Pfc. Larry Brashears died at 19. He was a quiet and happy boy who “accepted everything that came to him,” said his sister, Linda Slifer. Before he served with the Marines in the Vietnam War, Larry showed cattle at The Great Frederick Fair and lived with his parents at their farm on Water Str…
Connie Devilbiss vividly remembers the day she learned the results of her Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, used to determine military roles.
David Curtis didn’t serve in Vietnam to come home and be called a “baby killer.”
Ralph Ohler Jr.’s Purple Heart arrived in the mail one day in 1986, along with his other medals from his Vietnam service and a letter from President Ronald Reagan.
John Kraft spent much of 1969 surrounded by Agent Orange.
A Vietnam War veteran from Frederick is hoping that Native American-inspired rituals will help other vets heal from the effects of post-traumatic stress.
Pati Redmond knew bits and pieces from the war story of her husband, Robert, a lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Army Special Forces who served in Vietnam. But she’d never heard the full account until 2007, after close to 35 years of marriage. He promised he’d share his memories with her eventually.
This is the first in a six-part series about the stories and sacrifices of local men and women during the Vietnam War. The series complements a Maryland Public Television initiative honoring veterans of the war.
Pfc. Larry Brashears died at 19. He was a quiet and happy boy who “accepted everything that came to him,” said his sister, Linda Slifer. Before he served with the Marines in the Vietnam War, Larry showed cattle at The Great Frederick Fair and lived with his parents at their farm on Water Str…
Connie Devilbiss vividly remembers the day she learned the results of her Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, used to determine military roles.
David Curtis didn’t serve in Vietnam to come home and be called a “baby killer.”
Ralph Ohler Jr.’s Purple Heart arrived in the mail one day in 1986, along with his other medals from his Vietnam service and a letter from President Ronald Reagan.
John Kraft spent much of 1969 surrounded by Agent Orange.
A Vietnam War veteran from Frederick is hoping that Native American-inspired rituals will help other vets heal from the effects of post-traumatic stress.
Pati Redmond knew bits and pieces from the war story of her husband, Robert, a lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Army Special Forces who served in Vietnam. But she’d never heard the full account until 2007, after close to 35 years of marriage. He promised he’d share his memories with her eventually.
This is the first in a six-part series about the stories and sacrifices of local men and women during the Vietnam War. The series complements a Maryland Public Television initiative honoring veterans of the war.
