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Walter Beardslee

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Tensions between the South Vietnamese soldiers and the Montagnards, who comprised the local irregular unit, came to a head when a personal dispute escalated to an all out battle between the two groups. Walter Beardslee and the rest of the Americans in camp wondered if they would get caught up in the fight. (7:59)

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Halfway through his tour, Special Forces officer Walter Beardslee was transferred to group headquarters where he was in charge of procuring food supplies and building materials to be distributed to civilians near the Special forces camps in the area. He was there when the Tet Offensive broke out. (5:18)

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When he got home from Vietnam, Walter Beardslee was talked into staying on for another year but they wouldn't tell him where he would be stationed. He took the gamble and it worked out well for him. (5:40)

Stacy Donnelly

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Stacy Donnelly met her future husband Justin when they were both in training as Army combat medics. Serving in Iraq with different units meant that their communications were limited. Then he deployed again and she waited at home with a newborn. (18:35)

Justin Donnelly

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If Uncle Sam wanted you to have a wife, he would have issued you one. Justin Donnelly found one in the Army, anyway. They were both in training as combat medics and then deployed to Iraq with different units. Then he went back for another tour while she waited at home with a newborn. (18:35)

Stacy Donnelly

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After two years of college, Stacy Donnelly was wondering how she was going to pay for the rest of it. Why not join the Army, like her cousin did? The attacks of 9/11 were an added incentive, a way to do her part. (4:03)

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Her folks were a little apprehensive but they gave Stacy Donnelly their approval as she went off to basic training. It was there that she learned the meaning of trustworthy. (4:49)

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Stacy Donnelly had a MOS of 68W, which is combat medic, so her Advanced Infantry Training was mostly medical instruction. It was at Fort Sam Houston in her home state of Texas, which was good. While there, she met her future husband, which was real good. (2:53)

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When her training was done, combat medic Stacy Donnelly got to her unit at Fort Carson and prepped for an Iraq deployment. Once there, she was just settling in when a mortar barrage gave her an eye-opening welcome. (4:55)

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FOB Warhorse wasn't bad. It was like a little town with a coffee shop and gyms. But it was in a war zone and for medic Stacy Donnelly, the toughest part was treating civilian Iraqi children that had been swept up in the violence. (4:35)