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Found!! Man lost overnight located by helicopter TODAY IN THE NEWS Veterans treated to dinner… — Page 2 30-year bus drivers honored… — Page 5 Geraldine Nona Anglemyer, 73, Three Rivers Robert Dale Farmer, 32, Three Rivers Earl Eugene Stark, 64, Three Rivers Audrey Sue “Auggie” Swartz, 65, Three Rivers Jim VanDegrift DEATHS Please recycle this newspaper. © 2012 Three Rivers Commercial, Inc. HOW TO CONTACT US: 124 N. Main, Three Rivers Michigan 49093 • 269.279.7488 Email: [email protected] C OMMERCIAL -NEWS Three Rivers The Complete Picture of Our Community! IN SPORTS Serves carry Mendon into state semifinals… — Page 8 Have a great day! Rick & Mercy Sutherlin GOOD AFTERNOON Three Rivers C OMMERCIAL -N EWS WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2012 PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH NEAR 43º. Now online: www.threeriversnews.com Since 1895 Vol. 118, Issue #270 – 75¢ This is the final story in our four-part series profiling local veterans who have served the nation. BY WILLIAM ALLEN BALTZ SPECIAL TO THE COMMERCIAL-NEWS George P. Yung had no idea where he was going when he boarded a helicopter in May of 1966 in Saigon with orders to report to a remote base. “I didn’t even know what I was supposed to do,” he recounted of his initial days in South Vietnam. He had been in the U.S. Navy two years, which included a rela- tively uneventful stint in the Dominican Republic during con- flicts there. So far, his experience in South Vietnam had been fairly calm as well. Touring around the capital for three days after his arrival, he enjoyed Saigon’s exotic atmos- phere and French colonial style architecture — though armed guards and sandbags around major hotels and throngs of mili- tary personnel were reminders that the country was at war with its communist neighbor to the north. Soon, he was above lush jungle cruising south. “The rivers and green country looked beautiful,” remembered Yung. The region the 22-year old Radarman Third Class marveled at below seemed more like a garden paradise than a war zone. Unaware of his destination or job, Yung was in fact being ferried over an area called the Rung Sat. It means “Forest of Assassins” or “Killer Jungle” depending on the translation. Into the Rung Sat Special Zone Neither land nor sea, the Rung Sat encompasses more than 400 square miles of putrid swamp and waterways that fan out south of Saigon. As Yung gazed down from his helicopter it looked tranquil enough, but to American soldiers slogging their way through its equipment-corroding muck the Rung Sat was a sinister and eerie place — a noxious and malodorous mixture of quick sand, murky water harboring venomous snakes and tangled thickets of mangroves and twisted bamboo shoots. Dark and foreboding, foot-long centipedes and gargantuan spi- ders added to the swamp’s primeval nature. Its sluggish salty waterways seemed incapable of supporting life except for massive swarms of stinging and biting insects including disease-carrying mosquitoes. Hot, steamy and dank, the foul smell of gases released by decaying vegetation was overwhelming. Mistake a thin coat of mud for firm ground and a solider laden with gear might plunge into a fetid pool of slime — and disappear. These inhospitable and septic conditions also made the Rung Sat a haven for Viet Cong. Hidden by dark jungle canopies, often unde- tected in their marshy lairs by sol- diers passing within yards, they ambushed cargo ships traveling the narrow Saigon River, which meandered 45 miles from the capi- tal to the ocean by the port city of Vung Tau where it spewed yellow silt into the crystal-clear South China Sea. As a result, the Rung Sat Special Zone was established around the Saigon River to protect ships car- rying supplies pouring into South Vietnam from America, its main ally, and to thwart Viet Cong who used their knowledge of its intri- cate waterways to harbor troops and equipment infiltrating from North Vietnam. Yung, who had volunteered for service in Vietnam, was eventually deposited in a rice patty. “When my helicopter landed, I got out and said to myself, ‘Wait a minute, I’m in the Navy, not the Army. I shouldn’t be here!’” But “here” he was — in the Rung Sat Special Zone, a breeding ground and sanctuary for a multi- tude of malicious inhabitants that variously bit, stung, infected and killed; a swampy maze laced with manmade and natural booby George P. Yung: ‘I am the lucky one’ See YUNG, page 7 BY RICK CORDES STAFF WRITER FABIUS TOWNSHIP — Ronald Lewis Woods is home and safe thanks to an exhaustive and suc- cessful search by St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department and Reserves, the Michigan State Police and a Michigan State Police helicopter. Woods, 73, of Fabius Township, looked a bit weary and disheveled when he stepped out of the Sheriff’s Department Command Center at about 4 p.m. Tuesday but appeared otherwise to be in good shape, belying the fact that he’d spent the previous 19 hours outdoors, including all of a very cold Monday night sheltered only by the clothing he was wearing when he left his home at about 9 p.m. “He was lying on the ground next to a tree row,” Sheriff’s Captain Jason Bingaman said, describing the scene he came upon a few minutes earlier after being guided to Woods by the MSP heli- copter circling overhead. When Bingaman and other offi- cers approached, Woods arose under his own power, somewhat dazed but able to walk and respond to his rescuers who’d found him about 125 yards off Dutch Settlement Road, barely into Cass County. “He doesn’t normally go out at night,” Phyllis Woods said moments after being reunited at the command post with her hus- band of 48 years. On the night before Woods had left the house against her wishes. “I tried to stop him, but he pushed past me,” she said, explaining that Ronald had suffered a stroke and also has symptoms of dementia. She paused a moment and looked at him. “But with all that, he’s got a strong heart.” The Woods farm home is in the rolling wooded and swamp-laced lands along Dutch Settlement Road northwest of Three Rivers, and yesterday it became the focal point of a search launched at mid- night Monday when Phyllis Woods phoned 911 for assistance in find Commissioner applicants sought Deadline is Nov. 30 BY ELENA HINES MANAGING EDITOR THREE RIVERS — The Three Rivers city commission has set a deadline of Nov. 30 at 4 p.m. for applications for the post of first- district commissioner. The per- son selected would fill out the year remaining in the term of commissioner Judy Gilchrist, who recently resigned to marry and move to Oregon. The position is open to anyone in the city, and someone will be appointed at the commission’s Dec. 4 meeting. Commissioner David York made a motion to appoint Larry Matson, who had served as third-district commissioner but lost his re-election bid last week, to the post. During citizen com- ment time, Gus Hilson of Three Rivers had also recommended Matson. However, other commissioners expressed some procedural con- cerns. “I like Larry, think he did a great job and would like to see him run in the future,” Commissioner Daryl Griffith said. “But since it’s district vs. at-large, I’d like to see someone from the district fill the position. In addition, “I’m not sure what kind of message it sends” when someone loses an election and Reunited Ronald Woods is greeted by his wife Phyllis shortly after he was located by a Michigan State Police helicopter fol- lowing an extensive search for the missing man. Assisting is Three Rivers Fire/Rescue firefighter/EMT Katie Benn. Commercial-News/Rick Cordes See COMMISSIONER, page 3 See MAN FOUND, page 3
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Found!! Man lost overnightlocated by helicopter
TODAYIN TTHE NNEWS
Veterans treated to dinner…
— Page 2
30-year bus drivers honored…
— Page 5
Geraldine Nona Anglemyer, 73, Three Rivers
Robert Dale Farmer, 32, Three RiversEarl Eugene Stark, 64, Three Rivers
Audrey Sue “Auggie” Swartz, 65,Three Rivers
Jim VanDegrift
DEATHS
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This is the final story in ourfour-part series profiling localveterans who have served thenation.
BY WILLIAM ALLEN BALTZ
SPECIAL TO THE COMMERCIAL-NEWS
George P. Yung had no ideawhere he was going when heboarded a helicopter in May of1966 in Saigon with orders toreport to a remote base. “I didn’teven know what I was supposed todo,” he recounted of his initial daysin South Vietnam.
He had been in the U.S. Navytwo years, which included a rela-tively uneventful stint in theDominican Republic during con-flicts there. So far, his experiencein South Vietnam had been fairlycalm as well.
Touring around the capital forthree days after his arrival, heenjoyed Saigon’s exotic atmos-phere and French colonial stylearchitecture — though armedguards and sandbags aroundmajor hotels and throngs of mili-tary personnel were remindersthat the country was at war withits communist neighbor to thenorth.
Soon, he was above lush junglecruising south. “The rivers andgreen country looked beautiful,”remembered Yung. The region the22-year old Radarman Third Classmarveled at below seemed morelike a garden paradise than a warzone.
Unaware of his destination orjob, Yung was in fact being ferriedover an area called the Rung Sat.
It means “Forest of Assassins” or“Killer Jungle” depending on thetranslation. Into the Rung Sat Special Zone
Neither land nor sea, the RungSat encompasses more than 400square miles of putrid swamp andwaterways that fan out south ofSaigon. As Yung gazed down fromhis helicopter it looked tranquilenough, but to American soldiersslogging their way through itsequipment-corroding muck theRung Sat was a sinister and eerieplace — a noxious and malodorousmixture of quick sand, murkywater harboring venomous snakesand tangled thickets of mangrovesand twisted bamboo shoots.
Dark and foreboding, foot-longcentipedes and gargantuan spi-ders added to the swamp’sprimeval nature. Its sluggish saltywaterways seemed incapable ofsupporting life except for massiveswarms of stinging and bitinginsects including disease-carryingmosquitoes. Hot, steamy and
dank, the foul smell of gasesreleased by decaying vegetationwas overwhelming. Mistake a thincoat of mud for firm ground and asolider laden with gear mightplunge into a fetid pool of slime —and disappear.
These inhospitable and septicconditions also made the Rung Sata haven for Viet Cong. Hidden bydark jungle canopies, often unde-tected in their marshy lairs by sol-diers passing within yards, theyambushed cargo ships travelingthe narrow Saigon River, whichmeandered 45 miles from the capi-tal to the ocean by the port city ofVung Tau where it spewed yellowsilt into the crystal-clear SouthChina Sea.
As a result, the Rung Sat SpecialZone was established around theSaigon River to protect ships car-rying supplies pouring into SouthVietnam from America, its mainally, and to thwart Viet Cong whoused their knowledge of its intri-cate waterways to harbor troopsand equipment infiltrating fromNorth Vietnam.
Yung, who had volunteered forservice in Vietnam, was eventuallydeposited in a rice patty. “Whenmy helicopter landed, I got out andsaid to myself, ‘Wait a minute, I’min the Navy, not the Army. Ishouldn’t be here!’”
But “here” he was — in the RungSat Special Zone, a breedingground and sanctuary for a multi-tude of malicious inhabitants thatvariously bit, stung, infected andkilled; a swampy maze laced withmanmade and natural booby
George P. Yung: ‘I am the lucky one’
See YUNG, page 7
BY RICK CORDES
STAFF WRITER
FABIUS TOWNSHIP — RonaldLewis Woods is home and safethanks to an exhaustive and suc-cessful search by St. JosephCounty Sheriff ’s Department andReserves, the Michigan StatePolice and a Michigan State Policehelicopter.
Woods, 73, of Fabius Township,looked a bit weary and disheveledwhen he stepped out of theSheriff ’s Department CommandCenter at about 4 p.m. Tuesdaybut appeared otherwise to be ingood shape, belying the fact thathe’d spent the previous 19 hoursoutdoors, including all of a verycold Monday night sheltered onlyby the clothing he was wearingwhen he left his home at about 9p.m.
“He was lying on the groundnext to a tree row,” Sheriff ’sCaptain Jason Bingaman said,describing the scene he came upona few minutes earlier after beingguided to Woods by the MSP heli-copter circling overhead.
When Bingaman and other offi-cers approached, Woods aroseunder his own power, somewhatdazed but able to walk andrespond to his rescuers who’d
found him about 125 yards offDutch Settlement Road, barelyinto Cass County.
“He doesn’t normally go out atnight,” Phyllis Woods saidmoments after being reunited atthe command post with her hus-band of 48 years.
On the night before Woods hadleft the house against her wishes.“I tried to stop him, but he pushedpast me,” she said, explaining thatRonald had suffered a stroke andalso has symptoms of dementia.She paused a moment and lookedat him. “But with all that, he’s gota strong heart.”
The Woods farm home is in therolling wooded and swamp-lacedlands along Dutch SettlementRoad northwest of Three Rivers,and yesterday it became the focalpoint of a search launched at mid-night Monday when Phyllis Woodsphoned 911 for assistance in find
CommissionerapplicantssoughtDeadline is Nov. 30BY ELENA HINES
MANAGING EDITOR
THREE RIVERS — The ThreeRivers city commission has set adeadline of Nov. 30 at 4 p.m. forapplications for the post of first-district commissioner. The per-son selected would fill out theyear remaining in the term ofcommissioner Judy Gilchrist,who recently resigned to marryand move to Oregon.
The position is open to anyonein the city, and someone will beappointed at the commission’sDec. 4 meeting.
Commissioner David Yorkmade a motion to appoint LarryMatson, who had served asthird-district commissioner butlost his re-election bid last week,to the post. During citizen com-ment time, Gus Hilson of ThreeRivers had also recommendedMatson.
However, other commissionersexpressed some procedural con-cerns.
“I like Larry, think he did agreat job and would like to seehim run in the future,”Commissioner Daryl Griffithsaid. “But since it’s district vs.at-large, I’d like to see someonefrom the district fill the position.In addition, “I’m not sure whatkind of message it sends” whensomeone loses an election and
ReunitedRonald Woods is greeted by his wifePhyllis shortly after he was located bya Michigan State Police helicopter fol-lowing an extensive search for themissing man. Assisting is ThreeRivers Fire/Rescue firefighter/EMTKatie Benn.
Commercial-News/Rick Cordes
See COMMISSIONER, page 3
See MAN FOUND, page 3
COMMERCIAL-NEWS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012 – PAGE 7LOCAL
STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST
YTDName Ex Div Yld PE Last Chg %Chg
YTDName Ex Div Yld PE Last Chg %Chg
AT&T Inc NY 1.80 5.3 44 33.95 +.08 +12.3
AbtLab NY 2.04 3.2 14 64.68 -.19 +15.0
AmAxle NY ... ... 7 10.10 +.07 +2.1
AEP NY 1.88 4.5 13 41.34 +.07 +.1
BP PLC NY 1.92 4.7 6 40.54 -.41 -5.1
Cisco Nasd .56 3.3 11 16.85 -.01 -6.5
Citigroup NY .04 .1 11 36.16 -.26 +37.4
ConAgra NY 1.00 3.6 19 27.82 -.02 +5.4
Disney NY .60 1.3 15 47.96 +.51 +27.9
Eaton NY 1.52 3.1 12 49.47 -.08 +13.6
ExxonMbl NY 2.28 2.6 11 86.47 -.85 +2.0
FifthThird Nasd .40 2.9 9 14.00 -.23 +10.1
FordM NY .20 1.8 9 11.00 +.03 +2.2
GenElec NY .68 3.3 16 20.68 -.21 +15.5
HarleyD NY .62 1.4 16 45.53 -.31 +17.1
HewlettP NY .53 4.0 5 13.14 -.27 -49.0
HomeDp NY 1.16 1.8 23 63.38 +2.22 +50.8
Intel Nasd .90 4.4 9 20.28 -.49 -16.4
JohnJn NY 2.44 3.5 23 69.51 -.17 +6.0
Kadant NY ... ... 8 23.49 +.33 +3.9
Kellogg NY 1.76 3.3 16 53.82 +.15 +6.4
McDnlds NY 3.08 3.6 16 84.64 -.24 -15.6
Microsoft Nasd .92 3.4 15 27.09 -.90 +4.4
Oracle Nasd .24 .8 15 30.02 -.28 +17.0
PepsiCo NY 2.15 3.1 18 68.58 -.03 +3.4
Perrigo Nasd .36 .3 22 103.43 -1.69 +6.3
Pfizer NY .88 3.7 14 24.05 -.06 +11.1
Stryker NY .85 1.6 14 52.68 -.37 +6.0
VerizonCm NY 2.06 4.8 39 42.54 -.02 +6.0
WalMart NY 1.59 2.2 15 71.81 -.67 +20.2
Walgrn NY 1.10 3.4 13 32.54 -.22 -1.6
WellsFargo NY .88 2.7 10 32.02 -.35 +16.2
STOCK MARKET INDEXES
MUTUAL FUNDS
DAILY DOW JONES
13,661.72 11,231.56 Dow Industrials 12,756.18 -58.90 -.46 +4.41 +5.46
5,390.11 4,531.79 Dow Transportation 5,054.71 -3.76 -.07 +.70 +1.45
499.82 422.90 Dow Utilities 445.83 +1.83 +.41 -4.06 -.64
8,515.60 6,898.12 NYSE Composite 8,023.23 -30.83 -.38 +7.31 +6.85
2,509.57 2,102.29 NYSE MKT Composite 2,373.79 -12.23 -.51 +4.19 +3.79
3,196.93 2,441.48 Nasdaq Composite 2,883.89 -20.37 -.70 +10.70 +7.36
1,474.51 1,158.66 S&P 500 1,374.53 -5.50 -.40 +9.30 +9.28
1,030.00 812.43 S&P MidCap 966.28 -2.54 -.26 +9.91 +8.43
15,432.54 12,158.90 Wilshire 5000 14,370.70 -61.66 -.43 +8.95 +8.68
868.50 666.16 Russell 2000 789.01 -4.75 -.60 +6.49 +6.18
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THE MARKET IN REVIEW
American Funds AMCAPA m LG 15,143 20.78 -1.9 +9.3/B +1.7/B 5.75 250
American Funds BalA m MA 33,986 19.91 -1.4 +10.8/A +3.1/A 5.75 250
American Funds BondA m CI 24,156 12.98 +0.2 +6.5/D +4.0/E 3.75 250
American Funds CapIncBuA m IH 58,027 51.91 -1.9 +9.4/A +0.3/C 5.75 250
American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS 46,012 35.53 -1.6 +10.5/A -1.9/C 5.75 250
American Funds EurPacGrA m FB 28,814 39.24 -0.9 +6.9/B -2.9/A 5.75 250
American Funds FnInvA m LB 32,240 39.23 -1.7 +11.0/B +0.3/C 5.75 250
American Funds GrthAmA m LG 55,406 32.96 -1.9 +12.1/A -0.1/C 5.75 250
American Funds IncAmerA m MA 57,416 17.75 -1.3 +10.8/A +2.4/B 5.75 250
American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 44,920 29.80 -2.4 +10.7/B 0.0/C 5.75 250
American Funds MutualA m LV 15,677 27.73 -1.9 +10.5/B +2.1/A 5.75 250
American Funds NewPerspA m WS 29,583 29.84 -1.4 +10.4/A +0.1/A 5.75 250
American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 40,202 30.46 -2.4 +10.2/C +0.7/B 5.75 250
Federated EqIncA m LV 364 18.68 -3.4 +8.5/D +0.8/A 5.50 1,500
FrankTemp-Templeton World A m WS 4,842 15.31 -1.7 +8.5/B -2.1/C 5.75 1,000
Hartford BalC m MA 78 15.82 -2.4 +8.3/B +0.7/E 1.00 2,000
Hartford HealthcarC m SH 73 17.73 -4.0 +18.6/C +3.1/E 1.00 2,000
Lord Abbett AffiliatA m LV 5,426 11.51 -3.2 +10.1/C -2.9/E 5.75 1,000
Lord Abbett AffiliatC m LV 408 11.50 -3.3 +9.4/C -3.5/E 1.00 1,000
Lord Abbett BalA m MA 1,096 10.57 -1.4 +8.5/B +2.1/C 5.75 1,500
Lord Abbett BondDebA m MU 4,733 8.02 -0.3 +11.4/B +7.0/C 4.75 1,000
Lord Abbett BondDebC m MU 2,025 8.04 -0.3 +10.6/B +6.3/D 1.00 1,000
Putnam GeoPutA m MA 980 13.05 -1.6 +9.9/A -1.5/E 5.75 0
Putnam GrowIncA m LV 4,237 14.19 -2.2 +12.0 -0.7 5.75 0
Putnam VoyagerA m LG 2,879 21.00 -4.5 +0.8/E +2.1/A 5.75 0
Total Assets Total Return/Rank Pct Min InitName Obj ($Mlns) NAV 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt
CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -ForeignLarge Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV -Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs.others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.
NYSE8,023.23 -30.83
NYSE MKT
2,373.79 -12.23
NASDAQ
2,883.89 -20.37
STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS
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More clarity: The Board ofCanvassers’ role in decidingif proposals are ballot-eligi-ble is open-ended. Memberslock horns over constitu-tional and legal issuesthey’re ill-equipped toresolve.
They should authenticatepetitions as to the numberof signatures, wording andformatting. It should be leftto the courts to determine ifproposals meet constitu-tional tests. Hotly contestedpropositions usually end upbefore the Supreme Courtor Court of Appeals, any-way.
But the time for suchchanges is not the hectictwo-week lame duck legisla-tive session coming up inearly December.
There’s plenty of unfin-ished business to fill up theschedule during that time.Instead, the newLegislature should arrive inLansing in January withelection reform high on itspriority list.
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traps. “It was hot and stunk like
garbage the whole time,”recalled Yung. “You werenever really dry.”
His job in radio communi-cations at the First Battalion,18th Infantry base camp wasto support U.S. patrol boatsprotecting the waterwaysand soldiers known as“swamp rats” on missions toroot out Viet Cong. At home in the Army
Yung’s initial shock at hissurroundings was alleviatedwhen he checked in at head-quarters. “Is that you,George?” the guard asked,peering at him. He was amassive man standing 6’8”and built like a tank. Yungdid a double take and thenrecognized him: He was Sgt.Charlie Smith, a drillinstructor Yung knew at FortDix, N.J.
Yung’s father had been alieutenant colonel stationedat Fort Dix. During summersin high school his dad turnedhim over to Sgt. Smith where
Yung would train, bivouacand practice shooting alongside the recruits. As a result,when he enlisted in the Navyin 1963, real boot camp inSan Diego was relativelyeasy for him. After basictraining, he attended 26weeks of radar school.
“When I saw Sgt. Smith afeeling of relief came overme,” Yung recalled. “I felt athome.” He quickly jumpedinto the task of assisting U.S.river patrol boats — PBRs forshort — and soldiers in thefield.
A dangerous job, PBRscruised the waterways check-ing Vietnamese san pans forweapons and supplies beingfunneled to the Viet Cong,who fired rockets andmachine guns at them fromtheir jungle hideouts. Yungmanaged radio contact withthese boats and coordinatedsupport when trouble aroseas it did when PBR-41 wasattacked and sunk.
In addition to patrol boats,three companies of swamp
rats rotated duties everythree days. “One would be inthe swamps on search anddestroy missions, one guard-ed the base and the thirdwould rest and dry out inVung Tau,” he recounted. The lucky one
After duty in the beautifulport city of Nah Trang on theChina Sea supporting Navyswift boats patrolling thecoast, Yung returned homecompleting 11 months servicein South Vietnam. He soonbecame busy with his job as apoliceman and raising a fam-
ily in Eastampton, N.J. Meanwhile, giant C-123
planes drenched the Run SatSpecial Zone, where theSaigon and Dong Nai Riversjoined, with thousands of gal-lons of defoliants, includingAgent Orange. The goal wasto denude the swamps andthereby deny the Viet Congtheir jungle cover. By 1970, ithad become the most heavilysprayed area in all Vietnam.
On April 30, 1975, throngsof panic-stricken civilianscrashed through the gates ofthe U.S. embassy in Saigonseeking refuge as NorthVietnamese Army tanksrolled in. In a frantic evacua-tion, helicopters airlifted thelast Marines in SouthVietnam from the embassy’srooftop and flew them to safe-ty aboard the U.S.SOkinawa.
The war was over, but notits repercussions. In fact, forGeorge Yung, now 69 yearsold, his experience in theVietnam War did not reallyhit home until recently when
he visited the travelingVietnam War Memorial inIndiana. He was flooded withemotion looking at the three-fifths scale replica of the onein Washington, D.C. “I got toit and couldn’t leave,” hesaid. “I stayed there forhours.”
Somewhere among themore than 58,000 names onthe wall of Americans thatdied in the war were two sol-diers he knew well, but onlyby face. There was Jim, aradioman who died when hisswift boat was blown up,leaving behind a wife andtwo children. There was“Indian,” the nickname givento a Native American whotransferred out of Yung’s baseto join the Green Berets, andwas later killed by a suicidebomber.
Yung stared for a momentat his own reflection in theglossy wall of names — eachone representing a tearfullymourned life — and thoughtto himself: “I am the luckyone.”
Students of the Month Left, Students of the Month for September at Three Rivers High Schoolare as follows: (from left) Hayley Taylor, Nicolle Ritchie, Brianne Ritchie,Juwaine Robertson, Shelby Kelly, Megan Southland, Kayla Turner,Danielle Stevens, Jenna Hetmansperger, (not pictured) Kurt Davis,Megan Elore, Austin Lemacks, Jacob Wilkins. Right, Students of theMonth for October at Three Rivers High School are as follows: (from left)Darrien Leach, Logan Holmes, Angela Jones, Andrew Adams, JamieBarrett, Trenton Johnson, Hailey Sove, Tre’von Tolbert, Jamie Rivers,Brianne Ritchie, (not pictured) Megan Elore.
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