A Minnesota PBS Initiative
We Did The Best We Could
Jeff Nordahl shares his Vietnam story and how he went from infantryman to anti-war protester. Jeff's story was captured with the help of TPT's Minnesota Remembers Vietnam team.
We did the best we could at the time, but we were against that war, and then actually we were against other wars that the US started.
Biographical Details
Submitted From: Edina, MN
Primary Location During Vietnam: Bien Hoa, Vietnam 
Story Subject: Military Service
Military Branch: U.S. Army
Dates of Service: 1966 - 1969
Unit: B Company, First Battalion, 503rd Infantry of the 173rd Airborne Brigade
Story Themes: 173rd Airborne Brigade, 503rd Infantry, Anti-war Movement, BIen Hoa, Draft, Edina, Jeffrey Nordahl, John Wayne, Patriotism, Search and Destroy, Veterans for Peace, Watch