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Name Withheld[edit]

Name Withheld
Name Withheld
	Dad JROTC circa 1958
Born	1941
Died	2014
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1960s–1990s
Unit	U.S. Army Special Forces; 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne); 12th Special Forces Group (Airborne); 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Battles/wars	Vietnam War; Operation Desert Shield; Operation Desert Storm

Information pertaining to a father's military service.

My Father (born in the 1940s) was a United States Army Special Forces soldier, or Green Beret, whose military service spanned from the jungles of Vietnam in the early 1960s to the deserts of the Persian Gulf in the early 1990s.

History[edit]

Grew up hunting small game in Texas where he developed his skillset as a marksman. Served as Cadet Major in his high school Junior ROTC program. Survived Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars. Radio operator in SE Asia. Served in 12th, 19th, and 5th Special Forces Groups. Particpated often in joint operations with South Korean special forces on the Koream DMZ. During multiple surgeries, doctors would inform family he was having flashbacks and think he was fighting in Vietnam.