Complex sentence: After his rookie season, Bleier was drafted into the U.S. Army in December 1968, and subsequently shipped out to Vietnam in May 1969 and served with the 196th Light Infantry Brigade.
Split into simpler sentences: After his rookie season, Bleier was drafted into the U.S. Army in December 1968. He shipped out to Vietnam in May 1969 and served with the 196th Light Infantry Brigade.