Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
COMBAT STORIES
WORLD WAR II
KOREA
VIETNAM
IRAQ
AFGHANISTAN
OTHER WAR STORIES
AFFINITY GROUPS
PHOTOS & MEMOIRS
ABOUT WTW
OVERVIEW
OUR TEAM
ADVISORY BOARD
PARTNERS
SHARE YOUR STORY
SUPPORT OUR CAUSE
FOR EDUCATORS
[ NAVBAR ]
HOME
-- WORLD WAR II
-- KOREA
-- VIETNAM
-- IRAQ
-- AFGHANISTAN
-- OTHER
-- AFFINITY GROUPS
PHOTOS & MEMOIRS
-- OVERVIEW
-- OUR TEAM
-- ADVISORY BOARD
SHARE YOUR STORY
SUPPORT OUR CAUSE
FOR EDUCATORS
NEW VIDEOS
Refine :
131 Videos
BRANCH OF SERVICE
Army
Marines
Army Air Corps
Navy
Coast Guard
Merchant Marine
Air Force
WAR
WWII
Korea
Vietnam
Cold War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan)
Other Conflict
Show Filter
clear all
advanced search
‹ First
<
9
10
11
12
13
>
Last ›
|
Showing
10
20
30
40
per page |
110/131
Bruce Hojnacki
Vietnam
| 504th Military Police Battalion
It was strange, arriving in Vietnam and beginning your movement through Saigon and you have no weapon. Bruce Hojnacki got over it and moved steadily northward toward his assignment with the 504th MP Battalion. (4:42)
It was only twenty miles or so from the DMZ. The province of Quang Tri was where newly arrived MP Bruce Hojnacki landed once he got to Vietnam. Among his duties were raiding the local houses of ill repute and manning the guard bunkers at the Marine base. (6:13)
When Bruce Hojnacki came across a deserted Montagnard village, he found an eight foot spear and a crossbow. He found out he could take them home with him but he had to make a modification to the spear. (2:29)
MP Bruce Hojnacki was up near the DMZ and his primary duty was convoy security. At first, he rode in open jeeps but those were replaced with the much better V-100 Commando, an armored amphibious vehicle. (4:55)
MP Bruce Hojnacki was at a base near the DMZ. He rode convoy security and overnighted at various fire bases. At one, he was staring out from a bunker talking to a Marine when he saw something that astounded him. (Caution: strong language.) (5:08)
Everyone in Vietnam was marking off days on a calendar. When Bruce Hojnacki got to thirty days left in country he started to get a little antsy. He made it out but, when he got home, he had to deal with a situation that many a returning soldier has faced. (5:36)
Bruce Hojnacki had one overriding thought during his tour in Vietnam. Without a war going on, this would be a beautiful vacation spot. He's a little less sure if he would actually return, though. (3:33)
Zack Knight
Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan)
| Georgia National Guard
He flirted with the idea of joining the Air Force at eighteen, but flirting with girls distracted him. At twenty one, Zack Knight became a police officer, a job that might have been a little too much for his young head to handle. Then, at the ripe old age of twenty eight, he decided to take his skills to the Army. (5:03)
It angered him at the time, but Zack Knight's run in with his boss on the police force taught him a valuable lesson that he only realized later. After seven years on the force and with a new college degree, he decided to enlist and take his passion for service to a wider arena. (5:23)
While in basic training, former police officer Zack Knight sketched out an idea for a business that would make good use of his security knowledge. He got it going in his hometown while undergoing National Guard training and just as it began producing decent revenue, his unit was activated for Afghanistan. (4:09)
‹ First
<
9
10
11
12
13
>
Last ›
|
Showing
10
20
30
40
per page |
110/131
Our Sponsors
Our Partners