Kathleen Henningsen:  

Kathleen is from Lawton, Iowa. Kathleen's schools include Rapid City Central High School. Kathleen later attended University of South Dakota (BS, History Edu) . Kathleen works(ed) at Retired Ccsd. Movies Kathleen likes include Know These Warning Signs.... More about Kathleen:"I was drafted from teaching in Las Vegas by the Army on 7 July '68. At Fort Lewis Washington (Co C 3d Bn 1st BCT Bde), I was selected to represent the 100,000 Basic Trainee during the Viet Nam era. I went across the parade field from Basic to do AIT (Co B 3d Bn 3d AIT Bde Infantry) and graduated shortly before Christmas of '68. We did not get a leave and were transported up to McCord AFB as Grunts were needed for the Tet Offensive of '68. I was taken out of line and asked if I wanted to go to VN or OCS (Officer Candidate School), as I had a class date. I was held over as a Drill Corporal at my just graduated AIT Bn., which was commanded by Lt. Colonel David H. Hackworth. On 20 Apr. '69 I went to OCS (OC-32-69, 63rd Company, Graduation 2 Oct. '69) at Fort Benning. I had airborne ranger orders but I turned down an Infantry commission. I was sent to VN as an E-1 and I served in Co C/2-501 of the 101st Abn. Div., Oct '69-June '70 as a Grunt. We did the battle for Ripcord, Gladiator, and Granite, AO of the lip of the A Shau Valley, west of Hue. I was RTO for an "outstanding" and "hard charging" Lt. Hargrave for many months in the AO of Firebase Bastogne, Birmingham, and Normandy then we moved northwest to come to the aid of 2/506 AO of FB Granite as we were "abcon" or ready reserve for the 101. I was made a squad leader as an E-4 about the time Lt. Sullivan replaced Lt. Hargrave as platoon leader who went to S-2. We did perimeter duty on Granite, Ripcord or Gladiator for a couple of days then we would go back to "hump" the jungle. Co. C/2-501 CAed into the A Shau Valley...Expand for more