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Today’s guest is the President and CEO of American Heroes Network, and he is here to share a special story about never giving up and his search for Chaplain Bill.
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The “Never Give-Up” podcast about Jim’s search for Chaplain Bill post-Vietnam.
Chaplain Bill
Jim, Welcome great to have you on as always. I know today you have a special story for us today that spans from your time in Vietnam until very recently.
Topics
My 1st tour in Vietnam, what was my MOS (Job) and where I did it.
Meeting Chaplain Bill.
“Short Timer” ready to return home.
Extending as a 71M-20 Battalion Chaplains Assistant with Chaplain Bill.
Who was Chaplain Bill?
How important is a Chaplain in a war zone?
What does a Chaplains assistant do anyway?
Nine months later I left Chaplain and Vietnam.
I actively looked for Chaplain Bill for 50 years.
November 25th, 2019, I finally found Chaplain Bill.
50 years looking, 296 miles separated us, but 14 days too late.
My message for others that are still looking for someone.
Jim, Welcome great to have you on as always. I know today you have a special story for us today that spans from your time in Vietnam until very recently.
Chaplain Bill giving a sermon to Jim Klug
Summary
Over 50 years have passed since I returned from Vietnam. My last assignment was as a Battalion chaplains assistant for chaplain Capt. William Harrison. Because of the Internet searching for people has gotten easier and I had better traction than when I first began my search. One day I entered his name in the Google search and came up with a hit. The Vacaville reporter did a story on him titled, former Army chaplain Bill Harrison served in Vietnam. When I looked at the article and his face I had found chaplain Harrison. I tried the newspaper and left messages. I then tried the memory care facility he was staying in. That’s when I got the news, chaplain Harrison passed away two weeks ago.
Here is the story I found: (Matt Sieger – The Reporter)
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