Michael Coyne is one of many Irish-born soldiers who served in Vietnam. A crewman on a Patton tank, he spent most of his time far from base on patrol in jungle and rice paddies. ℘℘℘ My name is Michael Coyne. I was born in Cornamona, Galway, 1945. When I was seven we moved here to Jenkinstown, County Meath, as part of the Land Commission Resettlement program. Our family, … [Read more...] about Delta 13 Charlie: Reflections of an Irish Soldier in Vietnam
Delta 13 Charlie: Reflections of an Irish Soldier in Vietnam
By Michael Coyne, as told to Wesley Bourke, editor of Ireland’s Military Story
October / November 2017