Trigg also tells a story about bodies of his fallen countrymen, who were supposed to be shipped home in a few days, being destroyed by enemy bombs. Vietnam is the misunderstood war, he said. Like many veterans from his era, Trigg, now 50, says people don't know the truth about Vietnam. People, he said, don't know the Vietnam veteran struggles every day for acceptance like the veterans of other wars. The veteran struggles with this.
Lives can change very quickly.
Trigg was eventually transferred from combat to the USS Ticonderoga, where he started as a boatswain's mate and eventually made the rank of E-3 as an electronic technician. Trigg was the second black person in history to hold the position on the Ticonderoga, which was stationed off the southern coast of Vietnam. Being in combat stays with a Vietnam veteran for life, no matter how many Armed Forces Days or Memorial Days pass, but their thoughts also turn to the joys of living in a free country. If I was asked to do it all over again, I'd gladly do it again to protect our glorious country. Contact the Web Administrator at Examiner.