Louis Johnson VAMC – Clarksburg, West Virginia

Thursday May 21st, Brookville, OH (Day Ten)

Locations:

Starts in Brookville, OH, then on to Chillicothe and Clarksburg, before ending the day in Bridgeport, WV

Daily Participant Bio: Wayne Worden

I lost my college deferment because I had been at a two-year junior college for five semesters, and I had a low lottery number.

I was inducted into the U.S. Army on September 22, 1970. I married my first wife on December 20, 1970.

I did Basic Training and AIT at Fort Ord, California. Next stop – March 1971 – Vietnam with a 11B MOS (infantry).

Upon arriving in Nam, we were processed through the 90^th Replacement Center. The 90^th is where everyone processed into and out of the country. The 90^th was just outside Saigon, adjacent to Long Binh Post (Army base). After spending a week in the 90^th, I was among 35 guys who were sent to MP school. It was a week-long school. I then received orders assigning me to the 8^th MP group (CI) of the 18^th MP Brigade on Long Binh Post. CI stands for Criminal Investigation, and I was a clerk. My job was to assemble evidence into files to prepare for Court Marshal.

In July, I came home on two-week leave. In September, my daughter was born.

I served in my capacity in CID for ten months and one week before returning home and getting out of the Army through an early-out program Nixon implemented to reduce troop strength. I was discharged January 30, 1972.

This is my 13^th year with the NVAR. I did my first NVAR in 2010.

Agenda:

 VFW Post 3288, Brookville, OH (5:30am)

 Chillicothe VA Medical Center, Chillicothe, OH (8:45am ETA)

 Southeastern School, Chillicothe, OH (10:35am ETA)

 Louis Johnson VA Medical Center, Clarksburg, WV (4:40pm ETA)

 VFW Post 573, Clarksburg, WV (6:15pm)

Thank a veteran today,

Thank You – Sitrep Admin

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