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Bruce D'Agostino

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Mentioning that he served in Vietnam would clear the area around him in a bar, remembers Bruce D'Agostino. The World War II vets weren't much better, and told him that Vietnam wasn't a real war. Korean War vets were more understanding, but no one, not even his father, wanted to talk about Vietnam. (3:11)

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Bruce D'Agostino did well in business following his service in Vietnam. One thing he didn't do was have much contact with fellow veterans, but that changed in 1987 when he met a POW/MIA activist at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. He began loosening red tape, and eventually made back channel contact with the Vietnamese government. (5:42)

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It was difficult readjusting to civilian life after being in a war zone, says Bruce D'Agostino. No one knows what you went through over there. He reflects on his growing involvement in veterans' issues and points out that the Vietnam war had a very high volunteer rate, men who felt that they couldn't do less than their fathers and uncles did. (5:48)

Bruce Hojnacki

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He was one of five brothers but Bruce Hojnacki was the only one to get drafted. He was going to school in the nascent field of data processing and he put that on hold to serve his country. As he left for basic training, his father gave him some sage advice. (4:43)

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When he got on the bus in Bowling Green, Bruce Hojnacki was put in charge by the soldier there. Why me? At the next stop, the Army draftees were lined up and a Marine sergeant came down the line. Guess what happened if he tapped you on the shoulder. (4:47)

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After basic training, Bruce Hojnacki found out he was going to be an MP. The advanced training for the military police was right there at Fort Gordon, where he had his basic. Then, like most draftees at the time, he got orders for Vietnam. (2:49)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)