WII vs. Vietnam War

WWII vs. The Vietnam War

Albert Steinbrunner and Lavern Steinbrunner are both Veterans of foreign wars. Albert severed in WWII and Lavern served in The Vietnam War. Both saw and experienced many things while serving in the United States Army.

Albert Steinbrunner served three and a half years in the Army. His main duties involved unloading ships and maintenance. Albert traveled many places while in the army. In the states he traveled to Ohio, Indiana, Texas, Wisconsin, South and North Carolina. Overseas he was sent to New Caledonia, New Guinea and to his final stop in Japan. He was lucky unlike many soldiers and saw little action in his time in the Army. If the bombs would not have been dropped on Japan, Albert would have been one of the first troops to invade Japan.

Albert’s experience in the army was great. He believes that he learned many things and gained many experiences that he could have not experienced anywhere else.

Lavern served in the army for one year. He traveled many places in the states such as Ohio, Georgia, Alabama, California, and Hawaii. Lavern’s two stop overseas were to Guam and to his final destination in Vietnam. Unlike Albert, Lavern saw more action than he wanted to. He served in the 199th light infantry brigade as an RTO for the majority of his time in the Army. Most of his time was spent in the Jungle looking for the enemy. The basic motto was, “kill the enemy before they kill you”.

Lavern was lucky even though he was involved in many confrontations with the enemy. One reason he was lucky is because he survived. The second reason is he was sent home early. He lucked out and was involved in the troop with drawls that occurred in the winter of 1970. Lavern arrived home on January 1, 1971.

If Lavern had a chance to do it all over again he would not. Lavern doesn’t feel that he gained anything out of the army except for memories that he wishes he did not have.
Albert and Lavern both served in the army but share different experiences and viewpoints of their time spent in the army.

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