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Henry Rice | Multiple Units - Army

5:27   |   Henry Rice was having second thoughts. He had gone back in the Army, but they put him at Fort Polk, which was a miserable place to be. He pulled some strings and got better assignments, jobs with a lot of travel. Then it was a tour in Europe on a general's staff. That plum position eventually took him to Washington DC, which sounded great at first.

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WWII
  • Henry Rice  |  WWII  |  Multiple Units  |  6:11

    Times were tough when Henry Rice was a kid. He got along, though, and he had a good time hitchhiking around Texas and sneaking into Mexico. He joined the Army on a lark in 1940 with two buddies and, after the war started, they volunteered for the infantry. Wait, we're doing what?

  • Henry Rice  |  WWII  |  Multiple Units  |  4:55

    Henry Rice was a soldier in a support role when the war started, but he switched to the infantry and joined the combat just as the Allies were storming into Germany itself. He was surprised when they stopped short of Berlin and then he found out why. His unit went to Bavaria, which was good duty. Just don't get caught with the local girls.

  • Henry Rice  |  WWII  |  Multiple Units  |  4:58

    He had the points so he was heading home. Henry Rice took a train to Camp Lucky Strike, where he and his buddy ran the games of chance. Only one problem, how to get that cash back to the States. When he got there, he got out, got married, got a job, got bored and got back in the Army.

Vietnam
  • Henry Rice  |  Vietnam  |  Multiple Units  |  3:57

    You went unassigned to Vietnam, a roll of the dice. Sgt. Major Henry Rice joined the staff at 1st Brigade, 1st Division headquarters. That didn't sound like he would be in a chopper much, but he was. He was offered a prestigious assignment at MACV, but he was ready to retire after three wars.

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