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yourout

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26. It's a sad situation. He really went through hell in Vietnam

Reply to orleans (Reply #25)

Sat Dec 27, 2025, 01:42 AM

Dec 2025

If I remember right he was injured in 1969 or 1970 when he was 19 years old time I believe.
They got ambushed and every time he moved for an hour they put another bullet in him.
Got hit in the forearm and the upper arm and down one hip and another one near his spine.

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