KILLEEN, Texas -- Retired Army 1st Sgt. John Therrien (right) and Lt. Col. Jim Buckner, who served together in Vietnam, pose in front of an M1A2 SEP Abrams tank with "1-5 Cav" stencils, during the third reunion of Vietnam Veterans from Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division on April 16, 2013. During an operation in the Bong Son plain on March 13, 1967, Buckner, then a captain and the company commander, was shot by a sniper in the right temple. Therrien, then a specialist and Buckner's radio telephone operator, performed triage on Buckner's wound and called in
KILLEEN, Texas -- Retired Army 1st Sgt. John Therrien (right) and Lt. Col. Jim Buckner, who served together in Vietnam, pose in front of an M1A2 SEP Abrams tank with "1-5 Cav" stencils, during the third reunion of Vietnam Veterans from Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division on April 16, 2013. During an operation in the Bong Son plain on March 13, 1967, Buckner, then a captain and the company commander, was shot by a sniper in the right temple. Therrien, then a specialist and Buckner's radio telephone operator, performed triage on Buckner's wound and called in a medevac, saving his life. After Buckner was flown out of the combat zone, Therrien took command of the company for two hours until a new commander could be flown in. The two battle buddies hadn't seen each other in 46 years. ( Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment) Vietnam vets, battle buddies meet after 46 years 130417-A-ZU930-019
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