Lee Widjeskog
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- Опубликовано: 22 дек 2020
- Lee Widjeskog was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey and grew up in that area, finishing high school in 1964. He attended Colorado State University and took ROTC training, and received his commission in the Army in 1969. He took infantry training at Fort Benning, Georgia and jungle training in Panama, and went to Vietnam in April, 1970. He became a platoon leader in A Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. His unit patrolled the area near Firebase Ripcord, and was involved in heavy fighting on July 22, when Widjeskog's platoon was separated from the rest of the company for several hours, and the company then had to spend the night in the field behind before being evacuated. For the rest of the summer he operated in the field around Firebase Katherine and Firebase Rakkasan until he was reassigned to the rear in mid-September 1970. He served as the supply officer for Headquarters Company of the 3rd Brigade until he left Vietnam on March 15, 1971. He has been an active member of the Ripcord Association for over twenty years, and he and his wife currently organize the annual reunions.
One of the best interviews I`ve heard;I could listen to Mr. Widjeskog`s account for hours......A+ interview.....
Man, dad served on ripcord for the battle. He was “hoot” as I was overseas. He was my hero. Those boys fought their asses off. God bless ‘em
His recollection is really amazing. Thank you sir, for sharing your experience.
Great Interview, well spoken and easy to follow. Thanks for sharing your story!
Pleaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseee! Improve the audio! The interviews are excellent the audio is barely audible and appalling background noise!
Thank You SIR......for everything.......welcome home.
I’m an hour in. This is an excellent interview.
That guy is chilled and balanced ..that’s all I can say.
Great job!
FANTASTIC INTERVIEW
AMERICAN HERO
THANK YOU
It's a 100% right?What you're used to when I opened my door in the morning to go to work where I live.It's like somebody hit me with the hair dryer