A Minnesota PBS Initiative
KSMQ "Minnesota Remembers Vietnam" with Ray King
For most of us that came home, there was silence. That was hurtful, for sure. There would be that silence. Nobody wanted to talk. Nobody cared, it seemed like.
Ray King, of Albert Lea, was a Marine who fought in Vietnam. He was part of a self-propelled artillery group. It was 30 after he returned to America that a stranger welcomed him home.
Biographical Details
Submitted From: Albert Lea, MN
Primary Location During Vietnam: Vietnam 
Story Subject: Military Service
Military Branch: U.S. Marine Corps
Dates of Service: 1964 - 1965
1964- Platoon 102 U.S. Marine Corps
Ray King
Ray King
Story Themes: 102 U.S. Marine Corps, 1964, Artillery, Coming Home, KSMQ, Writing