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Walt Lineberger

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When the men were on an operation, morale was fine. It was when they were on down time in the rear that the problems started. Walt Lineberger had to deal with that and it was no fun but neither were the VC out there on the river banks. There was an operation to catch a large formation of the enemy in a pincer movement using infantry and Riverine boats and it was during this that he saw a recoilless rifle round coming right for his head. Part 1 of 3. (7:27)

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Riverine unit leader Walt Lineberger was engaged in a firefight with an NVA unit on a riverbank when he got shot in the arm. Once he was patched up and on the move again, he noticed that the artillery fire, which was supposed to be clearing out the enemy ahead, was walking right toward his boat. Part 2 of 3. (7:08)

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The next shell would hit his boat, for sure. That's what it looked like to Walt Lineberger, but it never came. The next move was to go help some troops who were on the river bank and taking recoilless rifle fire. For his actions during this rescue, he would be awarded the Bronze Star. Part 3 of 3. (7:46)

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Riverine Force officer Walt Lineberger went from the delta to a river area near Saigon to test some new methods and procedures which looked promising. After that successful mission, he learned that his unit was going to be the first in the war to undergo Vietnamization. He immediately began pressing to be an advisor. (6:36)

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Walt Lineberger had been a Riverine unit commander and when the operation was turned over to the Vietnamese, he became an advisor. This got him out from under the overly restrictive Rules of Engagement. (3:20)

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Walt Lineberger learned some things in Vietnam. One is that Americans and people of another place and culture are more similar than different. He also learned confidence, which he brought to his business career. He benefited from good leadership in the Navy, but he had one big disagreement, which he felt put his men at risk. (7:10)

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He thought it would be a hard question. Vietnam veteran Walt Lineberger asked a psychiatrist what is the deciding factor that makes some returning vets adjust well and some not. The reply startled him. (4:29)

Walt Richardson

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His aim was to help put his sister through college. Walt Richardson scored so well on the tests that he was inducted into the Air Force. Perhaps it was the schooling he received at the school run by the mother of Chappie James, who became the first black Air Force 4-star General. (4:54)

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Walt Richardson was in the last all black training flight in the Air Force. His aim was to serve his three year obligation and then return to college, but he saw a musical revue put on by members of the fabled Tuskegee Airmen. They were holding open auditions and he went to showcase his fine singing voice. (5:34)

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In order to implement President Truman's order that military units would no longer be segregated, the Air Force selected 1500 Tuskegee Airmen to go out into all white units. Walt Richardson was told at the briefing that he was to not be a problem but a solution. (4:46)