesWriter - Vietnam War website
