“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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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