Memorial Day

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Since somebody is wanting to keep track I will throw in my two cents worth.
Drafted in November 1966 Discharged in October 1968. I was told then that was
the largest draft call since WWII. Don't know that to be the truth but it
seemed plausible with the buildup in Nam at the time. I lost one of my best
friend and next door neighbor there. He was a West Point grad. I haven't been
able to bring myself to go to the Wall in DC yet. I get all knotted up just
thinking about it. I will do it someday soon. God Bless all veterans but most
especially those that are in harms way today and keeping us safe.


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Tom Warner wrote:
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> Howard I spent 8 years in the Air Force first stationed at Biloxi,
> Mississipt for advanced communications training, in France for 4
> years on an assignment with the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Quick
> reaction Communications, 3 months in Iran in 1964 providing
> communications for the Joint Chiefs during the Indo/Pakistani war,
> Denver Colorado for a year for certification as a metrology
> technician then another year at Malmstrom AFB , Montana ( in our
> missle silos )for advanced training, then to a classified site in the
> far east in 1968 where I got sick, med evactd to an Army Medical
> Hospital in Hawaii where I was operated on and from which I was
> discharged with a VA disability in 1968 and went back to college. And
> no I did not take part in the Vietnam War protests which is a real
> sore spot with me. Lost a very close high school friend who flew F4Us
> in Vietnam. Shot down known to be alive but never returned. My
> younger brother spent two tours in Vietnam with the Marines and now
> refuses to even talk about it. Commander of my Legion Post was a
> tunnel rat in Vietnam and now has severe medical problems from Agent
> orange which the VA refuses to look at. Most of the vets I know
> refuse to even talk about their experiences in Vietnam if they were
> in combat. Its to painful. Hope all of the vets on this forum and
> throughout the world are happy in their present lives and have a
> wonderful future.
>
> tom warner
> vernon center,ny
> 1985 PT 40
> American Legion Post 230 Sherrill,NY
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>
> At 01:51 PM 5/28/2007, you wrote:
> >Fellows,
> >It would be interesting to see how many of the forum are Veterans ,
> >years served, rank, war zones served in.
> >Ernie, By the way I spent two years at Ft. Hood, Texas with 2nd
> >Armored Division and a couple months at Ft. Carson, Colorado before
> >shipping out in 65 for Vietnam.
> >Howard Truitt
> >Camilla, Ga.
> >86 PT40
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> > >
> > > From: > > > Date: 2007/05/28 Mon PM 01:15:44 EDT
> > > To:
> > > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Memorial Day
> > >
> > > Ernie,
> > > I too was named after an Uncle but one who died a tragic death in
> > 1936. He was my dads only sibling. I was told he was a very good
> > athlete and the summer between his junior and senior year he with
> > some other ball players were working at the Georgia Packing Co.
> > [later Sunnyland Packing Co] in Thomasville, Ga. to earn a little
> > summer money. He was hooked in the leg with a meat hook which
> > became infected and developed spinal mennengitus. and died. No
> > antibiotics like today.
> > > Howard Truitt SP4 - E4
> > > US Army 63 - 66
> > > Vietnam 65 - 66
> > >
> > >
> > > > From: "Ernest Ekberg"
> > > > Date: 2007/05/27 Sun PM 08:54:36 EDT
> > > > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Memorial Day
> > > >
> > > > Monday is the day we remember all that have given the ultimate
> > > > sacrifice for the defense of this country. Even more important for me,
> > > > I was named after my uncle, who fought and never came home. His four
> > > > other brothers fought and came home.
> > > > Ernie Ekberg, SSGT, USAF, 67-71
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