Vietnam 50 years later

July 25, 2015, 10:18 am

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Retired Senior Chief Petty Officer Tim Johnson holds an American flag retrieved from a swift boat after a recoiless rifle attack in the Song Tra Bong River in November 1968 during his service in the Vietnam War.

Retired Army Col. Dick Gillem smiles as retired Army Lt. Col. Jim Wright tells stories of his service in Vietnam.

Hugh Bassette served in the Army as a clerk and in the infantry in 1969-1970 in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam.

Ken Kerwin flew F-104's as a captain in the Air Force while serving in Vietnam in 1965.

Photos of Hugh Bassette from when he served in the Army as a clerk and in the infantry in 1969-1970 in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam.

Hampton Roads Vietnam War veterans remember their service 50 years later. (Photos by Kaitlin McKeown and Jonathon Gruenke / Daily Press) For video, click here.

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