John Vail - U.S. Marine Corp

John F Vail shares stories from his time serving as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Vietnam War.

Corporal, U.S. Marine Corp, 1966-70, 1976-78, avionics, Quang Tri, Vietnam

Topics of Interest

• 6:10 Vietnam near the DMZ
• 8:20 Huey ch46 Gunner
• 10:50 different types of missions
• 11:20 Transporting and not trusting the RVN’s
• 14:08 When the U.S. Stopped bombing the North
• 15:42 Dealing with protesters
• 19:39 looking back

Credits

This video is part of the "Our Veterans, Their Stories" Project: Preserving first hand accounts from our heroes one story at a time. Learn more at https://www.CattCo.org/Veterans-Stories

Video Production by John Tomerlin