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JOHN MONTEIRO from STANHOPE wrote on March 24, 2021 at 10:01 pm
WELCOME HOME TO ALL MY VIET NAM BROTHERS. I WAS IN NAM 7/5/69-9/13/70.STATIONED IN NHA TRANG WITH THE 518th SIG. CO. 459th SIG. BATTALION. I WAS THERE 8/7/69 WHEN THE VC ATTACKED THE BATTALION AREA. ABOUT 16 GUYS WERE WOUNDED 1GUY STEVEN PEEL WAS KILLED. I WAS LUCKY I ONLY BUSTED A RIB. I WAS PRETTY GREEN AT THE TIME, AND IF IT WASN'T FOR THE OLDER GUYS THAT GRABED ME AND THREW ME OUT OF THE WAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN HURT EVEN WORST.
I WAS SENT TO CAM RAHN BAY AF HOSPITAL AND NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO KNOW OR THANK THOSE GUYS, I HEARD THAT ONE OF THE GUYS WERE WOUNDED BAD, I NEVER KNEW THEIR NAMES AND IF ANYONE REMEMBERS THAT DAY I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL. YOU ARE ALL HEROS.
I HAD A PTSD CLAIM WITH THE VA AND WAS AWARDED 70%.

I HAVE ACCESS TO NEWS PAPER ARCHIVE.
I HELPED ALOT OF NAM BROTHERS WITH NEWS ARTICLE OF ATTACKS FROM WHEN THEY WERE IN NAM TO PROVE TO THE VA OF THEIR STRESSERS FOR THEIR PTSD CLAIM.
IF ANY OF YOU NEED ME TO SEARCH THE NEWS PAPER ARCHIVE FOR ARTICLE OF INCIDENTES THAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU WERE IN NAM, I'D BE MORE THAN WILLING TO HELP YOU. I DO THIS FREE TO ANYONE THAT NEEDS MY HELP, MANY NAM BROTHERS HELPED ME WHEN I NEEDED IT. THIS IS MY WAY TO PAY BACK. IF THERE ARE ARTICLES THAT CAN HELP YOU I WILL FIND THEM.
EMAIL ME AT [email protected] OR CLL 1-973-691-1809 IF NO ANSWER PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE I WILL CALL YOU BACK.

BROTHERS FOREVER
JOHN
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