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Duard Baxter

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In Okinawa, about mid-way through the campaign, Duard Baxter remembers a massive Japanese artillery and sniper attack when he was pinned in a shell hole. After the firing ended, he explains what happened to one of his friends. (2:00)

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Duard Baxter tells the story of a major injury he suffered when in Naha, the capital of Okinawa. He explains the importance of getting back to his unit within ten days after the injury. (2:32)

Duwayne Balk

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Growing up in a small town in Wisconsin, Duwayne Balk was looking for some more discipline in his life, so he joined the military as a combat medic. Basic and advanced training was challenging, but it prepared him for his deployment to Da Nang, Vietnam. (9:04)

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As the 95th began to get settled in Da Nang, they started building tents and getting some semblance of a base going so that they could take on patients. As an OR tech, Balk assisted doctors during the various types of procedures that went on at the base. (7:50)

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Duwayne Balk remembers the team effort that went into bringing mass casualties and doing the best you can to treat everybody. After arriving home, he remembers trying to keep a low profile as a Vietnam vet at that time in America. (3:56)

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Getting transferred all over Vietnam allowed Duwayne Balk to see a variety of different hospital settings. This prepared him for returning home, where he worked in a civilian hospital. (4:26)

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Duwayne Balk reflects on the good and bad things about being in the military. It reminds him that wartime is not something to be taken lightly. (4:01)

Dwight Freshley

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Mr. Freshley describes the rough trip he experienced while traveling across the Atlantic, and performs a song he sang during the journey called, "This Is Worth Fighting For." (3:12)

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Mr. Freshley shares what he first experienced when he arrived in England, and describes repeatedly combating pneumonia. (1:16)

Earl Simms

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It was expected in his home. His grandfather and father had served in the World Wars and Earl Simms was eager to fill that expectation. As soon as he stepped off the plane in Vietnam, the sweltering heat and the smell let him know he was in a totally new environment. And when the officer pointed to a map to show him where he would be assigned, he noticed that there was nothing but green around the man's fingertip. (6:46)