Worked on a cattle ranch as a cowhand for a while. I'm now retired and Helping as many Vets that I Can WWII, Korean, Vietnam, Desert Storm Era.
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Served with the "Jumping Mustangs", 4th Squad-Weapons, 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Airborne, Vietnam.
Departed mainland for Vietnam in August 1965, arriving in September at Qui Nhon, RVN for the Division base at An Khe, Binh Dinh Province, RVN. Pparticipated in the Pleiku Operation, for which the 1st Cavalry Division received the Presidential Unit Citation. Involved in action around Plei Me, Duc Co, and the Ia Drang Valley, the 8th Cavalry also cleared Highway 19 to the West of An Khe. . . . The remainder of the year was spent in conducting operations around An Khe with the technique of combat air assaulting, rappelling and ground coordination being perfected. "
from http://www.jumpingmustangs.com/hq6571/hqhistory.html
Description Operation Crazy Horse; also called Operaton Bun Khe 66-7; May 16 through June 5, 1966; fought in Binh Dinh province between Vinh Thanh and Soui Ca Valley on the Bong Son Plain by the 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division USA, the Capitol ROK Division and the ARVN; objective: spoiling VC attack on Vinh Thanh CIDG Camp followed by a search and destroy operation.
LZ Hereford was also the center of fierce fighting that began seven days earlier on May 15, 1966. When word of that battle filtered down to the 1st Cavalry leaders, they decided the next day to conduct a major operation in the area. The 1st Brigade, under the command of Colonel John Hennessey, was ordered to deploy its three battalions to "find, fix and destroy" the enemy force. The operation was named Crazy Horse. In the days since then, above Hereford on the ridge, the Americans had been waging fierce and costly combat against the 9th NVA Regiment and the 97th VC Regiment.