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Mary Ann McMinn

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She thought it wasn't fair that the men had to go to Vietnam and the women did not, so Mary Ann McMinn joined the training program for Army nurses. That was a big help for her family struggling to pay for her university education. When the time came at the end of her training, she volunteered to go. (5:10)

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When Army nurse Mary Ann McMinn got to the 95th Evacuation Hospital in Da Nang, she found a close knit team of doctors, nurses and Navy Corpsmen. She was well trained but had never seen an amputee so, naturally, she was assigned to an orthopedic ward full of amputees. One of her main tasks was weening the patients off the addictive painkillers. (5:59)

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Mary Ann McMinn and her fellow nurses did some service in Vietnamese orphanages but they also used their down time to throw a party now and then. It was a close knit team and she still is in touch with some of them. (2:27)

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There was the good, cars and stores full of goods, and then there was the bad. No one wanted to hear about Vietnam. Staying in the service helped Army nurse Mary Ann McMinn to keep an even keel when she returned from her tour. (3:55)

Leo Hill

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School wasn't working out for him so Leo Hill went to the recruiter's office where he saw a brochure about paratroopers. This is what I want. The recruiter said you're in. (4:58)

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Don't get married until I get back from Vietnam. That's what Leo Hill told the girl he saw on his last day stateside. When he got to Vietnam, on his very first day in the jungle, they put him on point. As he slashed away with his machete, he got firsthand knowledge of the insect life in Vietnam. (4:37)

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He'd been in the Army for a while but, in Vietnam, he was the new guy. Leo Hill was back in the rear during a big firefight and most of his platoon was wiped out. When he returned, the Captain said you are the new platoon sergeant. (5:13)

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They were going to help out a unit that was hit bad. Leo Hill was the point man and as he crawled up Hill 875, his biggest worry was being shot by the guys he was there to help. He got to the top and did his best to comfort the wounded. The next day, they assaulted the enemy position. It did not go well. Part 1 of 2. (6:26)

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Three men were wounded by the mortar shell. Leo Hill was hit in the neck by shrapnel but the other two were worse. One had both legs hit and the other was bloody from head to toe. That guy owes Leo a beer, big time. Part 2 of 2. (5:36)

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The unit had already had one devastating friendly fire incident and they nearly had another. Leo Hill was in a foxhole in the triple canopy jungle when a Phantom let loose a bomb that hit a tall tree then careened straight towards him. (1:55)