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TOM MARZ
WAS IN VIETNAM FOR 27 MONTHS
WITH
A CO., 1ST BN./27TH INF.
REG. OF THE 25TH INF DIVISION
AND MARINE MAINTENANCE
ACTIVITY VIETNAM
UNITED STATES ARMY,
BASED AT CU CHI AND CAM RAHN BAY SOUTH VIETNAM.
I WAS DRAFTED, BUT ENLISTED AFTER THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS IN CU CHI; WHICH ALLOWED ME TO GO TO CAM RAHN BAY.
MY JOB WAS INFANTRYMAN IN CU CHI AND THEN SUPPLY AT CAM RAHN BAY, WHERE WE CARRIED PARTS FOR THE VARIOUS RIVER BOATS USED IN VIETNAM.
BEFORE I WENT TO NAM I BELIEVED I WAS DOING WHAT I THOUGHT WAS SOMETHING GOOD FOR MY COUNTRY. I WAS TORN BETWEEN THAT AND NOT WANTING TO GO. MY DUTY TO MY COUNTRY WAS MORE POWERFUL THAN MY NOT WANTING TO GO. THE ALTERNATIVES WEREN'T GOOD NOT TO GO.
IN RETROSPECT, I FEEL WE
DID AS GOOD A JOB AS WE WERE ALLOWED TO DO BY THE POWERS IN CHARGE AT THE
TIME. OURS WAS A NOBLE CAUSE BUT WE WEREN'T ALLOWED TO WIN BY OUR GOVERNMENT.
KNOWING WHAT I KNOW NOW
I WOULD DO IT AGAIN; IF WE WOULD BE ALLOWED TO DO IT LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE
IN THE FIRST PLACE.
THE WORST PART OF NAM IS THE PTSD FROM WHICH I NOW SUFFER. THE HEAT AND RAIN AND FEAR WERE ALL OVERPOWERING AT TIMES.
THE BEST WAS THE FINE GROUP OF BROTHERS (FELLOW NAM VETS) I HAVE COME TO CALL FAMILY HERE ON THE INTERNET. VIETNAM WAS A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.
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