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Neil Shapiro Wants You to Remember his Friends
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Neil Shapiro Wants You to Remember his Friends

As his daughter did some research hoping to find some of Airman Neil Shapiros wartime buddies, she came to a horrible conclusion. He was the only one to survive.

Pvt. Larry Sundstrom
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Pvt. Larry Sundstrom

Pvt. Larry Sundstrom with a shy little girl he encountered outside the wire, on a sweep south of Saigon. He was with the 199th Light Infantry. He still wonders what happened to her….,

Georgette Louise Meyer "Dickey" Chappelle
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Georgette Louise Meyer "Dickey" Chappelle

Chappelle was one of the first American journalists to cover the Vietnam War. She spent a considerable amount of time in the conflict zone, capturing the realities faced by both American and Vietnamese soldiers.

Gunners Mate 2nd Class Douglas Reese
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Gunners Mate 2nd Class Douglas Reese

Serving during WW2 Douglas was stationed onboard the famed battleship USS Texas. Douglas made several trips across the Atlantic during the early war years. He would be promoted to chief and ended up serving on a LST (Landing Ship Tank) in the Pacific.

Pvt. William K. Sirtola
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Pvt. William K. Sirtola

William served in the 9th Infantry Division during 1968.

Sgt. Richard Perea
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Sgt. Richard Perea

Richard Perea writes: I went to Vietnam an 18 year old, in this picture I had turned 19 and I already had white hair. He called his tank “ His Cadillac”

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