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Henry Sayler

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After spending nearly a year in Eisenhower's Intelligence Staff, World War II was finally coming to a close. Unfortunately, the aftermath of everything was a terrible sight for Sayler, who witnessed the horrors of Dachau. In June of 1945, Sayler came back home to the United States. (5:25)

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After the war was over and during his two weeks of R&R, Sayler had to report to the Pentagon. He worked there as an executive officer for General Vandenberg. This meant that all of the paperwork for the general was first given to him to look over, and ultimately decide whether to give it to him directly or give it to one of the men that worked under him. Sayler also contributed to an assortment of military endeavors such as the building of a missile range through the Bahamas. (4:19)

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After some time serving on active duty, Henry Sayler took a Reserve Commission for the military. He then decided to run for office to be a senator for Florida. He was elected in 1966 and served for twelve years until he eventually stepped down from the senate in 1978. He was then elected as Florida's Chairman for the Republican Party, and it was around this time that Ronald Reagan was running for president. (6:31)

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After the events of World War II, Henry Sayler got to visit the White House courtesy of the president at the time, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Sayler's family had gotten close to Eisenhower during the war, and were now invited to have dinner with him and his wife, Mamie. He tells this story as well as gives his reflections about World War II as a whole. (3:26)

Henry Templin

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When Henry Templin had to leave college, it didn't take long before he was drafted. He thought he had a classification that would keep him in headquarters instead of in the field, but with the stroke of a pen, he became just another grunt when he arrived in Vietnam. (3:47)

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He arrived in the middle of the monsoon season. Everywhere was deep mud, but Henry Templin learned that you could travel a little and it would be hot and dry. He started as an ammo bearer and quarreled with the gunner in his squad, which was why he was glad to transfer to a rifle squad. (5:08)

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It started off slowly, but when Henry Templin's unit was moved further north, it became heavy combat. He had gotten used to living in the field and being in the middle of live fire and having jungle rot. It was at Hilltop Mary Lou that he learned just how devastating a fight in Vietnam could be. (5:06)

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The fighting was heavy at Hilltop Mary Lou and LZ Baldy. Henry Templin noticed that the NVA was a much tougher opponent than the VC he had been fighting. He saw friends killed, bodies bagged up and revenge taken. (5:10)

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He did his best to help along the new guys. Henry Templin remembered what it was like when he first arrived in Vietnam. He dodged booby traps, wrote letters home and tried to stay alive. Later in his tour, he was relieved when a skill he'd acquired before being drafted took him out of combat. (7:32)

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It was no mystery to Henry Templin why the Vietnamese people he came into contact with hated American soldiers. (2:30)