Episode 69: Vietnam Purple Heart Veteran Tom Brown
Honor. Thank. Inspire. An Honor Flight Chicago Podcast
English - May 23, 2024 15:16 - 40 minutes - 37.8 MBHistory Society & Culture Documentary Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 68: The Music of the Vietnam War
Tom Brown served as an infantryman in Vietnam, where he faced frequent and ferocious firefights as a member of the Big Red One. About six months into his tour, his unit was ambushed near the Cambodian border and Tom was severely wounded by a grenade. He describes his journey from there in today’s episode.