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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 1, 2017 by 6 Comments

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 the 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

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