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 MoreWe are honored to have a segment from our story on Vietnam Veteran Melvin Morris on display at the Obama Presidential Center's exhibition STORIES OF SERVICE. Last year The Barack Obama Foundation reached out to us about including Melvin Morris' story as part of the exhibition which opened on June 19th in Chicago. Melvin Morris' story was Directed and Edited by Donna Rowlinson and Ross Rowlinson and produced by USA Warrior Stories.
Read MoreSylvester McIntosh served with the 1st Battalion 9th Marines, better known as the Walking Dead. During his tour of duty in Vietnam, McIntosh threw himself on three grenades, which were luckily duds.
Read MoreWhen people ask us, “what’s the most incredible story a Veteran has ever told you”, we usually mention Jim Blaylock telling us about being tossed in a body bag after being mistaken for dead.
"It was getting a bit warm and stuffy but it wasn’t long before we reached the mortuary and I was put on the cooler tray. When they opened the door and it was my time for the embalming the mortician had just made his incision and I bled a little, that was unusual and so he began to check my vital signs then they were able to get a slight pulse” - From Jim's interview (Sep 2019)
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