Leonard Crosby served two tours in Vietnam, the first as a Platoon Leader in the 4th Infantry Division and the Second as a Company Commander with the 101st Airborne. He is the recipient of the Silver Star, two Purple Hearts, two Bronze Stars, and the Soldier's Medal.

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Chapters
0:00 Childhood
1:35 Into the Army
3:10 Volunteering for Vietnam
4:34 FNG in the 4th ID
5:48 First Time in Combat
9:44 Heavy Casualties
12:45 Brush with Death
14:16 Haunting Memories
16:38 Overrun by the NVA
20:38 I Shouldn't be Here
21:52 Training Officer Disaster
27:57 Back to Vietnam
29:02 Company Commander
35:48 Silver Star (Shot in the Neck)
39:25 Fragging, Racism, Drugs, and REMFs
46:30 Trip to Saigon
49:56 Rough Welcome Home
52:15 Reflections on Vietnam
54:15 The True Cost of War

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