![]() I hope veterans are never treated like that again. I experienced this firsthand and for years did not mention that I was a Vet. He noted in 2019: "I am proud of being a Marine and my service in Vietnam… It took me longer than it should have to get that pride because of the way Vietnam Veterans were treated upon their return and for years after. Like many US soliders, Wynn faced an unexpected backlash when he got home. Later in the Vietnam War, Wynn spent nearly two months in military hospital after being shot in the chest - 8 out of the 12 men in his squad were killed or wounded on the same day. Two years later, the famous image was used on the cover art to Emile de Antonio's Vietnam War documentary film In The Year of the Pig. Michael Wynn from Columbus, Ohio in Da Nang, South Vietnam on 21st September 1967 during Operation Ballistic Charge.
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