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Thomas Hodge, 2002 | Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Marine Corps
Truck Company FLSG-B, Force Logistics Command, 3rd Marine Division
Parris Island, South Carolina; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California; Okinawa, Japan; Da Nang, Quang Tri, Dong Ha, Khe Sanh and Rockpile, Vietnam
Sergeant
Springfield, MA
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Thomas Hodge didn't expect to live long when he got to Vietnam. After he was assigned to a truck company, he heard that the life expectancy of a wartime truck driver was three days. At first, he took that remark for a joke; then he got to Vietnam and saw what a dangerous job he was in for: working 18 hour shifts, dodging enemy fire, and hoping that his truck, often loaded with explosives, didnt hit a land mine.
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