MerryBrown
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- Mary
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My Dad was a Korean Vet, My nephew is an Afghanistan vet. Thank you so much for your service.That is ME extracting a "wisdom" tooth for a soldier in the field. I am a Vietnam Era Vet in that I served in “The Big Red One” (see me holding up a bloody finger showing "Big Red One"; this was before AIDS and universal precautions, gloves, masks, etc.) from 1973 to 1975 (commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1971 during Dental School). After active duty I was in Inactive Reserves until 1978 when I was Honorably Discharged. I was in B Company First Medical Battalion as a Captain in the Army Dental Corps. The Sergeant pictured with me could have been a Vietnam Era Vet too but I can’t remember him specifically. We were pictured during a field exercise at Fort Riley KS in late summer 1974 and went to Germany in September for “REFORGER ’74 - Operation Certain Pledge”. I know many in my high school and college classes were drafted and served in theater. Some never came back. It was a bad time to serve when I did as we were told NEVER to wear our uniform off post because they were afraid of how we would be treated. I never got over feeling ashamed of my service until I went to a Veterans Day program at my Grandson’s elementary school in 2010. At that ceremony they led us into the gym and all the children were on their feet clapping and saying “Thank You”. I cried like a baby for hours after that! Noboby ever cheered for us or thanked us for our service! It was even worse for the vets serving in the war. Sorry to ramble but you struck a chord in me. Were you a Vietnam Veteran?
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