Joseph S. “Kip” Kirby of East Quogue passed away on April 8, 2023 at the age of 78 years.
Kip served with the Big Red One in Vietnam 1968-69 as a M60 machine gunner and was wounded in action. He was a member of the American Legion POST 924, Hampton Bays NY and VFW POST 5350 in Westhampton Beach NY.
Read MoreHappy 97th Birthday to WWII Army Veteran Martin Sylvester. Martin is the first veteran Nick Kraus and Matt Hindra recoded for USA Warrior Stories and when we finished our interview and asked Martin if there was anything he wanted to add, Martin said "Did I tell you about the time I was put in front of a firing squad?" We learned a valuable lesson that day, never stop recording!
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