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I Wasn't About To Miss The War
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.
It was pitch black. We were literally hanging on to each other's shirts or else you'd get lost.
David Bertagnoli grew up as an Army brat who loved to read, so he was eager to volunteer for the Marines and Vietnam. Here, he tells three stories that sum up his sometimes adventurous and sometimes sad experience as a gunner in the 1st Marines.
Biographical Details
Submitted From: Tucson, AZ
Primary Location During Vietnam: Vietnam 
Story Subject: Military Service
Military Branch: U.S. Marine Corps
Dates of Service: 1966 - 1968
Specialty: A Gunner
Story Themes: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1st Marines, 1st Marines Reunion, David Bertagnoli, Death and Loss, Fear, Marines, Nighttime, Watch, WIA, Wounded in Action
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