The 174th Ordnance Detachment had an often risky job handling tons of ammo and explosives

It was late September 1968 and the heat and humidity were oppressive as I toiled preparing flower beds at the bachelor officer quarters in Long Binh, 90th Replacement Bat- talion. This was not what I imagined Vietnam would be like, and after a week of doing such details, I wanted out of the mud and …

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