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Vietnam War draftee to US Army Rangers (216)
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:50:56
Publish Date: 2022-01-08 00:00:00
Description:

Bob Wallace  joined  the US Army in 1968 as a reluctant conscript.  He describes the draft process, and his attempts to avoid conscription.  

After basic training, Bob is assigned to a long range reconnaissance unit and ambush unit in five or six man teams in the Mekong delta.

We hear of the reconnaissance and ambush tactics as well as some poignant memories of those that didn’t make it back.

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