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Henry Choy

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After a long year of training, building, riding, and surviving in Iraq, Choy had finally completed his tour. He came home around the age of retirement, and so he did retire shortly after returning. He gives some reflections about the Vietnam and Iraq wars, and how they compared and contrasted. Specifically, the treatment of soldiers who came home after the war was over. (4:13)

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From his time and Vietnam and Iraq, he hadn't gotten in touch with any of his old teammates for over forty years. Finally he stumbles upon a name, Russell Wood, and contacts him thinking it might be his old teammate Woody. It was, and they finally had a reunion with as many of the other men as they could find. He talks about the hardships they faced during the war, and how they got through it with each other. (5:01)

Jesse Tamayo

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Before Jesse Tamayo was ever in the Army, his father had served before him in WWII. When it was his turn, Tamayo went into the Army and trained to be a medic for the fight in Vietnam. Tamayo believes it was his father's hard parenting style that really motivated him to sign up for the Army, and he is forever grateful for that. (4:01)

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Tamayo remembers one instructor he had during his training days that sticks out in his mind. When his Battalion finished medical training, they shipped over to Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. He describes the types of patients he had to work on and the people he worked with. His patients were from several infantry divisions. Since he didn't work in an actual hospital, it was his job to handle the simple minor injuries such as bullet wounds. (6:32)

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As the war started getting heavier, more and more patients were rushed to Tamayo's aid station for immediate care. During his time there, Bob Hope actually came to visit the country for a special Christmas show for the military. Tamayo was able to come home from Vietnam after spending a good amount of time in medical work, and was then stationed again as a medic in Germany. This would not be the last time he was in Vietnam, however. (5:40)

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After spending about two years as a medic in Germany, Tamayo took it upon himself to volunteer to go back to Vietnam. It was around this time that the Tet Offensive broke out about a month beforehand, and he arrived back to the country to help aid the countless amounts of wounded soldiers. A year later, he would join MAC-V as an advisor. (6:29)

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Throughout his time serving as a medic in Vietnam, Tamayo remembers a few close calls he and his doctors had while set up in their aid station tents. In addition there were a few humorous stories he remembers, such as the hectic time he almost had to deliver a baby. (6:34)

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Upon finishing his time over with MAC-V in Vietnam, Jesse Tamayo was ready to go home. After he got back to the states, he remained in the service for two years and planned to stay in the Army for much longer but wound up getting married and settling down instead. He gives us some of his final thoughts about his experiences in the Vietnam War, and what he wants future generations to remember about its impact on American history. (4:41)

Henry Newinn

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Originally from North Vietnam, Henry Newinn grew up near Ho Chi Minh City. At the start of the greater Vietnam conflict, Newinn and his family fled to the south to escape communist regime. Eventually, the French pulled out of the fight and the United States came to aid the people left behind. When Newinn got involved in the war effort, his first job was reconnaissance patrol near the Cambodia and Vietnam border. (4:13)

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After his time on reconnaissance patrol Newinn joined the Vietnam Special Forces, helping to uncover secrets and information about the enemy. At one point during his service, the Viet Cong were seen trying to ambush a US helicopter. Fortunately, the operation failed and Newinn and the other men lived to see another day. (6:52)