Vietnam Voices: 'It's amazing how many rounds can be fired and nothing hit'
Vietnam War veteran Fred Dietz talks about his experiences. Dietz was in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1969. This is part of his Vietnam story.
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Vietnam voices: 'I'll give you $20 for a team going to ’Nam'
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Vietnam Voices: 'Sometimes it was mayhem, but it was controlled mayhem'
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Vietnam Voices: 'When I see you again, you better have your helmet and your .45'
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Vietnam Voices: 'We had our war for a day'
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Vietnam Voices: 'I thought, Oh, this is not good'
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Vietnam Voices: 'I never saw any time I was in Vietnam that the battle was lost'
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Vietnam Voices: 'We had incoming rounds virtually every day, incoming rockets or mortars'
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Vietnam Voices: 'We were high-value targets'
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Vietnam Voices: 'I didn't know that in Vietnam, nobody was safe'
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Vietnam Voices: 'Most of us thought we'd be home in six months'
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Vietnam Voices: 'I wanted to go. I wanted to go to Vietnam'
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Vietnam Voices: 'I guess when you’re 18, 19 years old, you think it’s going to be the other guy'
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Vietnam Voices: 'I learned to let go real easy over there'
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Vietnam Voices: 'You realize, 'Man, this is a war zone, isn't it?' It settles in after awhile'
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Vietnam Voices: 'That's what we dealt with — a lot of trauma'
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Vietnam Voices: 'I guess I was just in shock. I can hear people saying, 'I'm hit.''
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Vietnam Voices: 'I know we were treated differently'
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Vietnam Voices: 'You grow up quick'
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Vietnam Voices: 'If the dog says there's something there, you better figure it out'
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