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Reflecting on Vietnam Part I: Col. John Anthony Cash
Manage episode 398632616 series 2099101
Colonel John Anthony Cash served in the Army as a Rifle Company Commander in Vietnam. In this interview, Cash recalls hearing updates about the devastating Battle of Ia Drang around a radio, serving in Operation White Wing, and several tragic stories from his tour.
Before serving in Vietnam, Cash helped train Cuban nationals in the lead up to the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
He later contributed to Seven Firefights in Vietnam, The Exclusion of Black Soldiers from the Medal of Honor in World War II, and Black Soldier-White Army: The 24th Infantry Regiment in Korea.
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224 episoder
Manage episode 398632616 series 2099101
Colonel John Anthony Cash served in the Army as a Rifle Company Commander in Vietnam. In this interview, Cash recalls hearing updates about the devastating Battle of Ia Drang around a radio, serving in Operation White Wing, and several tragic stories from his tour.
Before serving in Vietnam, Cash helped train Cuban nationals in the lead up to the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
He later contributed to Seven Firefights in Vietnam, The Exclusion of Black Soldiers from the Medal of Honor in World War II, and Black Soldier-White Army: The 24th Infantry Regiment in Korea.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
224 episoder
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