U.S. MARINE VETERAN AND HOLLYWOOD STAR GEORGE PEPPARD TRAVELED TO VIETNAM AT HIS OWN EXPENSE, MEETING MORE THAN 5,000 AMERICAN TROOPS. EVEN UNDER THE THREAT OF ENEMY FIRE, HE STOOD WITH THOSE SERVING FAR FROM HOME.
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY ASSISTANCE COMMAND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WAR OFFICE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FLOYD T. LEFLER JR. VIETNAM 1971-1972
He was a Green Beret so legendary that Hollywood built John Rambo on him. His real story is even stranger. Bo Gritz was a Special Forces officer in Vietnam, a decorated Green Beret who rose to Lieutenant Colonel and came home with a chest full of valor awards. Three Silver Stars, the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Stars, Purple Hearts, and more
You'd walk right past him on the street and never know. He's one of the most elite operators in Delta Force history. His name is Mike Vining. At just 17, he volunteered for Vietnam and became a tunnel rat. Crawling alone through pitch black, booby-trapped enemy tunnels with nothing but a flashlight and a gun. On one mission he planted over 300 case
IT'S NOT GLORIFICATION. COLONEL ROBERT HOWARD. And as you stand in solemn gratitude and look at this wall today, it's not just a name of people. It's a reflection of service. It's not glorification of war. It's service because what they believe that they were fighting for, we got young Americans fighting for in Iraq and Afghanistan today. And we se
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