June, 2003
Featured Veteran
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Harry Allen
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Branch of Service:
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US Army
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ERA:
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Viet Nam
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Units Served:
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173rd Airborne Brigade
Company A
1st Battalion
503rd Infantry
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Medals:
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Presidential Unit Citation - PUC
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Mr. Allen fought in War Zone D - the Iron Triangle and Ho Bo Woods. During
the takeover of a North Vietnamese and Russian Headquarters, Mr. Allen was
one the first individuals to capture a NVA flag, which remains in his
private collection.
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Photographs by Peggy Fontenot
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