Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans

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Steve Carver

Vietnam | 3rd Anti-Tank Battalion

An officer shouldn't punch an enlisted man but Steve Carver relates the story of a Marine who was on the receiving end of just that. There was a fenced off swimming pool that was for officers only and the man had gone to extreme lengths to get in there. (Caution: strong language) (5:50)
It was near his time to rotate home but Steve Carver nearly got blown up by a bomb the VC had buried in the road. His jeep had driven right over it but it was the truck behind him that got hit. (Caution: strong language) (8:57)
It was the best shower of his life. When Steve Carver got to Okinawa after his 13 months in Vietnam, he was able to get a shower with actual hot water that didn't run out and no one telling him his time was up. Then it was really time to go home. (6:23)