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Tony Kimbrough

Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) | South Carolina National Guard

It wouldn't feel like home without a dog, but one dog in particular made it a little more complicated for Tony Kimbrough and the others to keep other dogs around. (2:53)
It was by narrow chance Tony Kimbrough avoided getting hit on his way out of country. Luckily, he was able to make his way back to the world, but being back is a battle unto itself. (12:36)
Tony Kimbrough, CEO of the Veterans Empowerment Organization, talks about his nonprofit organization and their mission to help rebuild the lives of veterans. You can find more information about getting involved at www.VEOHero.org (11:27)
Tony Nadal

Vietnam | Multiple Units

He didn't have an appointment, but Tony Nadal was the son of an Army officer, so he was able to compete for a spot at West Point. He won that because of his superior academics, although he was unenthusiastic about math. Once there, he discovered one thing, he detested the plebe system. (6:30)
After West Point, the basic infantry course, jump school and Ranger school, Tony Nadal was getting close to his goal of leading men in combat. The only action in the early sixties that he knew about was Army Special Forces beginning to operate in Laos and Vietnam. After a pleasant first assignment in Germany, he volunteered for the elite group. (4:18)
The plane that took Tony Nadal to Vietnam was old and slow but the men on it were not. He was part of a Special Forces team that aimed to organize tribal people in the border area into civilian defense groups. It was in rough terrain in the central highlands where he made his way to the camp at Nam Dong. (6:46)
Along with his Vietnamese counterpart and his ARVN force, Tony Nadal also had a group of Chinese Nung at the Nam Dong Special Forces camp, Nationalists who had fled China after the victory of the Communists. They patrolled the border looking for infiltrators but it was the camp's next American commander who would become part of history. (6:54)
Tony Nadal wanted to go back to Vietnam but the Army had him on assignment to Korea. He had already shipped his footlocker when he got a 4 AM call. Report to Fort Benning. He didn't know it but LBJ was sending the air mobile cavalry to Vietnam. (6:20)
Before his second deployment to Vietnam, Tony Nadal did quite a bit of reading on the French experience in Indochina. Shortly after his arrival, he and battalion commander Hal Moore went off to find a monument left by them. (2:58)
When the 1-7 Cav got to the base camp at An Khe, Tony Nadal was one of only two officers who had been to Vietnam before. The unit had come by ship and the slow journey gave him a chance to loan out his books and teach classes on what to expect. At first he was assigned as intelligence officer but he soon got his wish to command a rifle company. (6:03)