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U.S. Army 1st Sgt. John Therrien, retired, helps Lt. Col. Jim Buckner, retired, step down off of an M1A2 SEP Abrams tank in the Company D motor pool during a reunion of Vietnam Veterans from D. Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, April 17, 2013. During an operation in the Bong Son plain, March 13, 1967, Buckner, then a captain and company commander, was shot by a sniper in the right temple. Therrien, then a specialist and Buckner's radio telephone operator, performed triage on Buckner's wound and called in a medevac, saving his life. After Buckner was flown out of the combat zone, Therrien took command of the company for two hours until a new commander could be flown in. Until the reunion, the two battle buddies hadn't seen each other in 46 years. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
| Date Taken: | 04.17.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 04.23.2013 17:19 |
| Photo ID: | 913187 |
| VIRIN: | 130417-A-ZU930-004 |
| Resolution: | 2711x4066 |
| Size: | 5.8 MB |
| Location: | FORT HOOD, TX, US |
| Web Views: | 134 |
| Downloads: | 7 |
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Two 5th Cav. Vietnam veterans meet 46 years after one saved the other's life
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