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Mystery and Shock
My story is short. Eighteen years old, 1965, October, USMC bootcamp, LBJ's buildup to staff the war. Landed in Da Nang city on Easter, April, 1966. Thirteen months of living hell in the heat, monsoon, and jungle. May 1967, landed back in the "World" in San Francisco, Treasure Island. Rotten tomatoes flying and screaming idiot protest. Shamed and to never look back, memory repressed, fifty two years ago..... Life and misery carried on.
Biographical Details
Submitted From: St. Paul, MN
Primary Location During Vietnam: Khe Sanh, Vietnam 
Story Subject: Military Service
Military Branch: U.S. Marine Corps
Dates of Service: 1965 - 1967
Veteran Organization: None
Unit: USMC
Specialty: Field Radio Operator
Story Themes: 1965, 1966, 1967, Boot Camp, Coming Home, Khe Sanh, Marines, Nick Kane, Saint Paul, Shame, St Paul, Terrain
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