Previously Held MOS 12B10-Combat Engineer
67Y10-AH-1 Attack Helicopter Repairer
Service Years
1968 - 1996
Other Languages
Spanish
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
1st Infantry Division Certificate
3rd Cavalry Regimental Certificate
Army Wheel Vehicle Driver Certificate
Certificate Of Achievement
Certificate Of Appreciation
Cold War Certificate
Reforger Certificate
25th Infantry Division Certificate
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
Additional Information
What are you doing now:
Serves as the Standard Army Management Information System (STAMIS) System Administrator for the United States Army AvIation Logistics School (USAALS). Responsible for the maintenance of hardware and software systems and serves as the school's principal advisor on all STAMIS maintenance program issues. Responsible for maintaining the current configuration of the various STAMIS systems and planning for future changes. Coordinates directly with Army Materiel Command (AMC) activities, the US Army Combined Arms Command (CASCOM), other Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC" schools, The Army School System (TASS) training batallions, the Fort Eustis Directorate of Information Management (DOIM), and with the school's training departments and staff offices. Other areas of focus include monitoring the development of GCSS-A T, maintenance of the United
States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) IT repository and administration of USAALS IT training assets.
Description This campaign was from 9 June to 31 October 1969. During the summer and fall of 1969, conduct of operations was increasingly turned over to Vietnamese, US troops withdrew in greater numbers amid reaffirmations of support for the Republic of South Vietnam government. President Nixon announced the reduction of the U.S. military presence in South Vietnam which would be demonstrated initially by the withdrawal of 25,000 troops by 31 August 1969.
American troop strength had peaked at 543,400 in April 1969 but dropped to 505,500 by mid October. More scattered than before, enemy attacks were concentrated on South Vietnamese positions. U.S. combat deaths were down in the early fall as American units switched to small unit actions. The trend was not constant, however, because U.S. troops deaths which had fallen well below l00 a week in the fall, rose above 100 later in the year.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
June / 1969
To Month/Year
October / 1969
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember 1SG Wade, SFC Cooper (RIP), PFC Decos
