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Was I even there....?

1/3/2005

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Shortly after we moved to Henderson NV  in the late 1990s I wondered if I was I ever in the 9th Infantry Division.  I never heard anything about it.  At times I even questioned if I even went to Vietnam.   This is before there was much information on the internet as well as my lack of skills.
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​​Several weeks later I saw a 9th Division decal on the back of a car window in Henderson.  I began to follow this car through town then out to the suburbs and into a subdivision.  I guess I  wanted to ask the diver if they were in the 9th Division, or knew someone who was.
I stopped “the chase” thinking they might think I’m nuts or call the police.   
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    I left the fields of Vietnam the summer of 1969 and landed at The University of Texas at Austin later that summer.
    Like many others, little did I know how the prior 12 months changes a person.
    Father - Retired AF Colonel
    Son - Retired Navy Lt Commander
    Grandson -  Marine Captain
    Me - Drafted US Army Staff SGT  served 21 months                    

    This is a place for my thoughts, opinions, pictures  and more "ups" than "downs".  Before I get to old to remember I have a need to get some of this down, even if it is just for myself. 
    I always said I would go back to Vietnam someday to try to answer some questions and thoughts from God  told me you will know why you went back when you get there.

    My thanks to: Parkhurst, Birddog and Teddy Bear who showed me "the ropes"  many years ago.

     

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