The 25th division was created with the assistance and guidance of the United States military advisors who were supporting South Vietnam in its fight against the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong.
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 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….,
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.
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.
William served in the 9th Infantry Division during 1968.
