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Roger McGill

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At Cu Chi, the VC attacked nearly every night which meant that Roger McGill had to head to his foxhole. This could be a problem during the monsoon. He was the major's driver and bodyguard and they would often head out in an APC to join in the firefights. (5:25)

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Roger McGill's cavalry unit fought alongside many other units in Vietnam as an augmenting force. They also made time for medical outreach to the locals and it was during these times that he befriended the children in one of the villages. One day, he noticed the children were keeping their distance. Something was wrong. (4:30)

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They had no idea. The Americans had built their base at Cu Chi right on top of a vast network of tunnels. Why are guys getting killed inside the wire? Eventually, they figured it out and the reports from a tunnel rat sent down to explore astounded Roger McGill. (3:21)

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The major told Roger McGill to have the jeep ready for a trip into Saigon. He asked to bring along a buddy for some company. No problem. They delivered the major to his meeting but he didn't come out until the late evening and he was three sheets to the wind. Let's go! But, sir, it's after dark. (6:56)

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Roger McGill declined the chance to go to OCS when his two years were up. He was ready to go home. He and some buddies planned to stay for a week in the Bay area to have some fun but after a weird first night, they all headed home. When he got there, he had trouble sleeping. (8:19)

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Roger McGill was married now but he was not sleeping any better. His time in Vietnam was haunting him at night. One day on the radio he heard about a veterans center that offered counseling. He began going to meetings and decided he would go visit The Wall in DC. That began a new chapter of his life. Part 1 of 2. (8:34)

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After a very satisfying experience at the Welcome Home parade for Vietnam vets in New York, Roger McGill began a campaign to stage an even better one in his home town of Chicago. He would need a lot of help and a lot of chutzpah. Part 2 of 2. (10:26)

Pete Kukurba

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Pete Kukurba's parents were Ukrainian immigrants by way of a German concentration camp. That's where he was born before the family moved to their new home, Chicago. He figured if he was going to be sent to Vietnam, he might as well get the best training so he joined the Marines. He even made it through the tough Recon training. (4:10)

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It was just his luck. Newly arrived Recon Marine Pete Kukurba was sent to Khe Sanh just before Tet. The siege was beginning to get bad, with nearly constant artillery, mortars and rockets. It got so bad the resupply planes wouldn't land. The crew just pushed the pallets out the door on a low pass. (5:08)

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What was up with these hills in Vietnam? Push up the hill, get pushed back down the hill. Why are we taking this hill? No one knew. Pete Kukurba had a taste of that but his biggest problem was that he was at Khe Sanh. As if the shelling wasn't enough, he got bitten by a rat. That turned out to have a bright side. (5:10)