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30 Jul 69
Dear Folks,
I’m still at the end of the 22nd Replacement Center. It’s really funny seeing guys going home and I’m just getting here. It’s just one big cycle. All the guys I talked to were Infantry. They seem very sad even though they are going home. I guess they saw a lot….
Billy
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Sgt. William Nelson, born and raised in the Bronx, New York, served with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, operating out of Phu Bai, from July 1969-September 1970. When he returned home, he “got it together, went to Pace University on the GI Bill, worked night jobs, earned a CPA, and worked for the public accounting firm Ernst & Young before moving to Time Warner [now AOL Time Warner] for 22 years, the last 17 or which have been spent at their Home Box Office subsidiary. Along that road, I’ve followed and contributed to many Vietnam veterans initiatives over the years.” Among these have been the reconstruction of Vietnam Veterans Plaza in New York City, for which he was instrumental in convincing HBO to contribute $50,000.
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