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Vipers Vietnam Veterans Page, A Vietnam Veteran & Proud Web Site is dedicated to those who served in Vietnam and returned home,  and to those who are still waiting to return, and to those who will never return. God bless, and thank you for your service and sacrifice. 

About Vietnam

The Vietnam war was the longest in our nation's history. Two American advisors were killed on July 8, 1959. Although 1959 is marked as the beginning of the war on Panel 1, East wall, The first American soldier killed in the Vietnam War was Air Force T-Sgt. Richard B. Fitzgibbon Jr. He is listed by the U.S. Department of Defense as having a casualty date of June 8, 1956. His name was added to the Wall on Memorial Day 1999. The last casualties in connection with the war occurred on May 15, 1975, during the Mayaquez incident. With the addition of four names added on May 5 ,2009 the total is now 58,261 names listed on the Memorial Wall.

Approximately 2.7 million Americans served in the war zone; 300,000 were wounded and approximately 75,000 permanently disabled.

Officially there are still 1,870 Americans unaccounted for from SE Asia. Approximately 1200 of these are listed as missing (MIA's, POW's, and others).

Vietnam was a savage, in your face war where death could and did strike from anywhere with absolutely no warning. The brave young men and women who fought that war paid an awful price of blood, pain and suffering. As it is said:



"ALL GAVE SOME ... SOME GAVE ALL"

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Some Gave All

"I now know why men who have been to war yearn to reunite. Not to tell stories or look at old pictures. Not to laugh or weep. Comrades gather because they long to be with the men who once acted at their best; men who suffered and sacrificed, who were stripped of their humanity. I did not pick these men. They were delivered by fate and the military. But I know them in a way I know no other men. I have never given anyone such trust. They were willing to guard something more precious than my life. They would have carried my reputation, the memory of me. It was part of the bargain we all made, the reason we were so willing to die for one another. As long as I have memory, I will think of them all, every day. I am sure that when I leave this world, my last thought will be of my family and my comrades... Such good men."

From "These Good Men" by Michael Norman

The Wall Soldiers

How can we repay these great warriors?

By not wasting the gift, they gave us. No gift is greater than sacrifice for another, and those war dead made that sacrifice and, if asked to repeat their lives, would do it once more. Yet it is up to us, in how we live, to make sure those sacrifices were not made in vain. They died to give us liberty, we must honor and repay them by never surrendering that dearly won gift.

If you are a draft dodger or a Flag burner, or an antiwar VVAW coward, you are not welcome here, this web site is way beyond what your small brain can grasp. Get lost!

       Di Di Mau!!!!!!

The Vietnam war was not lost on the battlefield. No American force in ANY other conflict fought with more determination or sheer courage than the Vietnam Veteran.  For the first time in our history America sent it's young men and women into a war run by inept politicians who had no grasp of military strategies and no moral will to win.

These young soldiers were led by "top brass" who were concerned mainly with furthering their own careers, "getting their tickets punched" just close enough to combat, to become a medal wearing hero.  As the Late Col David Hackworth called them, "the perfumed Princes." Most of these officers neither understood the nature of the war nor had a clue about the impossible mission with which they had tasked their soldiers.

Even more importantly than our Government's mishandling of the war was the misreporting by the press.  A self serving Media that penned stories filled with inaccuracies, deliberate omissions, biased presentations and blatant distorted interpretations. ( Television's Vietnam, The Impact of Media ) The Vietnam War became more about journalists (Dan Rather, Walter Cronkite) than about a war for the survival of liberal democracy in Southeast Asia. If only they loved their country's young and willing warriors as much as they loved their own children. The welfare of the troops and the TRUTH took a back seat to the press' sense of its own importance. Walter Cronkite and the other left wing journalists who were to swept up in their own danse macabre to even notice the murderous consequences of their own malfeasance -- or to hear the demands of simple decency. Even to this day some in the Western Media have disregarded their responsibility to truth that comes with freedom of press.

We never lost a battle in Vietnam but we lost the war at home under color of the coward and liar.  Thanks to John Kerry the "Opportunist" and Jane Fonda the "Communist"

Thirty years ago we watched a spectacle of John Kerry and the Winter Soldier bunch - composed of largely fraudulent "veterans" and overt traitors financed by Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden -- indelibly stain the honor of every legitimate Vietnam vet. Kerry's Senate testimony paved the way for a parasitic political career constructed on the heroism, sacrifice, and dedication of men and women whose reputations are tarnished to this day by his reprehensible behavior.

It was Kerry and Fonda and their fellow protestors who were directly responsible for creating the false image of Vietnam veterans as a "barbarian horde" which raped and murdered innocent civilians daily as a matter of policy.

It's that mythology, first popularized in the testimony of Lt. Kerry and repeated for more than three decades by the media and the popular culture, that continues to haunt our young men and women serving in the military today, propaganda that threatens current U.S. foreign policy and our national security.

"....Recent scholarship on the military aspects of the war argue persuasively that the military situation on the ground following the battles of 1968 made military victory in the south a possibility and this seems confirmed by the relatively peaceful years of 1970 and 1971. This poses the interesting question of whether it is possible to win a war, if no one believes it, do you really win the war?"

It can be debated that we should never have fought that war. It can also be argued that the young Americans who fought so courageously, never losing a single major battle, helped in a huge way to WIN THE COLD WAR.

This site is dedicated to those brave Vietnam Veterans, men and women, living and dead who did their duty to the fullest in war of attrition we were not ALLOWED to win. We never ran, never abandoned our wounded, never stopped loving America even when America abandoned us ... and still abandons our POW/MIA's.  We, the Vietnam Veterans ... shall never forget!

Welcome home Bro's and Sisters it's been a long time coming

Welcome home weary soldiers welcome home!


Weary Soldier

"Vietnam... remembered by those who should forget, forgotten by those who should remember"


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Vietnam Veterans Legacy Foundation

Col George E. "Bud" Day

   Col. George E. "Bud' Day


A Special Message from Col George E. "Bud" Day
about the Vietnam Veterans Legacy Foundation

Dear Fellow Patriot,

When John Kerry decided to transform truth into fiction and honor into dishonor, we took action. We had no choice. It was our duty to protect and defend not just our honor, but the honor of every past, present and future member of the armed forces.

Fellow prisoners-of-war and I came forward to SPEAK THE TRUTH about our imprisonment and to explain the detrimental consequences of electing John Kerry, a man who defamed both our country and our warriors, to be our president.

That nationwide grassroots movement exposed the lies that John Kerry had been telling more than thirty years . Once John Kerry's true character was revealed, the American people rejected him, and on Election day, Kerry conceded the presidential election. That year, American Film Renaissance named Stolen Honor: Wounds that Never Heal the "Documentary with the Greatest Impact". We told our story. And we changed history.

However We have not yet completed our mission

It is essential that we document and recount this courageous victory over years and years of misinformation about Vietnam. Our victory was one small step in support of our mission "... to set the record straight, factually, about Vietnam and those who fought there."  By continuing the efforts of the Vietnam Veterans Legacy Foundation, we want to build on our momentum. It is up to us to put an end to the "Hollywood Version" of the Vietnam War and the Vietnam Veteran. Please help us write the final chapter of this historic effort and help fund the book and film  that will document the honor and integrity of Vietnam Veterans. Help us reveal the truth about their service and sacrifices. Help us continue to protect and defend the honor of all those members of our armed forces who gave all, and all those who gave some.

Help us to guarantee that a factual record is documented to salute the honor of those who lived and died believing in "Duty, Honor, Country" their children ,grandchildren and so on deserve, have earned the right, to be able to read about the stories of heroism exhibited by their fathers, uncles, brothers, sisters and others they never got to know.

Our success resulted not only in swaying the Presidential election; it also resulted in numerous lawsuits. I consider the lawsuits to be overwhelmingly successful - because truth prevailed. The Stolen Honor campaign was completely truthful, and numerous lawsuits all ruled in our favor. The remaining debt, including legal fees totals just over $100,000, a small price to pay to defend our honor and the honor of our great nation.

We need your help to bring closure to this chapter of Stolen Honor.

I am asking proud Americans like you, for your finacial support

We are committed to speaking the truth, a truth that is not being told. As the debate over our country's current wars continue to rage, it is time for us to rise up and be heard, I want our service members to hear us load and clear - that TRUTH will always prevail and that their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Please donate today to VVLF (Vietnam Veterans Legacy Foundation).

Col George E. "Bud" Day
Director and President,
Vietnam Veterans Legacy Foundation

To make a donation to VVLF, please visit
https://secure.donationreport.com/donate.html?key=ECHZG3K7NFFR

or Mailing Address

VVLF
PO Box 354
Newtown Square, PA 19073-0354

The Vietnam Veterans' Legacy Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your donation is tax deductible, Federal Tax Identification Number: 20-1985016. The official registration and financial information of the Vietnam Veterans Legacy Foundation may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1 (800) 732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.



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STOLEN HONOR
WOUNDS THAT NEVER HEAL

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Stolen Honor
( former Vietnam POWs )


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In Memory "The Vietnam veteran remains the object of fantasy, not an object of history. And this is not always a bad thing. With every accusation directed against the vet as "committing atrocities," comes the laudatory image of the vet as superhuman warrior. And with every attempt to portray the Vietnam veteran as being "just another soldier," comes the risk of marginalization from mainstream American interests. Today Americans are interested in Vietnam veterans, perhaps fancifully to be sure, but for reasons now increasingly obvious. The war, despite being on the other side of the globe, never left America, and despite South Vietnam's 1975 surrender, has never ceased to be fought in the combat zone always most important to Americans: the United States"

Nathan Alexander

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VIETNAM WAR FACTS

VIETNAM WAR MYTHS

The following link is the true history of the Vietnam War, great for students and those who want the truth.

VIETNAM: LOOKING BACK - AT THE FACTS



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VIETNAM

365 days of complete boredom interrupted by moments of sheer terror

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Vietnam 365 days
The worst atrocity was committed when America abandoned us!


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News on this date during the Vietnam war

March 18

1969:  U.S. bombs Cambodia for the first time

U.S. B-52 bombers are diverted from their targets in South Vietnam to attack suspected communist base camps and supply areas in Cambodia for the first time in the war. President Nixon approved the mission--formally designated Operation Breakfast--at a meeting of the National Security Council on March 15. This mission and subsequent B-52 strikes inside Cambodia became known as the "Menu" bombings. A total of 3,630 flights over Cambodia dropped 110,000 tons of bombs during a 14-month period through April 1970. This bombing of Cambodia and all follow up "Menu" operations were kept secret from the American public and the U.S. Congress because Cambodia was ostensibly neutral. To keep the secret, an intricate reporting system was established at the Pentagon to prevent disclosure of the bombing. Although the New York Times broke the story of the secret bombing campaign in May 1969, there was little adverse public reaction.

1970:  Lon Nol ousts Prince Sihanouk

Returning to Cambodia after visits to Moscow and Peking, Prince Norodom Sihanouk is ousted as Cambodian chief of state in a bloodless coup by pro-western Lt. Gen. Lon Nol, premier and defense minister, and First Deputy Premier Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak, who proclaim the establishment of the Khmer Republic. Sihanouk had tried to maintain Cambodian neutrality, but the communist Khmer Rouge, supported by their North Vietnamese allies, had waged a very effective war against Cambodian government forces. After ousting Sihanouk and taking control of the government, Lon Nol immediately set about to defeat the communists. Between 1970 and 1975, he and his army, the Forces Armees Nationale Khmer (FANK), with U.S. support and military aid, would battle the Khmer Rouge communists for control of Cambodia.

When the U.S. forces departed South Vietnam in 1973, both the Cambodians and South Vietnamese found themselves suddenly fighting the communists alone. Without U.S. support, Lon Nol's forces succumbed to the Khmer Rouge in April 1975. The victorious Khmer Rouge evacuated Phnom Penh and began reordering Cambodian society, which resulted in a killing spree and the notorious "killing fields." Eventually, hundreds of thousands of Cambodians were murdered or died from exhaustion, hunger, and disease. During the five years of bitter fighting for control of the country, approximately 10 percent of Cambodia's 7 million people died.

POW/MIA's Reported missing on this date during the Vietnam war.

Since the end of American involvement in Southeast Asia, over 10,000 reports relating to Americans have been received. Nearly 1000 of these reports are first-hand, eyewitness reports. Many concern American prisoners who were not released at the end of the war. Collectively, they present a compelling case that Americans are still held against their will by an enemy many of us have forgotten.

POW/MIA

March 18

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1 03/18/66 DAVIS BRENT E. USMC SANTA CLARA CA
2 03/18/66 MC PHERSON EVERETT A. USMC NORFOLK VA
3 03/18/67 MORRILL DAVID WHITTIER USMC SAN CARLOS CA
4 03/18/67 PARKER MAXIM CHARLES USMC ROLLINGS HILLS CA
5 03/18/68 DUNN JOHN G. ARMY N/A N/A
6 03/18/68 RAY JAMES M. ARMY WOONSOCKET RI
7 03/18/68 SWITZER JERROLD A. USMC PARIS IL
8 03/18/68 WILLIAMS HOWARD KEITH USAF STUBENVILLE OH
9 03/18/69 MURPHY BARRY D. ARMY CUTLER RIDGE FL
10 03/18/71 BOFFMAN ALAN B. ARMY NORFOLK VA
11 03/18/71 BRANDT KEITH A. ARMY BELLINGHAM WA


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Casualties from the State of Illinois on this date during the Vietnam war.

Seal Of The State Of Illinois

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JAMES THOMAS BRADSHAW
PFC - E3 - Army - Selective Service
1st Field Force
22 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Sunday, April 16, 1944
From DECATUR, IL
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Sep 24, 1966
Casualty was on Mar 18, 1967
In , SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
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WILLIAM EARL COFRAN
SGT - E5 - Army - Regular
173rd Airborne Brigade
20 year old Married, Caucasian, Male
Born on Saturday, March 22, 1947
From HOMEWOOD, IL
Length of service 2 years
His tour began on Jul 2, 1967
Casualty was on Mar 18, 1968
In KONTUM, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
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MYRON THOMAS GODDARD
WO - W1 - Army - Reserve
1st Cav Div
26 year old Married, Caucasian, Male
Born on Saturday, August 31, 1940
From WINDSOR, IL
Length of service 10 years
His tour began on Aug 9, 1966
Casualty was on Mar 18, 1967
In , SOUTH VIETNAM
Non-Hostile, died missing, HELICOPTER - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was recovered
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KENNETH JOSEPH KNOEFERL
GSGT - E7 - Marine Corps - Regular
39 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Saturday, December 07, 1929
From ROCK ISLAND, IL
Length of service 22 years
His tour began on Jun 29, 1968
Casualty was on Mar 18, 1969
In QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
ARTILLERY, ROCKET, or MORTAR
Body was recovered
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ROBERT LEE MITCHELL
SP4 - E4 - Army - Selective Service
198th Light Infantry Brigade
19 year old Single, Negro, Male
Born on Monday, September 05, 1949
From LOCKPORT, IL
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Jul 26, 1968
Casualty was on Mar 18, 1969
In QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died of wounds, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
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ROBERT PAUL PAYNE
CPL - E4 - Marine Corps - Regular
24 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Friday, December 17, 1943
From HAMPSHIRE, IL
Length of service 2 years
His tour began on Aug 17, 1967
Casualty was on Mar 18, 1968
In QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died of wounds, GROUND CASUALTY
ARTILLERY, ROCKET, or MORTAR
Body was recovered
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CHARLES WILLIAM SANDERS
2LT - O1 - Army - Reserve
9th Inf Div
25 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Thursday, January 29, 1942
From JACKSONVILLE, IL
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Jan 18, 1967
Casualty was on Mar 18, 1967
In , SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
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JERROLD ALLEN SWITZER
PFC - E2 - Marine Corps - Regular
21 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Thursday, October 31, 1946
From PARIS, IL
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Mar 18, 1968
Casualty was on Mar 18, 1968
In QUANG NGAI, SOUTH VIETNAM
NON-HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
DROWNED, SUFFOCATED
Body was not recovered
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HERBERT ARTHUR TATUM
SP4 - E4 - Army - Selective Service
199th Light Infantry Brigade
25 year old Single, Negro, Male
Born on Sunday, December 19, 1943
From CHICAGO, IL
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Jan 29, 1969
Casualty was on Mar 18, 1969
In GIA DINH, SOUTH VIETNAM
NON-HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
DROWNED, SUFFOCATED
Body was recovered
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THEODORE LEO ZAWISZA
SP4 - E4 - Army - Selective Service
1st Infantry Division
21 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Tuesday, November 26, 1946
From HARVEY, IL
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Nov 4, 1967
Casualty was on Mar 18, 1968
In BINH DUONG, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
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John Kerry has a long and well-documented history of providing "aid and comfort" to the enemy in time of war -- particularly in the case of North Vietnam. By his own account, Kerry violated the UCMJ, the Geneva Conventions and the U.S. Code while serving as a Navy officer, and he further stands in violation of Article three, Section three of the U.S. Constitution which defines treason as "giving aid and comfort" to the enemy in time of warfare. Thus, in accordance with the Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3, which states, "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President ... having previously taken an oath ... to support the Constitution of the United States, [who has] engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof," We, the People of the United States, demand that Kerry resign his seat in the Senate.

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