Joe Anzaldua joined the military right out of high school in Texas because he believed it was the best avenue to provide for his future. He joined the U.S. Marines
Earl Bailey
“I was married in December and drafted in February in 1969. My whole world changed. “I was a little kid from the farm who was forced to go. I was so afraid that I
Rudy Baker
Col. Rudy Baker, a Selma High graduate, served two 12-month tours in Vietnam and had served in Korea before that. He went to Vietnam for the first time in 1965 and was a
Danny Batten
“I was in Vietnam in 1970 and 1971. I spent most of my time in the Quang Ngai Province near a little village called Moduc. I carried an experimental grenade launcher
Stacy Best
Stacy Best served aboard the destroyer USS Perkins during the Vietnam War. He received a Bronze Star with Valor medal.
Chris Bradford
“Roger, my dog, saved a lot of lives in Vietnam. There are a lot of Marines alive today because of Roger. We always walked 50 feet in front of the patrol. Whenever Roger
Jimmy Brown
“Lance Corporal Jimmy Brown was attached to 2nd Bn 9th Marines, Golf Company. The photo was taken in April 1969. This was at Vandegrift Combat Base in Quang Tri Province.
Rick Brown
“We had landed in a small village to drop off and wait for a military officer. The kids were curious, and I encouraged them to come out. I enjoyed seeing them and did my
Freddy Buffaloe
“After arriving in Vietnam, a Captain approached me and said I was qualified to be a pilot and could be trained in in two weeks to fly a helicopter.” “I told him I was
Jimmy Bumgarner
Jimmy Bumgarner graduated from Garner High in 1962 and was drafted into the U.S. Army. He was stationed in Vietnam from 1967 through 1968. He was with the 52nd artillery
Spence Cardwell
“I have no explanation for what happened to me in Vietnam, except for divine intervention. “I was working with indigenous people, none of whom could speak English. …
Carey Carpenter
“I was on-board the Nathanael Greene, a Fleet Ballistic Missile Nuclear submarine, during the Vietnam War. The sub carried 16 nuclear missiles and the crew often talked
Chad Chandler
“I volunteered for the US Navy in June,1968 and served six years until June, 1974. After basic training and specialized training as a sonar technician, I was assigned to
Dewey Chrisco
Corporal Dewey (Buddy) Chrisco was in Vietnam during the TET Offensive. The Greensboro native was diagnosed with tongue cancer in July 2018 and died a year later. He was
John Collier
Killed In Action - 28 February 1968 in Thua Thien, Vietnam His name can be found on the wall on Panel 61E, Row 41 U.S. Marine PFC John S. Collier was from
Bill Cramer Jr.
“One evening while our patrol was scouting an area, we could hear something in the underbrush. We carefully eased up to see if the Viet Cong was hiding. To our surprise,
William Crumpler
This picture was taken after Crumpler left the hospital, possibly at Fort Gordon. He was wounded in the knee in Vietnam and had to be evacuated to the states. The wound
Leon Davis
Leon Douglas Davis grew up on Sunnybrook Road and graduated from Garner High in 1967. He was wounded while in Vietnam and had back pain from a piece of shrapnel that
Thomas Davis
Killed In Action - 13 January 1969 in Quang Ngai, Vietnam His name can be found on the wall on Panel 25W, Row 103 Thomas Warren “Wade” Davis was with the 92nd
Robert Dawson
Killed In Action - 18 June, 1970 in Quang Tin, Vietnam His name can be found on the wall on Panel 9W, Row 63 Robert Clark Dawson was a graduate of South Johnston High
Harold Vernon Dayringer, Jr.
Killed In Action - 24 August 1965 in Hong Kong His name can be found on the wall on Panel 2E, Line 84 Harold Dayringer was a native of Fayetteville, but grew up in
Johnny Deans
“I left school in the seventh grade because I had a speech impediment, but that was no impediment in getting in the Army. I finished high school while I was in the
Waymond Deaton
Waymond ("Wayne") D. Deaton was a flight crew loadmaster and flew many missions into Vietnam during the conflict. He retired from the Air Force in 1995 after 30 years in
Bob Deese
“It’s been over 50 years and I am still fighting the Vietnam War. I was squad leader of a diverse group of younger men. For over a year we trained together playing war
Lucien Demers
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Richard Embrey
“I almost got to meet John Wayne when he came to Vietnam before filming “The Green Berets.” He was scheduled to come to our Green Beret camp … but they, whoever they
Phil Fleming
Killed In Action - March 24, 1969, Kon Tum Province His name can be found on the wall on Panel 28W, Row 25 Phil Fleming was a member of the 101st Airborne Division.
Samuel Grimes
Samuel Grimes was an infantryman and was on a fire support mortar squad in Vietnam in November 1968 through November 1969. He is in poor health now and is in the advanced
Glen Gullie
“I graduated from Garner High in June of 1966 and was drafted into the U.S. Army the following October. I spent my first year at Fort Riley, Kansas, which was like a
Charles “Ed” Hicks
Ed Hicks was drafted soon after graduating from Garner High School. He went to Vietnam soon after basic training and was wounded in the hand. He received a Purple Heart.
Burlon Honeycutt
Killed In Action - 14 March 1967 in Gia Dinh, Vietnam His name can be found on the wall on Panel 16E, Row 79 SP4 Burlon T. Honeycutt was from Clayton and enlisted in
Charles Hunt
“My first day in Saigon, I was being processed in when my Military Base was attacked by rocket fire. It was quite chaotic as I had not been there long enough to know
David Hunter
David Hunter, a native of Clemson, S.C., was in Vietnam when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. He saw the message when it came in and carried it to the
Doug Jackson
“I was in Vietnam from 1968 through 1970 and received the Army Commendation Medal. It was a life-changing experience serving in Vietnam for a year.”
Kenneth Jackson
“Kenneth Jackson Jr., served in Vietnam in 1967-68 with Unit 4077 Security Police in the US Air Force.”
Chris Jennings
SP5 Chris Jennings served in Vietnam from October 1967 into 1969. He was stationed in Natrang and was chief of civilian pay. He paid 29 Vietnamese people every two weeks.
Glenn Johnson
“I know that I have been very fortunate. I do not have the mental and emotional problems that some of our men have to this day. Physically, I am as healthy as a
John Jones
“You learn quickly that you always stay focused in Vietnam if you wanted to survive. One stray, wandering thought, and it could be enough to get you killed.” “And many
Ed Ketron
“My brother and I both served in Vietnam. My brother was drafted in 1964. Most of his fellow soldiers voted for LBJ because he promised to keep us out of war. HIs unit
Johnny Lassiter
Johnny Lassiter was a Garner High graduate who grew up in the Panther Branch community. He played for the Garner Rams high school football team and loved to hunt and
Daniel C. Lee, Jr.
Dan Lee was never stationed in Vietnam but spent time on the ground there in the early 1960s. He enlisted in 1958 and was discharged in 1966. He joined the N.C. National
Michael Lentz
“At 20 years old (1967), I volunteered for Vietnam and was stationed at Phan Rang AB., 35th Tactical Fighter Wing. I ran computers in a bunker, to track mission sorties
Buzz Liles
“The chaplain came out today on the hill and gave us services. It was such a blessing to see him. All the troops enjoy talking to him. I realize how important it is to be
Glen Marcom
“The military police had a vast assignment of duties in Vietnam. We escorted supply convoys to get badly needed supplies to the guys in the forward base camps and as an
Marshall Matthews
“I was on guard duty in Pleiku one night when it was so dark, I couldn’t see my hands in front of my face. The only things I could see well were the tracer bullets in the
David McAleer
“I served aboard USS Providence, a Light Cruiser with Terrier missiles. I was assigned to OI Division that ran the shipboard Combat Information Center. We deployed from
Henry McArthur
Killed In Action - 14 March 1969 in Quang Ngai, Vietnam His name can be found on the wall on Panel 24W, Row 112 U.S. Army Corporal Henry Lee McArthur lived in
Larry McLaughlin
Killed In Action - 4 January 1968 in Hua Nghia, Vietnam His name can be found on the wall on Panel 33E, Row 37 Larry McLaughlin was raised near Carolina Pines Baptist
Bill Meyer
“A Marine sergeant notified me that a group of five wounded Marines needed a Med Evac. One of the helicopter pilots called me and stated he would attempt the Med Evac if
Wiley Mingia
Wiley C. Mingia joined the U.S. Marine Corps soon after graduating from Garner High School. Mingia, Jimmy Brown, Harold Till, Charles Haislip and Glenn Johnson all went
Dwane Mitchiner
“I entered the Army in 1969 and served on active duty for 22 years, retiring in 1990. I volunteered for Vietnam near the end of the war after most American combat units
Juan Munoz
“I arrived in Vietnam in March 1965 with a new Helo, the CH-46. It had to be adapted for use in Vietnam. We flew all kinds of missions, but the combat missions were when
Mel Perry
“I grew up in Vietnam. OCS (Officer Candidate School) and Vietnam took a young man whose father had a first-grade education and whose mother was mentally ill and who
Kenneth Pacheco
Kenneth Pacheco was born on July 14, 1951 in Oakland, California. As the youngest of three brothers, he enlisted in the Navy after graduating High School, and, being only
Edward Pilkington
Killed in Action - 11 April 1971 in Quang Ngai, Vietnam. His name can be found on the wall on Panel 4W, Row 119 Corporal Edward Pilkington was from Clayton and was
Joe Pleasants
“You know why people didn’t ask our returning soldiers about their experiences in Vietnam? Because people didn’t care. They didn’t understand what these young boys had
Dennis Pregent
"When I think about Vietnam, I vividly remember watching the evacuation of our Embassy in 1975 and thinking what a tragedy. The tremendous loss of life,
Robert T. Quillen
“I arrived in Vietnam in July 1969 and I was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division located at Phuoc Vinh located north of Saigon. Upon arrival at my assigned unit, 11th
Richard Ripley
“On 19 August 1969, I was flying in my helicopter on a command and control mission over a rifle company that was engaged under heavy fire I in the dense jungle in
Marshall Sauls
“Lance Corporal Marshall A. Sauls, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Sauls, Route 3, sustained a shrapnel wound in the right leg on September 3, in Quang Nam Province of
George Shepard
“I was with MACV-CORDS and went to Vietnam after language training in October of 1967. My entire tour was in Pleiku Province and my initial assignment was working with
Alex Skolny
Specialist 4th Class Alex Skolny (second solider from the left) somewhere in the jungle of Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam on a reconnaissance mission around July
Sammy Stephenson
1SGT Sammy B. Stephenson was a Clayton High graduate and served two tours in Vietnam during 1966 through 1968. He was a member of the special forces. He was exposed often
Sheffield Stroud
Killed in Action - 17 June 1968 in Lam Dong, Vietnam His name can be found on the wall on Panel 56W, Row 15 Sheffield Stroud was a Clayton Cooper High graduate, but
Bill Swayney
Bill Swayney’s job was to keep Phantom fighter jets flying. He was a crew chief stationed at the Ubon base in Thailand. American Phantom jets were bombing North
Glenn Stuart
"It only took me about a week for my eyes to be opened and to discover that Da Nang Air Force Bas was not a safe place. The sirens would go off and we could grab our
Ron Trowbridge
Ron Trowbridge might not have met his bride if he hadn’t contracted rubella while in school at Camp Lejeune to become a corpsman for the U.S. Marines. Trowbridge was
Stephen Thomas
Killed In Action - November 22, 1969 in Quang Ngai, Vietnam His name can be found on The Wall on Panel 30E, Row 67 Stephen Thomas, who lived near the intersection of
Harold Till Jr.
Killed In Action - 23 April 1969 in Quang Tri, Vietnam His name can be found on the wall on Panel 26W, Row 037 Harold Till, Jr., was awarded a Silver Star for saving
Dana Wall
“I didn’t have any misgivings about going to Vietnam even though my brother Donald had been killed there. I knew it was a place where you always had to be alert and not
Donald Wall
Killed In Action - 6 April, 1968, Quang Tri, Vietnam His name can be found on The Wall on Panel 48E, Row 36. Donald Lee Wall was a career soldier in the U.S. Army who
Tony Warren
“I was a medic who was attached to the 1/16th infantry rangers. We were assigned many search and destroy and road clearing missions. We were on patrol on one of these
Vincent Webb
Vince Webb helped set up refueling stations for helicopters at FSB Suoi Da and FSB Katum before being transferred to Dau Tieng. He hauled fuel between Dau Tieng and Long
Jesse West
Killed In Action - 11 March 1970 in Lam Dong, Vietnam His name can be found on the wall on Panel 12W, Row 23 U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Jesse L. West was from
Floyd Wiggins
“Very few people know the sacrifices that were made by our men and women in Vietnam.”
Johnny Williams
Missing in Action - 9 January 1968 in Hiep Duc Valley, Vietnam His name can be found on the wall on Panel 34E, Row 12. Johnny Williams was a US Army Private First
Ronnie Williams
“I was drafted in February of 1968 and arrived in Vietnam in April. I was a mechanic and we worked on just about anything, especially planes. We were shelled
Joe Wolozyn
Lt. Col. Wolozyn wore the Air Force blue for 44 years.“I flew a UC123K in Vietnam. I was the one spraying Agent Orange. I know Agent Orange has caused a lot of problems.
Paul Woods
Paul Houston Woods joined the U.S. Army right out of Whiteville High School and served 20 years. He was in Korea and Vietnam. He was awarded many medals and honors
Jim Yothers
LT JG Jim Yothers served aboard the USS Valley Forge, a Essex-class air craft carrier, from July 1962 to Sept. 1964. He was an Assistant Combat Information Center. On 2