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Sam Bunge - Member since 1991
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SAM BUNGE,  U.S.ARMY
3d Battalion, 187th Infantry
101st Airborne Division
VietNam   1968-69 
 
Duties:  Platoon  Leader, B Co., 3/187 Infantry
Platoon Leader, 3d Brigade, HQ security platoon.
 
Operations:  We patrolled in the rice paddy country
Between Cu Chi and Tay Ninh 6-11/1968.  Then we
moved into the mountains of Thua Thien Province
(SW of Hué) 12/68 – 6/69. 
 
Awards:  Combat Infantry Badge,
Silver Star,  Bronze Star V, Air Medal, ARCom.
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Near Cu Chi
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Sam & ARVN LT,
on Fire Base Berchtesgaden, near A Shau Valley

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Fire Base Rakkasan
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by Phil Fehrenbacher
Life After VietNam:
Happily married with Linda, RN, since 1967. 
We have two sons (RN and paramedic) and two
grandkids, who live in Lakewood, Colorado.
I worked as a land surveyor for the Green Mountain
National Forest, Vermont (1975-82) and the Tongass N.F., Southeast Alaska (1982-2002).
Volunteer firefighter & EMT 25 years.  Fire Chef 1988-2008. 
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​I returned to VN in 2008, 2010, 2012, & 2014 with teams of VN veterans to construct rural school buildings.  Linda came, too, in 2010.  If any vets want to discuss returning to VN, let's talk.
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Sam & Linda Bunge, 2010
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Veterans constructing a rural school
Before transferring to Chapter 1071, I was a charter member of
​V.V.A. Chapter No. 1, Rutland, Vermont.
  
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