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"Treetop" being awarded his Purple Heart.
I WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION ON 04-29-70. AS YOU KNOW, I WAS IN THE 3RD.PLT., ALSO 3RD.SQUARD. I CARRIED THE GUN , MY FIRST DAY OUT ,UNTIL MY LAST DAY IN THE BUSH FOR AN UNHEARD OF 10 MONTHS. I WOULD NOT HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY. ON 04-29-70,1ST.PLT. HAD POINT ,AND CAME INTO CONTACT ,3RD PLT. HAD THE REAR. ME BEING IN THE 3RD.SQ.,I TOOK THE GUN TO THE REAR AND POINTED IT DOWN TRAIL. WE WERE SO FAR FROM THE ACTION I LET MY GUARD DOWN. WITH GUNNERS WE ALWAYS THINK OF OTHER GUNNERS IN TIME OF COMBAT. HOPE THEY DO THE RIGHT THING ,HOPE THEY ARE OK ETC. CHARLEY FLANKED US ,WE OPEN UP AND I WAS HIT WITH SHRAPNEL ON MY ARM AND HAND. I WAS SO SHOCKED ,AND EMBARRASSED, I DIDN'T WANT TO TELL ANYONE .I WAS TREATED IN THE FIELD. I DIDN'T WANT TO GO IN. TOP PUT ME IN FOR A PURPLE HEART. AT THE TIME I WAS VERY UPSET. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND , HOW YOU CELEBRATE GETTING HURT. I HAVE GONE TWICE TO THE HOSPITAL TO HAVE METAL REMOVED. EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL NOW. I WILL CHAT WITH YOU LATER.
TREETOP
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