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Get in the Truck, You're Going Now
Vietnam veteran Mick Aguirre was hopeful that as a trained mechanic he'd be stationed in the rear fixing trucks. Much to his surprise, he was sent assigned to Infantry Support, firing 81 mortars.
This clip is from the TPT documentary Perspectives. Learn more below.
Thursday night I landed at Da Nang Airbase. That's a culture shock.
Biographical Details
Submitted From: St. Paul, MN
Story Subject: Military Service
Military Branch: U.S. Marine Corps
Veteran Organization: Disabled American Veterans
Specialty: 81 Mortars
About Minnesota Remembers Vietnam: Perspectives
Through a series of 12 short profiles and a feature-length documentary, Twin Cities PBS producer Luke Heikkila unpacks the personal narratives of family members and Minnesota veterans who endured one of the most unsettling chapters in American history: the Vietnam War. These stories reveal the unexpected ways that war forever changes someone.
Story Themes: 81 Mortars, DAV, Disabled American Veterans, Latino, Marines, Mick Aguirre, Perpsectives, Saint Paul, St Paul, TPT, Twin Cities PBS, Watch
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