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Walt Lineberger

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The next shell would hit his boat, for sure. That's what it looked like to Walt Lineberger, but it never came. The next move was to go help some troops who were on the river bank and taking recoilless rifle fire. For his actions during this rescue, he would be awarded the Bronze Star. Part 3 of 3. (7:46)

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Riverine Force officer Walt Lineberger went from the delta to a river area near Saigon to test some new methods and procedures which looked promising. After that successful mission, he learned that his unit was going to be the first in the war to undergo Vietnamization. He immediately began pressing to be an advisor. (6:36)

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Walt Lineberger had been a Riverine unit commander and when the operation was turned over to the Vietnamese, he became an advisor. This got him out from under the overly restrictive Rules of Engagement. (3:20)

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Walt Lineberger learned some things in Vietnam. One is that Americans and people of another place and culture are more similar than different. He also learned confidence, which he brought to his business career. He benefited from good leadership in the Navy, but he had one big disagreement, which he felt put his men at risk. (7:10)

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He thought it would be a hard question. Vietnam veteran Walt Lineberger asked a psychiatrist what is the deciding factor that makes some returning vets adjust well and some not. The reply startled him. (4:29)

Walt Richardson

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His aim was to help put his sister through college. Walt Richardson scored so well on the tests that he was inducted into the Air Force. Perhaps it was the schooling he received at the school run by the mother of Chappie James, who became the first black Air Force 4-star General. (4:54)

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Walt Richardson was in the last all black training flight in the Air Force. His aim was to serve his three year obligation and then return to college, but he saw a musical revue put on by members of the fabled Tuskegee Airmen. They were holding open auditions and he went to showcase his fine singing voice. (5:34)

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In order to implement President Truman's order that military units would no longer be segregated, the Air Force selected 1500 Tuskegee Airmen to go out into all white units. Walt Richardson was told at the briefing that he was to not be a problem but a solution. (4:46)

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After successfully completing aircraft mechanic school, Walt Richardson joined the crew on a commanding general's B-17 in Okinawa. As the only black crew member, he had to earn respect and he did. He was also part of the honor guard when the first freely elected leaders in Japan were inaugurated. (3:43)

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Aircraft mechanic Walt Richardson was based in Okinawa when the Korean War started. The general's personal B-17 was used for supply runs but he couldn't go because he had no combat or survival training. When he was transferred to Eglin Air Force Base, he found that President Truman's integration order had not yet filtered down, but he persevered. (4:33)