. . Although he was an only child and married with a child on the way, George Metz was drafted in March 1968. By May, he was in basic training. In October, he went to Vietnam with a quartermaster company. He didn’t like his company and requested a transfer to become
. . Ron McKeon of Ambridge, Pennsylvania served in the United States Marine Corps from 1972 to 1980. He was attached to the 3rd and 1st Marine Divisions, Twentynine Palms, California, and the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina. Ron also attended the Armed Forces School of Music in
. . T. J. McGarvey entered the Marine Corps in 1966 and served in Vietnam from March 1967-April 1968. He fought with the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam. During his time in Vietnam, his battalion earned the nickname “The Walking Dead” for the casualties they suffered, which were
. . Sager McDill was drafted into the US Army at age 23, even though he was married and was an only child. “It seemed like they took our whole class from Westinghouse High School,” he recalls. After basic training he was assigned to the 9th Division at Fort Riley, Kansas, an
. . Barry Martin of Mechanicsburg, PA served in Europe during the Vietnam War.
. . Bill Marshall served with the US Army during Vietnam.
