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Joshua Rodriguez

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Between his Afghanistan tours, Josh Rodriguez was lucky to be mentored by his commander at the Recruiting Command. He learned to work a room and how to network, valuable skills for an Army officer. After that assignment and after the Captains Career Course, he readied to return overseas. (5:01)

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He didn't get the combat command he wanted but Josh Rodriguez set about his duties as a logistician when he got to Afghanistan for his second tour. As soon as he arrived, it was announced that most of the bases in his area of operations would be closed. There was no plan and he had to figure it out fast. (4:13)

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Was it worth it? Josh Rodriguez says yes. We gave Afghanistan a taste of what is possible and he has hope that the newer generations will be a catalyst for change. What was a shame is how hard earned lessons were quickly forgotten on the battlefield. (5:20)

Joy Ehly

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Joy Ehly spoke French before she spoke English while growing up in Louisiana. The first in her family to graduate college, she went straight to work at the state Public Welfare department but she was restless and wanted to travel. The American Red Cross seemed like the perfect thing. (4:17)

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At her stateside Red Cross post, Joy Ehly connected patients and families and did a lot of paperwork. Probably will be pretty much the same in Vietnam, right? She was the only woman on the plane on the flight over and she began to get apprehensive but a GI in the next seat proved to be good company. (3:58)

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As the plane neared it's destination in Vietnam, Joy Ehly could see air strikes in the distance. Immediately soaked in perspiration, she bunked at a rundown officers quarters where, amazingly, two famous American actors were also billeted. The young Red Cross worker was assigned to the 3rd Field Hospital which was not in the field but in downtown Saigon. (7:16)

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Despite it's name, the 3rd Field Hospital was the premier hospital in South Vietnam. Red Cross worker Joy Ehly had to keep emotionally distant from the patients and it was hard, especially with the pitiful burn patients. Beside her duties there, she accompanied the doctors and nurses on MEDCAPS, civilian action programs to support the needs of civilians. (6:49)

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Some of her duties were similar to what she was doing back in the States but, now, she was in a war zone. Red Cross worker Joy Ehly was at the biggest and best hospital in South Vietnam. She and the rest of the staff there also took care of two Vietnamese orphan girls. (4:40)

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Joy Ehly was awakened by rocket fire. She was a Red Cross worker at the 3rd Field Hospital in Saigon and this was unheard of. This area was completely safe until now. It was the start of the Tet Offensive. There were no troops to protect them so rifles were issued to ambulatory patients. (7:21)

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It wasn't all work and no play. For Red Cross representative Joy Ehly and the nurses at the hospital there were birthday parties and going home parties. They could catch a lift to the beach on a helicopter. They weren't supposed to be flying without clearance but they did it anyway. (5:40)