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Vietnam Platoon Leader and his RTO reunite after 48 years

19th Nov, 2015

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1st Lt. Edward T Christiansen and Sgt. Frank-John Limiero were inseparable while they served in Vietnam as a platoon leader and radiotelephone operator. After the war they tried in vain for years to reconnect because ...

Vietnam veteran gets homecoming he’s always wanted with Queen City Honor Flight

13th Oct, 2017

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Within his first year of serving in the Marines, Ruben Flax had earned 3 purple hearts and made Sergeant by the age of 19. However when he returned home in 1968 instead of being commended for his service, he received the exact opposite...

Vietnam Veteran receives welcome home honor flight

27th Oct, 2015

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After Emory Reynolds “Butch” Moreland Jr. served a tour in Vietnam in 1969, he suffered from PTSD and both forms of Malaria. In June of 2015 Moreland was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer and in August of this year he ...

Vietnam Veteran reunited with stolen camera after nearly 50 years

21st Oct, 2016

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Steven Bridges recently bought an old 8mm film camera and discovered shortly afterwards there was a wonderful story attached to the vintage piece of equipment. Bridges bid $6 for it and bought the camera at an auct...

Vietnam Veterans get choked up by welcome home they receive 50 years later

20th Jun, 2016

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Many US soldiers were met with anger and hostility when they returned home from serving in Vietnam. But Fort Riley made sure that over 100 Vietnam Veterans received the welcome greeting they never received but g...

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