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Charlie McMahon

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McMahon becomes part of the Combined Action Program (CAP), working with Vietnamese militia to protect villages from Viet Cong thugs. On one occasion, the village is spared from enemy attack by an army artillery unit acting without orders. He and the villagers develop a bond that would last for decades. (5:14)

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After being knocked unconscious by mortar fire, McMahon finds himself stateside with nothing but his hospital pajamas. His postwar life includes schooling and a career with Amtrak. (1:48)

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Charlie McMahon reflects on the struggles of Vietnam vets returning to hostile war sentiment in the US. He volunteers with the VA, helping younger vets returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. (3:57)

Charlie Moua

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His family fled the persecution of the Hmong after the fall of South Vietnam and wound up in California. Charlie Moua has a hard time believing how the youth of today could mouth support for communism as a system of government. (4:25)

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It was shortly after he saw the 9/11 attacks unfold on television that Charlie Moua decided to enlist. He chose the Marines, figuring they would put some guts in him. Because of high test scores, they put him in supply and logistics, which was not entirely to his liking. (5:29)

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Charlie Moua did not have a girl or a wife to say goodbye to when he left for Iraq because he was an unapologetic nerd. He stayed out of trouble in the Marines by concentrating on his computer and Halo. (2:11)

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Charlie Moua and the rest of his company were lucky. The heat might have gotten to them but they all came back from Iraq intact. He was in supply and logistics but he had his time manning the 50 cal and performing security. (5:15)

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Now the story can be told. Charlie Moua tells about the time he left his weapon behind. Fortunately he had a friend back there to take care of it. He was in a support position but it was still embarrassing. The chow wasn't great but sometimes you got to eat at a nearby base that was luxurious by comparison. (4:41)

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On his second deployment to Iraq, Charlie Moua was based near the Syrian border. It was relatively uneventful, but there were losses and he pays tribute to the fallen every Memorial Day. He thought about reenlisting but decided to pick up his life where he left off after 9/11. (6:14)

Charlie Pocock

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In order to avoid the draft, Charlie Pocock decided to go to college and enlist in ROTC. He then went into flight school which brought a new set of challenges. (6:45)