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Don Zimmer

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There was light contact, which was lucky, as Don Zimmer would find out later. His platoon had walked into an NVA base camp, but most of them were not there. Another unit was coming to their aid, but they ran into the missing force. The word came, you are on your own. Part 2 of 2. (5:26)

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He was in Vietnam for ten months before he took R&R, so when he got back, Don Zimmer was just about ready to come home. When he did, he could hardly believe how America had changed in just one year. (6:25)

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What should future generations remember about Vietnam? Don Zimmer was there and he has some definite ideas about that. (2:05)

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Years after the Vietnam war, Don Zimmer answered the phone and the voice on the other end led to something he had desired for a long time, reunion with other veterans. (5:12)

Donald Andrezjwski

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He thought he would be going to Korea when he was drafted, but after basic training, tank driver Donald Andrejzwski was sent to Germany. The Cold War was on and it was feared Russian troops would come swarming over the border. (5:23)

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The Cold War was a different kind of war in Europe. The job of a tank driver like Donald Andrezjwski was to just be there, battle ready. The locals in the town loved the Americans for being there and the soldiers loved not being shot at and having access to girls. The upside was the fun leave time and trips to Paris, but the serious business of deterrence came first. (5:18)

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He served in Germany during the Cold War, but when he got home, Donald Andrezjwski found resistance at the American Legion because he had not seen combat. That didn't sit well with the Cold War veteran tank driver. He had orders to Germany instead of Korea. That doesn't make him any less of a veteran. (4:03)

Donald Lorentz

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Donald Lorentz remembers training for Vietnam as an older enlistee, at age 27. He remembers not getting much direction on why the war was being fought, which stuck with him. Departing for Vietnam was memorable, and when he arrived in Phan Rang he needed to stay alert due to the dangers they faced there. (5:26)

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Donald Lorentz vividly remembers taking enemy fire from the Viet Cong in the hills surrounding their base. Forming relationships with the different nations' forces was essential to making things run smoothly. (5:55)

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Keeping in touch with family was important to Donald Lorentz and his family. Additionally, he was able to keep up with the news from the home front which was in the middle of dramatic changes. (3:46)