John Hedley Interview | Echoes of the Vietnam War: Episode 56

Echoes of the Vietnam War Podcast | Full Interviews from Episode 56: "The Red Scarf"
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While pursuing his lifelong ambition of becoming an infantry platoon leader, John Hedley overcame a lot of obstacles. His reward at the end of that long, difficult road was a tour in Vietnam starting in July of 1969, where he would lead the Army’s legendary red-scarved recon platoon known as Fox Force. John shares the story of that journey, his experiences in Vietnam, and a surprise ending that will boggle your mind and warm your heart at the same time.
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Even after 50 years, the impact of the Vietnam War echoes across generations. Hear stories of service and sacrifice from people who are affected - veterans, their families, and others who add perspective to those experiences. Brought to you by the nonprofit that built the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, “The Wall,” in Washington, D.C.
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[@matthewbyam3248]

Thank you, John. Welcome home, John. You're a hell of a man you were made for your way of your job you did in that war . Ty. P.s. You made my cry.

[@josephe.9869]

Smoking out the bugs in your arse is hilarious! 😂😂 poor guy, i would've been embarrassed also! Haha. Thanks for your service Sir and all you had to go through!

[@BlueWaterSTAX]

Special forces 5th group had a Mike Force quick reaction force in each Corp. So FOXFORCE sounds cool as hell. Awesome interview guys. Thanks for your service LT

[@boknows915]

Wow, when I was in Mooresville I never knew that place was there. I don't drink coffee. I wish I would have known that when he was still alive.
Thank you for sharing your experience. It's a small world. God bless you. I hope you have many more happy years of life.
John, if you read this message, would you consider donating a copy of your books to the Penn state university library so others in Pennsylvania can read your stories. The state library system loans those books to any library in the state that asked to borrow it. I tried to get my cousin Bill to share his story with me before he died but he said it was better left buried in the past and he didn't want to think about it and if l wanted to know more about it to read a book because lots of guys were writing books. Bill ( Shorty) was a Sargent and a LRRP, 101 in 69, and was RIF to Germany or Ft Mead during the protest.
Said he was in the first Reforger but would not tell me his company or unit. His kids don't care about it and probably threw all of his stuff away or sold it. Not that he kept much because when he came home he just wanted to forget.