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Candace Carter-Miller

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It was a long flight in heels and pantyhose. Candace Carter-Miller was glad to ditch that outfit and get into fatigues once she got to Vietnam. She was sent to Da Nang and the 95th Evacuation hospital where she was assigned to triage for the incoming wounded. The Medevac pilots who flew them in were dedicated and fearless. (6:17)

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They were persona non grata. Candace Carter-Miller laments the stigma and hostility encountered by all Vietnam veterans. To have served faithfully and then be subjected to that has left a lingering bitterness. (4:11)

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What was it like to be one of the few women serving in Vietnam? Candace Carter-Miller remembers that she never felt unsafe but that it could be very awkward to be in a room full of men where she stood out. The nurses were a close knit group. You had to be when you could hardly ever get off post. (4:06)

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There was a lot going on in triage at the 95th Evacuation Hospital in Da Nang. Army nurse Candace Carter-Miller saw a lot of crazy things there but the most outlandish involved a tree limb. After every shift the nurses sat and analyzed the days work and brainstormed about how they could have done better. (3:31)

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Coming home from Vietnam was surreal. It seemed the entire country was against the war and the military. Candace Carter-Miller had her eye on an Army career but she couldn't even travel in her uniform. Years later, as she readied for a possible deployment to Desert Storm with the national guard, she sensed that a change had occurred. (9:48)

Lee Riley

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Lee Riley was a poor kid from a large family when he joined the Marines. Some of his older brothers had served in other branches but it was the Marines for him because he thought they were so cool. It wasn't cool what a particular sergeant did to him at boot camp. (4:36)

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No problem. Lee Riley didn't mind at all that he had to go to Vietnam. He was a true Marine. Just tell me where to go. But when he got there, the first thing that happened was very troubling. (4:43)

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Saddle up! The Marines were used to helicopters but this time they were ordered to board trucks. Hue City was under siege as the Tet Offensive raged across the entire country. Lee Riley recalls that they were under fire the minute they got there and it didn't let up for months. (5:12)

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It was a war every day. For Lee Riley and the other Marines in his unit, there was no let up in the fighting. The battle for Hue City was long and brutal but at least Gen. Westmoreland removed the restrictions under which they were operating. (5:36)

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Why would you extend for another six months in Vietnam? Lee Riley did and his reasoning may surprise you. They made an MP out of him for that period and it suited him just fine. He ran into a Vietnamese boy who explained to him exactly why America would fail in Vietnam and it had the ring of truth. (5:10)