SBWUY Episode 138 Story Time

About this episode

In this episode, Uncle Yak interviews Vietnam veteran Johnny Suniga about his experiences during the war and the challenges he faced upon returning home.

This episode of Story TIme with Uncle Yak im joined by my friend Johnny Suniga, a decorated Vietnam Veteran who gives his side of Vietnam and the experiece he went through while deployed. After joining the Marine Corp after High School, Johnny had a feeling he would be deployed to Vietnam. He discusses the experiece of being overseas fighting a war at such a young age and leading a squad of troops. He also dives into what it was like coming back home and seeing the side of the unpopular opnion of those who oppose the war in Vietnam.

People in this episode

Host: Kevin DeLeon

Guest: Johnny Suniga

Topics covered

• Vietnam War
• veteran experiences
• military service
• returning home
• cultural perspectives

Keywords

• Vietnam veteran
• military deployment
• war experiences
• Marine Corps
• cultural opposition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marine Corps

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