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Vietnam 1966<br />
How did your family adjust to your time in the military?<br />
My family missed me and feared for my life while in combat, but they<br />
were proud of my service.<br />
Who was your favorite commanding officer and why?<br />
That’s easy. Captain Clyde Edwards, my battery commander in Vietnam.<br />
He was an easy going guy from Georgia who was strict when it came to<br />
doing your job but always had the welfare of his troops as his most<br />
important objective.<br />
Would you recommend military careers to young people trying to make<br />
career choices?<br />
I would recommend a military career to young people today. The<br />
military gives them the confidence, skills, and discipline they need and<br />
will make them more marketable when they return to the civilian world.<br />
The military experience provides a wonderful opportunity to visit other<br />
places and to meet fellow soldiers from other states and people from<br />
different countries and cultures.<br />
Describe your thoughts when you join in pledging allegiance to our flag.<br />
When I see that beautiful red, white and blue flag, I still get a lump in my<br />
throat and think of all the men and women that have served under that<br />
flag during peace and war and what a difference they have made to our<br />
country. Their sacrifices have resulted in the freedoms we enjoy and<br />
should never be taken for granted. l<br />
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