Ray Brendel
. . Ray Brendel Ray Brendel served with the US Army during the Vietnam War. missing video
Dan Bonner
. . 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
Clem Blazewick
. . Clem Blazewick Clem Blazewick was drafted in June 1965 and departed San Francisco for Southeast Asia on Christmas day, right before the big build up of forces in Vietnam. Narrowly escaping duty as a medic with the Marines near the De-Militarized Zone (DMZ), he was assigned to be
Ed Blank
. . Ed Blank Ed Blank grew up in Pittsburgh’s South Hills. After graduating from Duquesne University and completing an ROTC program, Ed commissioned in the US Army. As an officer in Vietnam, Ed’s specialty was rigging telephone lines for communications among US troops—an often overlooked and undervalued requirement of
Dave Barker
. . 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 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.
