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Diz Hanbey

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Diz Hanbey remembers the harassment one of her fellow female sailors received from her own husband after she made the decision to join the Navy during World War II. Provided by Sal Strom. This interview is audio only. (1:59)

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Diz Hanbey recalls a conversation she had with a fellow veteran who had been misled about the promiscuity of female service members during World War II. Provided by Sal Strom. This interview is audio-only. (1:50)

Don Bowman

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In high school, Don Bowman saw a catalog from West Point sitting on another boy's desk. Can I look at that? Sure but you won't get in, came the reply. As it turned out, Don did but the other guy didn't. (5:17)

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After a stint in Germany, Don Bowman returned to Fort Benning where he ran the Pathfinder committee. He wound up back at West Point as the very first Protocol Officer, in charge of the constant flow of visitors. (6:41)

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Once Don Bowman realized the concepts of assault fire and final defensive fire were very similar, he developed a technique to train his men to master the necessary rapid reloading. He was also a big proponent of leading by example. (3:55)

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Air Mobile was the new thing and Don Bowman was excited to be a part of it when he arrived in Vietnam to join the 1st Cavalry Division. After getting to know his fellow staff officers, he became concerned about the slowness of the Medevac process and set about doing something about it. (7:02)

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While looking at a captured NVA map, Don Bowman realized he could overlay the markings with his own data and find the firing locations of the rocket launchers that had been plaguing Camp Evans. (9:17)

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Thanks to some captured NVA documents, Don Bowman knew an attack was coming but he didn't know when. This allowed him to prepare some surprises. When a platoon got cut off as they pursued the fleeing enemy, one of the pilots volunteered to try to drop them some supplies. (6:01)

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The Tet Offensive was an extraordinary test for the American forces in Vietnam. Don Bowman's battalion had the difficult task of dislodging a strong NVA force holed up in a fortified hamlet next to the walls of Hue City. (13:40)

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General Tolson and Colonel Campbell were old and good friends but, as they planned to approach Khe Sanh, they had some differences. Don Bowman recalls how the Colonel wanted to take some high ground first while the General wanted to power straight in. (6:02)