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Joel Gartenberg

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Joel Gartenberg thought he was in shape but when he got to the Central Highlands in Vietnam and started climbing those mountains, he found out there was room for improvement. He was an ARVN Advisor but his counterpart was vastly more experienced than him, having fought against the Japanese and the Viet Minh. (6:49)

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When his senior advisor was wounded in a mortar attack, Joel Gartenberg got him to the Medevac and, years later, the man found and thanked him. The Vietnamese commander of the ARVN unit was a highly experienced soldier, much more so than the young American advisors. Their role was to provide the American muscle, the artillery and the air support and the Medevacs. (6:03)

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For the latter part of his tour, Joel Gartenberg coordinated B-52 strikes using available intelligence. He recalls a frightening experience while at a Special Forces camp near the Laotian border. They were receiving artillery fire, possibly from inside Laos. (2:42)

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There was none of the abuse from anti-war protestors when Joel Gartenberg returned from Vietnam. He was lucky in that respect but not so lucky when he walked in the door at home. His wife was leaving him. But he pressed on, soon married again and moved on with his career. (5:51)

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Following his combat experience in Vietnam, Joel Gartenberg had a long and diverse Army career. He retired in 1990 but volunteered to do anything he could during Desert Storm. (4:45)

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History is not accurate, according to Joel Gartenberg who served as an ARVN advisor in Vietnam. Incidents such as My Lai were isolated and overblown. Even after we left, the South could have prevailed if we had continued to adequately support them. (3:38)

Joel Reinesch

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His father was a Vietnam Marine with two tours. Joel Reinisch always had it in the back of his mind that he'd like to follow that path but he also wanted to study law enforcement at college. He was pretty far along with that when he decided to make a change. (6:25)

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Joel Reinesch was sleeping on the couch when his roommate woke him up. You want to see this. When the second plane hit the tower, he knew it was something worse than some accident. He had entered the Marines delayed entry program but he called his recruiter. Get me in now. (4:28)

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Only days into boot camp, Joel Reinesch suffered two sprained ankles. He toughed it out through his initial strength test but a DI spotted his bruised and swollen ankles so he was dispatched to sick bay. It wasn't like going to the doctor at home. (Caution: strong language) (5:17)

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I should be saluting you. That's what the DI said to Joel Reinesch after looking over his records, implying that the recruit was officer material. He didn't go to OCS but he was made the Scribe and the Prac Recruit. Now he had responsibilities, which worked out fine. (Caution: strong language) (4:34)