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Larry Barnett

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The assault was a disaster. The little used tactic of assaulting a beach with helicopters proved to be nearly the end of Larry Barnett and the other Marines at Koh Tang Island. They were pinned down by the Khmer Rouge and evacuation by helicopter seemed impossible due to the withering fire. Part 2 of 3. (9:03)

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Half the Marines who were pinned down on Koh Tang Island were going to get out on a small boat. Larry Barnett describes the tense moment when it was decided who was leaving and who was staying. But the boat never made it in and now their only chance was a chopper pilot who came in under heavy fire. Part 3 of 3. (6:55)

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Your buddies are what it's all about. Larry Barnett lived through the disastrous Koh Tang Island assault and he gives tribute to the guys who were with him. (6:29)

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Having survived the last battle of the Vietnam War at Koh Tang, Larry Barnett had a year or so left on his enlistment which he finished out at Okinawa and Camp LeJeune. He's had his time with PTSD but being with his brother Marines at reunions gets him through the rough times. (3:47)

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Larry Barnett has been back to Koh Tang Island where he nearly perished in what is considered the last battle of the Vietnam War. He even met with the Khmer Rouge commander who was there that fateful day. It was an odd feeling to sit down with a former enemy. (4:14)

Larry Bowers

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As the war is coming to a close, Larry Bowers and his fellow POWs march across Northern Germany until they come to the 104th Field Artillery (5:02)

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Larry Bowers' B-24 is shot down by German anti-aircraft fire, and he recalls how he survived those first few moments on the ground. (5:42)

Larry Draughn

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He had a lot of military in his family. High school student Larry Draughn was thinking about a possible military future but after the 9/11 attacks, the likelihood increased. Sure enough, he enlisted in the Marines after he graduated. (5:18)

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Larry Draughn embraced the trials and tribulations of Marine boot camp. He had a lot of respect for the DI's, who were recent combat vets. Between boot camp and the School of Infantry, he had a solemn task to deal with, the death of his father. (3:56)

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When Larry Draughn made his picks for possible duty stations, he put Hawaii first. Fat chance, right? But he got it and with his fiance he went to the Pacific. He was a replacement in a fabled Marine outfit and there was a senior Marine there to help the new guys get settled. (4:58)