LAOS Laos finds itself in the most unusual situation of being surrounded by almost everyone in Southeast Asia. China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar (Burma) border this small country thus leaving it strategically and culturally vital to the region. Inhabited Read More …
OPERATION FREQUENT WIND 60,000 strong in the eleventh hour of The Fall of Saigon made up of prominent politicians, military leaders, and anyone with U.S. or Saigon connections took to the South China Sea to escape the death throes of Read More …
OPERATION BABYLIFT History has the unmistakable quality of being reviewed time and again with different outcomes and different stories and different heroes. The Fall Of Saigon was no different as civilian mothers thousands of miles from home take to the Read More …
April 1975 April marks a significant month in American history and the waning hours of THE FALL OF SAIGON. America had been involved in Vietnamese affairs for more than 20 years. The Geneva Conference of 1954 officially ended the War Read More …
WELCOME “FNG” (F@&;KEN New Guys) My first day in the Army, I took the oath at Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn New York In Basic Training I could do 30 pushups with Peter Frazzetto on my back. MY FIRST WEEK My New York Read More …
THE FALL OF SAIGON April 2015 celebrates the 40 year anniversary of THE FALL OF SAIGON and throughout the month of April I will be posting stories directly from my Blog: Gotmysecondwind.org pertaining to the event. Recently during my travels Read More …
199th Light Infantry As with most military units, especially the infantry, they can trace their lineage back to a young America when only infantry and artilery were available. The 199th infantry is made up of such units and goes back Read More …
OPERATION RANCH HAND Between 1962 and 1971 the U.S. dumped more than 10.6 million gallons of herbicide on Southeast Asia in order to deprive the enemy of ground cover provided by dense jungles and foliage. This massive defoliating project was Read More …
Walk With Frank March Update This past year a core group of volunteer Bay Shore High School Alumni, my high school classmates, have come together to help me. Together we have created the Walk With Frank Team. Through their efforts Read More …
Colleen Grady Principal Education Committee Chair Walk With Frank Inc. Education Vision Frank seeks to educate the public, especially young people, about the impact of PTSD on the lives of veterans and their families. Such education is necessary to get Read More …
