Vietnam “Freedom Bird” – Why can’t I remember the ride?

Forty-two years ago, I departed for a small country in Southeast Asia called, Vietnam. The United States was at war, and I was one of two-hundred teenage soldiers aboard a Pan American Boeing 707 jet airliner – we were packed inside, not an empty seat to be had. Several of these commercial flights left daily … Continue reading Vietnam “Freedom Bird” – Why can’t I remember the ride?