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Wallace Arnold

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Wallace Arnold recalls two events from Vietnam that stuck with him. One was the soldier who was relieved for howling at the moon. The other was a sobering documentation of the mass graves left in the wake of the Tet Offensive. (4:44)

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Wallace Arnold, as a Psychological Operations officer, had to keep up with all news related to Vietnam, from intelligence briefings to newspapers. He was aware of the antiwar movement, but ignored it while he did his job. He suffers no ill effects from his tour, but he swears he can hear a Huey helicopter from twenty five miles away. (4:03)

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Wallace Arnold had flown up near the border with North Vietnam to visit a friend who was an advisor there. On his way back, he heard his pilot say what no aircraft passenger ever wants to hear. (3:16)

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Wallace Arnold credits Gen. Melvin Zais with teaching him the single best leadership lesson he ever learned. Back home from Vietnam, Arnold experienced none of the negative experiences that many had, but he does feel powerful emotions when he observes other veterans at The Wall. (5:33)

Wallace Shipp

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Wallace Shipp, a hospital corpsman, recalls taking part in the invasion of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands in early 1944. (2:47)

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Wallace Shipp remembers how a kamikaze attack near the Lingayan Gulf left dozens of sailors heavily burned. (2:37)

Walt Russell

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Walt Russell’s uncle secured him an appointment to West Point, where he met his best friend and future brother-in-law Joe Clemons. After graduation and basic, he went to jump school because paratrooper pay meant an extra $110. (3:25)

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Young Captain Walt Russell “felt like a big shot” as a rifle platoon leader in Korea, leading patrols against the dug in Chinese troops. He inherited a diverse, roughly trained platoon and together they learned to be a good unit. (4:22)

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Walt Russell’s brother-in-law and best friend, Joe Clemons, was in trouble on Pork Chop Hill and he led his own company to the outpost to relieve him. In the famous movie about this battle, Gregory Peck portrayed Clemons and Rip Torn portrayed Russell. During the intense and bloody battle, Mr. Russell's reinforcements helped save the Americans that were defending the hill, and he was awarded the Silver Star for his heroic actions and leadership. (9:12)

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After seeing action in Korea, Walt Russell taught at jump school for a year and then went to flight school and Command Staff School. This led him eventually to Ft. Bragg where the Army was trying a new concept, mobile units in helicopters. (4:07)