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Don Zimmer

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In the A Shau Valley, Don Zimmer's unit was securing and clearing area for an artillery base. A pretty meadow was there, but it harbored an unseen wildlife menace. There was little contact with the enemy, so they found a chance to make creative use of a bomb crater. (4:36)

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Two platoons were out. The one with machine gunner Don Zimmer went to dismantle last night's booby traps. The other walked into an ambush. Don remembers how Captain Barry McCaffrey organized the counter attack and even settled some business with his .45. (5:16)

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It was supposed to be a short patrol, so they had limited ammo and water. The platoon leader decided to follow a trail they found just as a bomb strike thundered nearby. There was evidence of NVA activity all around and, as they continued, Don Zimmer thought, "We are going the wrong way." Part 1 of 2. (5:26)

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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)