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VN 69-70
I lived and grew up in Crystal Mn and was drafted into the Army in 1969. I was working at General Mills at the time as a computer operator.
After basic training at FT Bragg and then Advanced Infantry training at Ft McClellan I was finally shipped to Chu Chi VN.
The following are the pictures I took in Nam and Cambodia.
The Mortar Track (APC) I drove in VN.
The enemy detonated a tank mine under the Mortar APC while I was driving and I was dusted off in a chopper and spend some time in the hospital. The APC was junked and we were issued a new one. I was awarded the Purple Heart. I was also awarded 4 Bronze Stars.
39 is the APC is drove in the 3/4 Cav c-troop. We traveled well into Cambodia on one of our missions.
After VN, I served at Ft Hood as a training instructor for 6 months and then returned home to Crystal, MN. A few years back I moved to Sun City, AZ.
Right side bottom row with hand across his front is Patrick Clark, bottom right is Jerry Reeves, 1st row, second from left is Lee Tipton (one of my TCs). Second row, far left Bob Baer, fourth man Steve (TCs), Bill Cox, Big Red from Toledo, guy waving Jeffery Schinaman, right corner, Ward, from Colorado, sitting in the front with dark hair is named Black, guy in back row with L hand on hip and wristwatch is Dave Maue.
Biographical Details
Submitted From: sun city, AZ
Primary Location During Vietnam: cu chi, Vietnam 
Story Subject: Military Service
Military Branch: U.S. Army
Dates of Service: 1969 - 1970
Veteran Organization: John J Morris Post 62 American Legion
Unit: 25th Infantry 3/4 Cav C-Troop
Specialty: 11-B
Stamps from a NVA guerrillas.
MPC is the money we used in VN.
View even more photos from David's collection:
Story Themes: Arizona, Bronze Star, Cambodia, Crystal, Cu Chi, David Sjogren, Draft, Fort Bragg, Fort McClellan, Medals of Honor, Purple Heart, Sun City
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