Saturday, 27 August, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries

Saturday, 27 August, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Nice day, upper 60's and 70's.  Girls and I went to Grand Gorge in am, after feed.  Met Mary and David, he was home from 2 weeks at Camp Drum.  I stopped at parsonage on way back to get room ready for Sunday.  David and Mary here for dinner  David helped with hay in pm.  Larry Scutt was here back from two years in Vietnam.
Comment:  Never knew Larry was in Vietnam but was he ever:  See links to his heroism below.  That was a bad time to be there....and the American public was turning against the war...bet he had some stories to tell..What an amazingly horrible and wasteful event in our history.....

 

Dec 31, 1965

Troop Levels in 1965

By the end of 1965, the U.S. troop strength in Vietnam exceeds 200,000.10

Mar 31, 1966

Students Burn Cards

Student David O'Brien and three friends burn their draft cards on the steps of the South Boston Courthouse in protest of the war in Vietnam.

Jul 6, 1966

POW’s Mobbed in Hanoi

U.S. prisoners of war (POWs) are led through the streets of Hanoi, where they are attacked by angry mobs.

Gerry Hubbard's SongPoemStories: The First Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device ...: Scutt, Lawrence, D.   STAFF SERGEANT, United States Army, Company D, 2d Battalion, (Airmobile) 12th Cavalry Awarded:  Army Commendation Med...

Gerry Hubbard's SongPoemStories: Award Of The Bronze Star For Heroism: Scott, Lawr...: Award Of The Bronze Star For Heroism: Scott, Lawrence, Staff Sergeant, United States Army, Company D, 2nd Battalion 12th Cavalry ( ...

Gerry Hubbard's SongPoemStories: The Second Award Of The Army Commendation Medal Fo...: General Order 5083, 25 April 1969 Award Of The Army Commendation Medal For Heroism TC 320.  The Following Award Is Announced Scutt, ...