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This video was captured by the Twin Cities PBS Minnesota Remembers Vietnam team in Bloomington, MN at a national 1st Battalion, 1st Marines reunion in August 2017.
To learn more about upcoming 1/1 reunions, visit www.alpha1stbn1stmarines.org.
I have post-traumatic stress, so it's a little wonder those marriages didn't last long.
Dave Jones recounts the many places he served with the 1st Marines, and the many battles he fought and friends he lost.
Biographical Details
Submitted From: Bloomington, MN
Primary Location During Vietnam: Quang Tri, Vietnam 
Story Subject: Military Service
Military Branch: U.S. Marine Corps
Specialty: 106 Recoilless Rifleman
Story Themes: 1968, 1st Marines, 1st Marines Reunion, Animals, Bloomington, Con Thien, Dave Jones, Death and Loss, Hill 558, Hoi An, Marines, Marriage, Phu Bai, PTSD, Quang Tri, Rats, Reunion, Terrain, Tet Offensive, Tulsa, Watch, Weaponry
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