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SheilaT

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20. Your dad and I are the same age.

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 01:21 AM

Jan 2016

I was largely untouched by Vietnam. My older brother (born in 1943) enlisted in the army in 1961, was stationed in Berlin. He was actually there when the events in the movie "Bridge of Spies" took place. I recall very clearly not long after he was sent there, his writing a letter home saying he was very glad he'd been sent to Berlin, not to Vietnam.

Only one or two of the guys I went to high school with (class of '66) seems to have gone there. All of the guys who went to college were in ROTC and all of them served after college, but either none of them went to Vietnam, or I'm simply unaware.

My younger brother was classified 4F in his physical. Bad eyesight. Younger brother was born in 1954 and got a nice high lottery number.

Thank you for the picture.

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Fresh out of HS in '66 with a fresh ticket to Vietnam (pic) [View all] GummyBearz Jan 2016 OP

k and r...that picture sure does say a lot.. Stuart G Jan 2016 #1

Corpsman? snpsmom Jan 2016 #2

Yes GummyBearz Jan 2016 #4

My Cousin was a Marine, went over about the same time elmac Jan 2016 #7

And he is not talkng about it to protect you and himself nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #14

My dad was in the Korean War... Blanks Jan 2016 #23

Nope nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #24

Hope your dad made it back safely. That was a tough time for a lot of Americans. Hoyt Jan 2016 #3

powerful ! And, if you want your heart to break into 53k pieces Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2016 #5

Yep, I've been there GummyBearz Jan 2016 #29

You are so right, this picture brings back the enough Jan 2016 #6

Thank you for posting. SoapBox Jan 2016 #8

Very poignant picture. GGJohn Jan 2016 #9

My cousin went.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #10

It was '67, 2yrs college --->VN for me. Oh but the recruiter treated me as HS. n/t UTUSN Jan 2016 #11

It was 66 for me, GGJohn Jan 2016 #13

All I got was this stoopid T-shirt!1 UTUSN Jan 2016 #22

We went to a county commissioner's meeting....... Capt.Rocky300 Jan 2016 #12

I know exactly what you mean GummyBearz Jan 2016 #15

Here is a funny story that we share nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #18

My Brother in Law Never Returned McKim Jan 2016 #16

This is a very powerful photo. montana_hazeleyes Jan 2016 #17

It is strange for me, to think that when the photo was taken, it could easily be the last one GummyBearz Jan 2016 #19

Looks like the manual for that new Canon Demi Camera RandiFan1290 Jan 2016 #25

Your dad and I are the same age. SheilaT Jan 2016 #20

My thanks to him for his service. forest444 Jan 2016 #21

Great picture! cwydro Jan 2016 #26

Beautiful...poignant picture! Thank you for sharing! Docreed2003 Jan 2016 #27

That's a great pic pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #28