Photo by Yvonne Johnson | Aberdeen Proving Ground Public Affairs Office | 10.22.2015
Former Human Engineering Laboratory Director Dr. John Weisz (left) awards the Meritorious Service Medal to Maj. Dave Yensan upon his retirement from the Army at the former Human Engineering Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., in 1981....
Photo by Yvonne Johnson | Aberdeen Proving Ground Public Affairs Office | 10.22.2015
Courtesy photo provided by U.S. Army retired Maj. Dave Yensan of his time in Vietnam.
Photo by Yvonne Johnson | Aberdeen Proving Ground Public Affairs Office | 10.22.2015
Vietnam Veteran Maj. Dave Yensan (right) poses with his friend Jack Waugh after the two passed their flight worthiness test for a developmental control system....
Photo by Amanda Ligon | Aberdeen Proving Ground Public Affairs Office | 10.22.2015
This article originally appeared in the “APG News” as part of an ongoing, multi-year series hailing the service members and civilians who served the nation during the war in Vietnam. Giving a voice to local Vietnam veterans, it is through their stories that we honor their service and sacrifice, and offer a long-overdue “Welcome Home.” The “APG News” is the weekly newspaper......
Photo by Yvonne Johnson | Aberdeen Proving Ground Public Affairs Office | 10.22.2015
Charles "Chas" Slimowicz (right) was a young Army aviator when he posed for a photo with comedian Bob Hope during a 1966 Christmas Show in Vietnam....
Photo by Yvonne Johnson | Aberdeen Proving Ground Public Affairs Office | 10.22.2015
Courtesy photo provided by Charles Slimowicz of comedian Bob Hope's entertainment show in Vietnam, December 1966.
Photo by Yvonne Johnson | Aberdeen Proving Ground Public Affairs Office | 05.28.2015
U.S. Army veteran Frederick Ryan poses near a unit sign during his first tour in ‘Nam.
Photo by Yvonne Johnson | Aberdeen Proving Ground Public Affairs Office | 05.28.2015
Frederick Ryan (front) treasures the memories of his 5th Special Forces group “brothers,” many of whom never made it home from Vietnam....
