In this edition of Letters From War Wednesday, we feature an August 1966 note home from Terry Weber, serving in the Vietnam War as an infantryman with Company A, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. “Lately, we have been busy night and day,” Weber wrote. “The Cong have been giving us a lot of [...]
For the newly drafted, plucked from hometowns across the country, life in the service was an adjustment, to say the least. Terry Weber was drafted by the U.S. Army in December 1965, during the Vietnam War. Following Basic Training, he reported to Fort Polk, Louisiana for AIT in March 1966. “I don’t like the Army, [...]
This Wednesday, our letter comes from Albion, Indiana infantryman, Terry Weber. Weber served in the Vietnam War with Company A, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. Known as the “Golden Dragons”, the unit worked the Central Highland jungles as part of Operation Paul Revere. This personal note to his family is date June 17, [...]
In this week of anniversaries, the History Junkie takes one more look back. A year to the day after the Battle at LZ X-ray, November 13, 1966, found Company A of the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, departing Hill 283 in the Central Highland jungle at 8:00 a.m. Some three hours later, they [...]