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Debby Moore

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Debby Moore had a few tough assignments, but the hardest one for her by far was her first one with the medevac unit. While over there, the mascot dog turned out to be female and had puppies, and one of the guys she was working with really wanted one of the puppies. She saved the dog for him, only to find out later that he'd been killed. (4:48)

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While in Vietnam, Debby Moore worked with plenty of orphans, some of whom she got fairly attached to. She remembers one tragic moment when she encountered a young girl who had her hands cut off. She was told that the Viet Cong did that to her after her family said they had no rice to give them. (4:56)

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Moore's experience coming home from Vietnam was pretty ordinary compared with the troops. When she got back, she started noticing early signs of post traumatic stress disorder popping up in her life that were triggered by things such as loud noises. She spent a few years teaching, but eventually went to Korea and worked for the Special Services again. (4:16)

Dee Friesen

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He had always wanted to be a pilot, ever since he was a kid. Dee Friesen was in graduate school studying physics when he was drafted. After five years of college he was eligible so he took this as an opportunity to fly. (5:04)

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As his pilot training was concluding, Dee Friesen was assigned to fly the F-100 fighter in Vietnam. Just as he was graduating, he was reassigned to more flight training. He was going to fly the A-37, a small modified trainer outfitted for close air support. (4:59)

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When you're a pilot on the way to Vietnam, you stop in the Philippines for "Snake School." Dee Friesen enjoyed this survival training in which native tribesmen try to find you in the jungle. He was destined for Bien Hoa, a big base which was home to the 90th Attack Squadron. (6:58)

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His first mission in Vietnam was flying cover for C-123s spraying Agent Orange. Dee Friesen recalls how there was no regard given for the potential danger. Eventually, he was flying operations in Cambodia, including an improvised stint as a Forward Air Controller. (7:12)

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Sky Spot was a terrible mission no one wanted. You flew at night in bad weather dropping ordnance from fifteen thousand feet. Dee Friesen didn't care for that but he felt that the other missions he was flying were making a difference in the war. An atmospheric physicist by training, he made a study of the volatile weather in Vietnam. (5:41)

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Four of his fellow pilots were shot down while Dee Friesen was serving in Vietnam. It seemed almost random, who would be killed because you took this mission instead of that mission? (2:32)

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Each unit had a civic action officer and projects they worked on in the Vietnamese community. Dee Friesen did work at a Catholic school as well as raising money for an orphanage. (7:28)