Mrs. Diechelbor & Mr. Boren By: Courtney & Emily 10/30/08

Mrs. Diechelbor  A.K.A Donut Dolly.  She was from MN and went to Vietnam in 1966 with the Red Cross.  She was trained in Saigon but assigned in Da Nang at the age of 22.  She went looking for challenge and adventure.

Mrs. Diechelbor

Donut Dollies  Requirements….  College grad.  Single  years of age  They invented their own games to entertain the soldiers.  They went to hospitals to visit the injured.

Mr. Boren  Mr. Boren entered the Marines in  He entered Vietnam in Sept and became an infantry squad leader in the 2 nd battalion, 1 st Marines.  He was in 26 major missions and was never scratched.  Also he had over 100 night ambushes and over 100 day patrols.

Mr. Boren (cont.)  Mr. Boren was sent back to the states because his brother was killed and his parents wanted Mr. Boren to escort the body home.  Once home he wanted to return to Vietnam but he was not allowed because he was an angry Marine and a possible danger to himself and/or others.  Instead, the Marines trained him as a PMI.

Mr. Boren

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