During the agreed upon truce during the Tet (lunar new year) celebration in 1968 the No Vietnamese attacked everywhere across South Vietnam. They achieved initial successes but were quickly beat down. I was a rifle company commander in the 101st...
On 30 Jan 1968, I was a rifle company commander in the 101st Airborne Div in Vietnam when the Tet Offensive began. It was the most intensive fighting I ever experienced. In coordinated attacks all across South Vietnam, communist forces launch their...
On 28 Jan, Our Vietnam Generation will premiere at teh Fox Theatre in Detroit. Tickets are available through ticketmaster or the Fox Th box office. This is a documentary on Michigan’s Vietnam Veterans. The film is the work of 9-time Emmy...
My first Christmas in a combat zone was in 1965 in Vietnam when I was a member of the First Infantry Division, the Big Red One. I appreciated this story from the Big Red One in Afghanistan: The party at Camp Taji included live music, food, and...
This morning I walked in a parade supporting my fellow Vietnam Vet, Bill Hardiman, who is running for Congress. This afternoon I’ll be participating in the LZ Michigan salute to Vietnam veterans. I’m proud to be an American and a veteran...
The Korean War began today in 1950. We weren’t ready for that war; it took us by surprise, but, in the end we won–militarily. Because of politics the Korean peninsula was and is divided and we are still at war–the fighting ended...
Conn Atty Gen and US Senate hopeful Richard Blumenthal has many times said that he was a Vietnam vet; many of these statements are still available on tape. Oops, the truth came out. After getting 5 military deferments he found a spot in the Marine...
It seems that even the Pentagon is beginning to understand that the two basic weapons for our troops in combat, the M-16 rifle and the 9mm pistol aren’t very good or effective. They don’t compare to what the enemy is using. Our larger...
The Tet holiday, the lunar new year, was celebrated by all the different factions in Vietnam. It was agreed by both sides during December of 1967 that there would be a truce during the holiday that began at the end of January 68. And on 31 Jan 68...
President Obama recently presented the Medal of Honor to Army Sergeant First Class Jared Monti for valorous conduct above the call of duty. It was a posthumous award. Monti is the sixth recipient of the medal since 9-11 and the second to receive it...