by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Mar 18, 2025 | Author, Blog, Books, Days of Peace and War, Vietnam
Black & White Pencil Sketch of Me Sparks Memories Above my desk is a black and white sketch of me in pencil, drawn in Saigon in May or June, 1970. I wear my bush hat, my uniform, my combat infantry badge, my rank E-4, and my active unit’s badge on my left...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Jan 9, 2025 | Blog, Books, Days of Peace and War, Peace Corps
FYI: I’m sure hygiene has improved in Togo since I lived there in 1968, more than 50 years ago, so please do not take this as a portrait of its current state of affairs. Across the continent, things have improved markedly. This is simply an account of my...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Jan 6, 2025 | Author, Blog, Days of Peace and War, Vietnam
Soon after my arrival in Vietnam in September, 1969, I was assigned to Company A of the First Battalion of the 18th Regiment of the First Infantry Division and went to Di An, its base camp. located between Saigon and Cambodia. Since I was a newbie, I went to...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Jan 1, 2025 | Author, Blog, Days of Peace and War, Vietnam
Vietnam: New Year’s Eve in 1969, our platoon was out in the “boonies,” waiting in ambush for the Viet Cong (VC) to move at night, since they didn’t recognize New Year’s Eve as we do. I was on guard, and since it was the dry season and Vietnam in the...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Dec 1, 2024 | African American History, Author, Blog, Education, Historic Preservation, Interpretation, Publication
Story from Charleston Living Magazine: Connecting People Through History Former Longtime Executive Director of Drayton Hall Receives Governor’s Award in the Humanities By Barry Waldman, 02 Nov 2024 Read on McDaniel’s Facebook page. Drafted into the army in 1969,...
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