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Andy Boyko

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Andy Boyko got to witness the strength of American air superiority when an AC-47 circled above. Affectionately known as "Puff the Magic Dragon," or Puff for short, these aircraft rained down ammunition and anyone within it's line of fire would know what it was. (Interview conducted at, and with the assistance of, The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas.- https://theveteransmuseum.org/) (4:19)

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One of the notable controversies of the Vietnam war was the reported failures of the M-16 rifle platform. Andy Boyko's Marine experience featured both the M-14 and the M-16, and he gives his thoughts on using the rifle in the field. (Interview conducted at, and with the assistance of, The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas.- https://theveteransmuseum.org/) (4:26)

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Andy Boyko came home from Vietnam twice, but the second time, the entire culture had shifted. He still had some time left owed to the Marines, and he describes the following weeks of breaking down and packing up. (Interview conducted at, and with the assistance of, The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas.- https://theveteransmuseum.org/) (7:48)

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Andy Boyko's experience as a Marine made a lasting impact on not only him, but on some of the men he served with. He reflects on the legacy of the Vietnam War, and the Vietnam veterans. (Interview conducted at, and with the assistance of, The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas.- https://theveteransmuseum.org/) (2:45)

Andy Carpenter

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The men waiting in England knew something was up, then came the word that the invasion was on. Going in a month after D-Day, tank crew member Andy Carpenter joined the mad rush across France towards Germany. (This interview made possible with the support of FRANK LEYENDEKKER.) (6:07)

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Andy Carpenter was following the front in a replacement unit when he finally got assigned to a tank crew as a loader. They supported an infantry unit, but those men didn't necessarily want to cross a field right next to the tanks. Too tempting a target for German artillery. (This interview made possible with the support of FRANK LEYENDEKKER.) (3:12)

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They knew a German counter-attack was coming and, when it happened, it was big. Andy Carpenter relates his experiences in a tank unit during the Battle of the Hurtgen Forest. During the fight, his tank commander fell back in though the hatch, not believing what he had just seen attacking the tank. (This interview made possible with the support of FRANK LEYENDEKKER.) (3:47)

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Andy Carpenter and his crew were living in their tank. One night they were holed up on the grounds of a winery when they saw a German tank heading right for them, totally unaware of their presence. After that encounter, back at company headquarters, he learned the fate of his last tank commander, who had been evacuated with a shrapnel wound. (This interview made possible with the support of FRANK LEYENDEKKER.) (4:52)

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Tank commander Andy Carpenter crossed the Remagen bridge successfully but, when he got to the other side, a mortar shell brought everything to a halt in a deadly way. After a miserable night in a railway tunnel, he had to perform a grim task. (This interview made possible with the support of FRANK LEYENDEKKER.) (5:55)

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When Andy Carpenter was promoted to tank commander, he got a crash course in what it takes to be a leader. As the war wound down, his unit was sent to Austria, where some of them began to train for the Pacific. (This interview made possible with the support of FRANK LEYENDEKKER.) (4:49)