Combat shifts the mind into the eternally present and eliminates the concept of memory Rod Slemmons, Director, Museum of contemporary photography, Chicago |
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In 2008 Rich Raitano sent me an e-mail on the 40 year anniversary of his return trip from Vietnam
adding them to a collection we call,
"The Freedom Bird". Your story is welcome also.
It was a short e-mail, reminiscing about his flight home. I responded to Rich with an even shorter e-mail saying that I had flipped the whole country off as the freedom bird left the ground. Over the course of the next several weeks, Rich, myself and several others began developing our stories and |
Would you like to have it published??
"The one thing we all had in common is that each of us came home alone"
All units or persons who served in Vietnam may submit stories.
To submit your story for publication.
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| Marc Levy 1/7 Cav. |
Dave
Krueger B 4/3 |
Tom Skiens C 4/3 |
Rich Raitano HHC 4/3 |
| James Wambold 6/11 Arty |
David Marino A 4/3 |
Tony Swindell HHC 11th LIB |
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| Steve Newton A 4/3 |
Carl Zarzyski B 4/21 |
Mike Christensen C 2/39 |
Rod Linkus B 4/3 |
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