Arnold Yeschin - U.S. Army 1965-67 | Vietnam War

Arnold Yeschin was born and raised in Far Rockaway New York and served in the U.S. Army from 1965 to 1967. According to Arnold the day he was drafted, "September 25th, 1965 was my lucky day because obviously I'm still here." After shipping to Vietnam on the U.S.N.S. Darby, Arnold served with the 196th Light Infantry before being transferred to the 25th Infantry Division in the areas of Tay Ninh and Cu Chi where Arnold participated in numerous search and destroy missions. Like many Vietnam Veterans, Arnold did not talk about his experiences for many years. One day his daughter volunteered him to speak at her school and he has continued speaking to elementary and middle school children about his experiences both in the classroom and at his VFW Post 5942 (Plainview, NY) for more than 20 years, an experience that Arnold described to us as cathartic. LINKS USA Warrior Stories project website: https://usawarriorstories.org/ Donate to USA Warrior Stories: https://usawarriorstories.org/donate If you are a Veteran or a Veterans service organization and would like your story told please email us at [email protected] The mission of USA Warrior Stories is to record, archive and share videos of Veteran stories online to help Veterans make a connection with one another and to help us all better understand their sacrifices for our freedom. 00:00 - Opening Titles 00:20 - 00:20 Skip Opening 00:24 - 01:34 family life 01:34 - 02:12 going to Vietnam 02:12 - 02:57 being Jewish on ship 02:58 - 03:27 friendly fire 03:28 - 04:15 first operation 04:16 - 07:23 black virgin mountain 07:24 - 08:15 moving companies 08:16 - 09:27 pineapple field 09:28 - 10:30 Manchu Jew 10:31 - 12:09 - the next morning 12:10 - 13:22 Saigon 13:33 - 13:52 coming home 13:53 - 14:30 being a Vietnam veteran 14:31 - 15:27 getting help 15:28 - 17:45 community and giving back