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Henry Dunn

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For Henry Dunn, the best day of his Vietnam tour was the day he got the call on the way into battle. Turn around and come back to base. You're going home. He fondly recalls the Australian allied troops and says that, years later, Australians credited America with slowing the advance of Communism in their neighborhood. (4:01)

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Henry Dunn's life when he returned from Vietnam was a whirlwind of marriage, career and children, so he was too busy to process his war experience. That changed when accounts of the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley were published and he began to reach out to fellow veterans. (4:49)

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The battle at Landing Zone Albany was the defining moment of his life, says Henry Dunn. He wanted more than anything to react properly in combat and spending his formative years as a hunter helped him with that. He worries that no amount of preparation can help the veterans of today, who are coping with multiple prolonged deployments. (6:03)

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What is the lesson to be learned from the Vietnam War? For Henry Dunn it is simple, don't get into a war unless you absolutely have to. (3:11)

Henry Keene

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After taking over Okinawa, Henry Keene recalls moving on to the island of Ie Shima and preparing for the mainland invasion of Japan. (3:24)

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After receiving jungle training on Honolulu, Henry Keene recalls receiving his first taste of combat during the invasion of Guam in 1944. (2:57)

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Henry Keene remembers the days before and after the invasion of Okinawa and experiencing his closest call during the war. (3:02)

Henry Le

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Henry Le was born in South Vietnam in 1953. It was around this time that the French were aiding the south, so Le went to French school during his early years. Afterwards, he acted as a crane operator. As the war got more and more intense, he had a lot of male family members enter combat units, such as his older cousin who sadly wound up dying. Then, everything changed during the Tet Offensive. With no choice, Le was forced to join the war effort himself. (5:25)

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After the Tet Offensive, Le was left with no choice but to enlist. Since he passed all his English classes with flying colors, he was sent to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas for more English training and graduated at the top of his class. During this time, he also learned how to fly an A-37 Dragonfly Plane. (5:27)

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While up in the air, Le would sometimes have to deal with being hit by enemy fire. One time after his plane was hit, one of the engines began to malfunction, forcing him to land the plane with only one operating engine. That was probably the most scared he ever was during the war. As the north began to invade the south after the US pulled out of the war, he fled to the United States and had to leave his entire family behind in the process. (6:05)