Edward Hinojosa (Edward Herrera)

Premont High School

Class of 1966

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First Name	Edward
Last Name	Hinojosa
Maiden Name	Herrera
Graduation Year	Class of 1966
Gender	Female
City	N/A
State/Province	TX
Country	United States
Occupation	disabled veteran
Married	Divorced
Favorite School Memory	myfav high school memories were many playing in high school band ,representing south texs at the cotton bowl indallas on new years eve, being part of the ffa raising hogs just being part of premont hoghschoolthe good old band tripsout of twon foot ballgames performing at u...(read more)
About Me	worked servbed in iaVIETNAM AFTER BEING DRAFTED IN1965 IN NOVEMBER , I TRIED TO ENLIST IN THE AIRFORCE PASSED ,Y PHYSICALAND MENATAL EXAMS , AND WAS ALREADY TO LEAVE FOR AIR FORCE BASIC BUT THE RECRUITER CAME BACKWITH THE BAD NEWS DISTRICT QOUTAWASFULL , SO THE DRAFT GOT ME JAN 12 1966, RICHARD SANCHEZ WAS DRAFTED AT THE SAME TIME ASME HE SERVED WITH1ST ID IARTILLERY DECORATED E6 SGT , ME I WAS DISCHARGED AS APFC E-3 I WASPOINT MAN ON/IN ARIFLE PLATOON IN THE MEKONG DELTA IN SOUTH VIETNAM WITH THE NINTH INF DIVISION WELET FT RILEY DEC 3,1966 AFTER TOW WEEKS LEAVE INPREMONT I FLEW BACK TO FT RILEY KANSAS A,ND WE LEFT FT RILEY FOR TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE AND OAKLAND ARMY TERMINAL AND BOARDING USS GENERAL WIEGEL DEC31966 SPENT 21 DAYS AT SEA AND LANDED AT VUNG TAU LAY OVER BEFORE THE REMAINING TRIP TOVUNG TAU GENERAL WEST MORELA RECIEVED US ON THE BEACH AT VUNGTAU , THE 3RD BRDGADE OF THE 9TH INF DIV WAS NLIOADED WEBOARD TROOPS CARRIERS AND LAND ON THE SANDY BEACHSOF SOUTH CHINA BEACH AND BOARD TRUCKS FOR BEAR CAT NO SIDE BOARDS TO THE TRUCKS JUST SAND BAGS TO COVER EXPLOSIONS AND OUR FLACK JACKETS I WAS CARRYING AN M16 AND M79 GRENADE LAUNCHER WELL WE ARRIVED AT BEAR CAT WHICH WAS TO BE OUR BASE CAMP FOR AFEW WEEKS AS SOON AS CHRISTAMS WASOVER WE LEFT FOR BINH SON WITH 5/60TH INF MECH , AND PU;ED PERIMETER GUIARD AROUND THE VILAGE THAT DIDNT LAST WE WENT ONPATROLS AND AMBUSHES SOON WE WERE UPTO OUR EARS IN JUNGLE AND TRAILS WELEFT FOR LING BINH FOR AN OVER NIGHT STAY BEFORE LEAVING FOR BEN LUC SEEMS THEY WERE JUST IMMERSING US INTO THE WAR SLOWLY AND THINGS STARTED TO GET HOTT ER WE WERE INOUR FIRST FIRE FIGHT AT BEN LUC OPERATION NUTCRAKER THEY SAID WE ELEIMINATED 1`26 VITECONG INTWO FIRE FIGHTS WEDIDNT STAY AROUND TO COUNTTHEM WE BIOARDED HELICPOTERS ONE TIMEW RUNNING FOR OUR LIVES WITH OUR RIFLES JAMMED TWO DEAD GIS TONY GONZALES AND LT ROLADRAY WOOLDREDGE FROM TEXAS GRETA GUYS GOD BLESS THEM AND THINGS STARTED GETTING WORST DOWN HILL FROM THEM ON WELL THAT DIDNT LAST I WAS ROTATED TO ATRCUKINGCOMPANY AND DROVE TRUCKS THE LAST FIVE MONTHS IN VIETNAM DELIVERING SUPPLIES AND TROOPS TO THE OPERATIONS AORUND SAIGON AND LONG BINH THINGS GOT HAR...(read more)