I respect your service during nam
It’d be stolen valor if I claimed to have been there. Missed that war by about 4 years, and as a result of some very anti-military schooling, I never joined. But I worked with a multitude of people that did serve in Vietnam, and even Korea.
I’ve read and discussed some very harrowing stories about the Vietnam war including having read a small book that was derived from a friend’s CO’s notes and diary during their time in theater. People that saw battle are very reluctant to discuss it and for good reason.
Talking about it tends to re-live some bad life experiences, and nobody wants to do that.