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VN 69-70
I lived and grew up in Crystal Mn and was drafted into the Army in 1969. I was working at General Mills at the time as a computer operator.
After basic training at FT Bragg and then Advanced Infantry training at Ft McClellan I was finally shipped to Chu Chi VN.
The following are the pictures I took in Nam and Cambodia.
The enemy detonated a tank mine under the Mortar APC while I was driving and I was dusted off in a chopper and spend some time in the hospital. The APC was junked and we were issued a new one. I was awarded the Purple Heart. I was also awarded 4 Bronze Stars.
39 is the APC is drove in the 3/4 Cav c-troop. We traveled well into Cambodia on one of our missions.
After VN, I served at Ft Hood as a training instructor for 6 months and then returned home to Crystal, MN. A few years back I moved to Sun City, AZ.
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Story Themes: Arizona, Bronze Star, Cambodia, Crystal, Cu Chi, David Sjogren, Draft, Fort Bragg, Fort McClellan, Medals of Honor, Purple Heart, Sun City