Category Archives: Vietnam War (1961-1975)

Tom Taylor Captain – U.S. Army Infantry 101st Airborne Division, 2nd Battalion 502nd Parachute Infantry Vietnam War (1965 – 1968) Thomas H. Taylor was a Captain in the U.S. Army Infantry during the Vietnam War. He was awarded the Silver … Continue reading →

Ray James Mullin Serviceman, Second Class-U.S. Navy USS Coral Sea Vietnam War (1970-1979) Ray Mullin was born in San Francisco on October 10, 1952. He spent his childhood in San Francisco and moved to Marin County when he was sixteen … Continue reading →

James Stein Captain – U.S. Army, 335th Assault Helicopter Company (Cowboys) and 7th of 17th Air Calvary (Ruthless  Riders) Vietnam War (1966-1974) James Stein was born in Lehi, Utah on December 28 1946, but by the time he entered high … Continue reading →

Ernest Bergman U.S. Navy, Quartermaster, E-5 USS Windham County, USS Kemper County & USS Thomaston Vietnam War (1966-1972) Ernest Bergman, a Marin native, is a courageous veteran of the Vietnam War.  Bergman enlisted in the military while still in high … Continue reading →

Robert E. Gonzalez U.S. Airforce, Captain, Accounting & Finance Officer (AFO) Vietnam War (1964 – 1970) The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension and economic competition between the Soviet Union … Continue reading →

William Kaefer US Navy: USS Sabalo (SS- 302), USS Pintado (SSN- 672) Vietnam (1966-1970) William Kaefer was born in Chicago in 1943. He considers himself a “war baby” because he was born during WWII. His dad was a small business … Continue reading →

Deborah McFarland USO Performer, Bob Hope USO Tours Vietnam War (1968 & 1969) Not all people can claim to have been a part of history. Growing up in Southern California as the daughter of a store owning father and a … Continue reading →

Anthony Lazzarini U.S. Army, 25th Aviation Battalion, “A” Company, “Little Bear” Assault Helicopter Company Vietnam War (1965-1968) Flew In Over 250 Combat Missions as a Helicopter Door Gunner and Received 11 Air Medals with 3 for Valor Anthony Lazzarini is … Continue reading →

Richard Robert Southon United StatesAir Force Staff Sergeant in the 8th Air Force 99th Bombardment Wing Served From 1966-1970 Richard Robert Southon was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 5th, 1943. Southon lived in Chicago throughout his childhood as well. … Continue reading →

Garry Sebring U.S. Navy, Beach Jumpers Unit 1 Vietnam War (1962-1966) Garry Sebring had big shoes to fill when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1962 and was assigned to the Beach Jumpers Unit.  Although he was not a … Continue reading →

Barbara Bitgood Sebring U.S. Navy, WAVES, Hospital Corpsman – E-3 Vietnam War (1962-1964) Not all women wore love beads in the Sixties.  Many women, like Barbara Bitgood Sebring, served our country during the Vietnam War and proudly wore dog tags … Continue reading →

George E. Grandemange U.S. Army Medic, 93rd Evacuation Hospital Vietnam War (1967-1968) Meritorious Unit Citation Born in San Francisco, California on April 6, 1944, George E. Grandemange was welcomed into a family with past veterans. Grandemange’s uncle served in World … Continue reading →