Rare Footage of A US Solider From Vietnam Released

This rare 1967 interview features Lance Corporal Garland Ray "Buddy" Mann of DeValls Bluff, Arkansas, sharing his thoughts while serving during the Vietnam War. Just months later, on December 6, 1967, Buddy was killed in action in Thừa Thiên Province, South Vietnam. He left behind his wife, Hester Ann Mayes Mann, and their infant daughter, Janet, who tragically never had the opportunity to meet her father. This interview stands as a moving tribute to his service, sacrifice, and the family forever changed by his loss.

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1967 interview with Lance Corporal Garland Ray “Buddy” Mann of DeValls Bluff, Arkansas, who was killed in action on December 6, 1967, in Thừa Thiên Province, South Vietnam. He left behind his wife, Hester Ann Mayes Mann, and their daughter, Janet. Tragically, Janet never had the… pic.twitter.com/fpMcbJ22by

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