Donnell B. Jones Freedom Bird

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Drafted in the army at the age of eighteen while living in Phoenix Arizona,Donnell completed his army training in the Deep South in middle sixties. Thenshipped to Vietnam where he was assigned to The 2nd and 18th InfantryUnit with the 1st Army Division, on an operation assignment as his platoonwas separated from the main unit and pinned down behind enemy lines. Hadto fight their way out and back to their main unit. Then transferred to 2nd &16th Rangers attached to the 1st Division. In a ranger unit and forced to bea sniper. Then lift in the jungle and reported dead and missing too his motherand family. Wounded in the jungles of Vietnam somehow he found his wayback and was rescued by another unit. Med Evace. to Zama hospital nearTokyo Japan where he recovered from his wounds, his military records werelost and they did not know who he was for weeks. Then assigned to a radioand TV station located Soul Korea (AFKN) where he finished his military tourBefore returning to the States.