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Henry Newinn

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After his time on reconnaissance patrol Newinn joined the Vietnam Special Forces, helping to uncover secrets and information about the enemy. At one point during his service, the Viet Cong were seen trying to ambush a US helicopter. Fortunately, the operation failed and Newinn and the other men lived to see another day. (6:52)

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A typical mission for Newinn consisted of him accompanied by eight or nine other men and being dropped into enemy territory, tasked with going in stealth mode to gain any information about the North Vietnamese Army. It wasn't long until the Tet Offensive broke out and things really started to heat up between the north and south. He remembers an ambush from the Viet Cong just when they had gotten all their equipment set up after landing. (6:04)

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Even after all that happened at the ambush site with the Viet Cong, Newinn and his special forces were instructed to return there once again to finish what they started. Upon arriving in the area once again, he came across a dead VC man, and it was his job to search the body for any kind of identification and clues. (6:30)

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After his time in the special services for Vietnam, Henry Newinn joined the Phoenix Program. As soon as the CIA looked at his records and saw what he had done previously, they thought he would be a good fit for the program. However, it wasn't long until the Americans decided to pull out of the war, leaving the south to fend for themselves. (6:31)

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After the cease fire ended, the North Vietnamese took over the south which prompted Newinn to flee with his family. His objective was to go to America with his wife and his one year old son. Eventually he was able to acquire a sponsorship with a US veteran he knew and got transport to the United States. It was difficult to find his way in the states initially, working jobs as a bus boy. After some time his daughter was born, and now he couldn't be more grateful for the American life he leads today. (5:19)

Henry Rice

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Times were tough when Henry Rice was a kid. He got along, though, and he had a good time hitchhiking around Texas and sneaking into Mexico. He joined the Army on a lark in 1940 with two buddies and, after the war started, they volunteered for the infantry. Wait, we're doing what? (6:11)

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Henry Rice was a soldier in a support role when the war started, but he switched to the infantry and joined the combat just as the Allies were storming into Germany itself. He was surprised when they stopped short of Berlin and then he found out why. His unit went to Bavaria, which was good duty. Just don't get caught with the local girls. (4:55)

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He had the points so he was heading home. Henry Rice took a train to Camp Lucky Strike, where he and his buddy ran the games of chance. Only one problem, how to get that cash back to the States. When he got there, he got out, got married, got a job, got bored and got back in the Army. (4:58)

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Henry Rice was having second thoughts. He had gone back in the Army, but they put him at Fort Polk, which was a miserable place to be. He pulled some strings and got better assignments, jobs with a lot of travel. Then it was a tour in Europe on a general's staff. That plum position eventually took him to Washington DC, which sounded great at first. (5:27)

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You went unassigned to Vietnam, a roll of the dice. Sgt. Major Henry Rice joined the staff at 1st Brigade, 1st Division headquarters. That didn't sound like he would be in a chopper much, but he was. He was offered a prestigious assignment at MACV, but he was ready to retire after three wars. (3:57)