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David Ray

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While on jungle patrol, David Ray noticed that the point man was tilting his helmet back when he was on point. Why was that? It wasn't long before he found out why and when he became the point man, he tilted his helmet the same way. (8:58)

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The radioman was wounded and evacuated for awhile. He was David Ray's best friend and foxhole buddy who decided one day that the M-16 was too much to carry with the radio and got a .45 instead. (2:29)

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For their booby traps, the VC preferred to use American hand grenades. They would shorten the fuse as much as possible for a quick reaction when the trip line was hit. They would also use artillery rounds but, by 1970, punji pits were no longer used. (Caution: strong language) (5:57)

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The Kit Carson scout had led them to some caves where bad guys might be holed up. David Ray grabbed a .45 and headed down the slope. He peered through an opening and saw an NVA standing on the other side. When the man refused to come out, he shot him in the leg. Working his way around to the other chamber, he realized there were four of them. (Caution: strong language) (6:45)

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The Marines had been choppered to a mountain top and David Ray was walking point. He was fortunate on this operation to have a dog and his handler with them. The dog had advanced up the trail when he suddenly stopped and growled. (2:50)

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David Ray was in the jungle for his entire tour. He never saw a city, rarely had a shower. The base camp where he went to rest was often under fire. The lady from the Red Cross had a hard time relating to this. (3:30)

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His homecoming was easy. Not only was David Ray not yelled at or spit on, he came to regard those stories as a kind of urban legend. The worst time he had was an encounter with a World War II vet. (4:36)

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Was Vietnam a waste? Not at all according to David Ray. He and all the others who fought and died there paved the way for the eventual downfall of the Soviet Communist dream. (4:29)

David Reiss

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David Reiss describes the types of care his hospital unit would provide for combat troops in Italy, and recalls one incident with a German bomber. (2:18)

David Samuels

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Vietnam was calling him. Every day, David Samuels would see news coverage of Vietnam and, once he decided he wanted to be a pilot, he felt he would have to go there. The Air Force and the Navy required a college degree but the Army was desperate for helicopter pilots and would take anyone who proved they could handle it. (4:17)