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Hubert Yoshida

Vietnam | 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment

One of the first things Platoon leader Hubert Yoshida was assigned to do, when he got to Vietnam, was to overwatch a road. Every day, he saw men with rifles stopping people on the road, so he took his Marines there to catch them. They didn't catch them but they did get a lesson in guerrilla warfare. (4:23)
He fully intended to stay in the Marine Corps after his tour in Vietnam but he resigned his commission when he realized the toll it takes on the family at home. He went on to a successful career, still haunted by certain memories from the war. (3:56)
He thinks about it every night. Hubert Yoshida's experiences led him to write about his bloodiest battle, Operation Utah. He was up for a Silver Star for his actions in this fight and it bugged him for 50 years that it was downgraded to a Bronze Star. As he researched material for his book, he learned something that made him forget about it. (4:16)
We were fighting for democracy but the side we were on was corrupt. Hubert Yoshida, who was decorated for his actions in Vietnam, has some definite opinions on the war and the warring parties. And on honoring each and every veteran of the war. (2:43)
Hugh Atkinson

WWII | 728th Bombardment Squadron, 452nd Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force

As a B-17 pilot, Hugh Atkinson remembers the vital role that self-sealing tanks served after taking heavy damage over Berlin in 1944. (2:25)
Hugh Atkinson describes in detail the German fighter attack that forced him and his crew to bail out over German territory in 1944. (10:40)
After being taken prisoner by German forces, Hugh Atkinson remembers his treatment and his travels until his liberation on April 14, 1945. This interview is audio-only. (10:53)
After bailing out of his destroyed B-17 over Germany, Hugh Atkinson recalls being captured and interrogated by German troops. (9:39)
Hugh Bell

Vietnam | A Company, 25th Aviation Battalion, 25th Infantry Division

Hugh Bell was already a fixed wing pilot when the Army decided that he would go to helicopter school. He was soon living in a hooch in Vietnam on the first of two tours, performing a variety of different missions from simple courier to air assault. (4:59)
Helicopter pilot Hugh Bell operated in the III Corps area of Vietnam during his first tour, finishing up as the pilot of the command and control aircraft for the brigade commander. He recalls a flight to a gruesome ambush site and then recounts the tale of a drunken emergency mission. (5:41)