Joseph Allen Freeborn served in Vietnam from August 3, 1971 through March 16, 1972, stationed in Da Nang where the US Air Force had a major air base. In Vietnam the author was atta...view moreJoseph Allen Freeborn served in Vietnam from August 3, 1971 through March 16, 1972, stationed in Da Nang where the US Air Force had a major air base. In Vietnam the author was attached to the 1st/46th – 196th Light Infantry Brigade, an off shoot of the Americal or 23rd Infantry Division, based in Chu-Lai, South Vietnam. Freeborn was born in Mineola, New York to a working class family, and at the age of 5, he moved to Marlboro, New York, where his parents bought an apple farm. Today, after successful careers in design engineering and property development, the author is retired and lives a quiet life with his wife of 45 years. He has one grown daughter and 2 grandchildren. He still lives on the property his parents bought in 1956 as does his daughter and her family. It is the author’s hope that by reading this book you might consider the hundreds of thousands of young men that had similar experiences during their time in Vietnam.view less