Richard Ward – The Ring of Fire
Retired Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Richard Ward recounts the story of a daring rescue mission near Quang Tri, Vietnam, during the 1972 Easter Offensive.
COL (Ret.) Ronald M. Joe, Sr. – “I went to Vietnam”
Colonel (Retired) Ronald M. Joe describes his Vietnam-era service, including racial barriers that shaped his early assignments, advanced Airborne training for experimental armor programs, and his eventual service in a combat armor unit.
Dr. James L. Moran, Jr. – “Respect was important”
As a young commissioned officer, James L. Moran attended Airborne School and was then sent to his first duty station in Ft. McClellan, AL. He talks about the challenge he faced leading men older than himself and the dangers of his job as a combat engineer.