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Do real heroes know they’re special?

Jerry Glazer
1 min readDec 6, 2022

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There was no denying our choices defined us on the battlefields of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.

Everything affected our survival.

My attitude, anxiety, exhaustion, and knowing many direct orders would become death sentences were barriers to overcome.

It was necessary to jump over the opinions of others and depend on my gut feelings. After all, the team would obey whatever I decided, regardless of the consequences.

We all knew that punishment waited if things went south, but we succeeded.

Some considered me a military genius. I say it was dumb luck. Because nothing was ever what anyone thought or expected. Intelligence was wrong and often false. Our leaders disregarded field observations, and the artillery companies and bombing missions cared little for our location.

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Jerry Glazer
Jerry Glazer

Written by Jerry Glazer

Jerry Glazer is an author of short stories, essays and novels. The 1st chapter of his Vietnam memoir can be read for free at www.vietnamjerry.com

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