. . Francis Burket A couple of days after he came home from the war, Francis X. Burket was back at this old job in retail lumber. A couple of years earlier he was grinding wood chips into sawdust to support his wife and newborn. By the time he retired 47
. . Dan Bonner Dan M. Bonner joined the Marine Corps out of high school in 1965. After twelve weeks of basic training in Parris Island and four weeks of Infantry Training at Camp Geiger, NC, Dan attended Aircraft Maintenance School in Memphis, Tennessee. Dan was assigned to the III
. . Dave Barker Dave Barker was born in San Diego, California and grew up in Orange County. He volunteered for the Marines in 1964 and served with the 7thEngineer Battalion in Vietnam. When he was sent to Vietnam in August 1965, he had no idea where he was going.
. . John Barber John Barber came home from Vietnam after two tours of intense jungle combat. Sometimes during those search and destroy missions, most of the guys in his unit never made it back—at least in one piece. Why he survived the odds is hard to understand, he ponders.
