Headed to war (Part 3), with the Hexmates

Note from the Author: This is part three of my experience during the Vietnam Conflict. You can pick up Part One and Part Two by clicking on the links. Well here it was ... March 1970 and I'd received my orders to leave the 520th Transportation Battalion and report to the 539th Transportation Company which …

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Headed to War (Part 1), You Zero!

It was December 15, 1969 and I was graduating from Crew Chief/Door Gunners school at Fort Rucker, Alabama.  My company commander stood in front of my graduating class and said, "Okay we need volunteers to go to South Vietnam."  We all laughed because we knew the Army never asked for volunteers to do anything.  They …

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