David Sternzon - Mickey Strand - Veterans Series

Mickey Strand - Veterans Series

Vietnam War

Click on Veteran's photo to see their service story. These Warriors served during the Vietnam War

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Where can I donate?

I have created a way to accept donations to grow the project, use the WWII Veterans Portrait Series Go Fund Me.

Where are you located?

I live in the San Diego area but have traveled to many locations to interview and photograph Veterans.


How Long is an Appointment?

Appointments usually last an hour. But please free up time for Mickey to set up lights and cameras, hold the interview, and take some still photographers for in the project.

Do you accept reservations?

Yes is the simple answer to the question. Each appointment is set up as an individual session. Group sessions have been set up when I visited a senior living facility or many of the California Veterans Homes.

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David Sternzon Jr.<br />US NAVY - DT3 - Vietnam<br /> Walter David Sternzon was born on June 17th, 1944, and served as a Dental Technician in the US Navy. After David graduated from Sacramento High School in 1962, he was attending college to become a dentist, but enlisted in the Navy because they allowed him to become a Dental Technician. David attended Boot Camp in San Diego at the Recruit Training Command for 12 weeks. He then attended Dental Technician School at Naval Training Center SD for 11 weeks. David was assigned to the 5th Marines at Camp Pendleton, where he attended a USMC basic field school for six weeks. Before deploying to Vietnam, they met up with the 5th Marine Division out of Hawaii in Okinawa, Japan. David served alongside US Marines from 1964 through 1968.<br /><br /> DT3 Sternzon served in Vietnam for 14 months at the 5th Marines field hospital in Phu Bai Combat Base, before being transferred to the new field hospital at Da Nang. While at that hospital David served as an oral surgery assistant, where they surgically stabilized service members who had been wounded in the mouth before being evacuation back to the states. David also served as a duty corpsman at a hospital the Sea Bees had built where he monitored and assigned patients to the ward, stabilizing them before transport. Additionally, he scrubbed-in to assist in general surgeries when all hands on deck were needed. Surgery was nearly a daily task until he was relieved from active duties in combat. He served the remainder of his active service at the dental clinics at Miramar and Camp Pendleton. After completing his service obligation, David was discharged from active duty on Jan 19, 1968. After the service David attended mortuary school and went on to become a funeral director where he served grieving families for well over 50 years.
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David Sternzon - Mickey Strand - Veterans Series
David Sternzon Jr.<br />US NAVY - DT3 - Vietnam<br /> Walter David Sternzon was born on June 17th, 1944, and served as a Dental Technician in the US Navy. After David graduated from Sacramento High School in 1962, he was attending college to become a dentist, but enlisted in the Navy because they allowed him to become a Dental Technician. David attended Boot Camp in San Diego at the Recruit Training Command for 12 weeks. He then attended Dental Technician School at Naval Training Center SD for 11 weeks. David was assigned to the 5th Marines at Camp Pendleton, where he attended a USMC basic field school for six weeks. Before deploying to Vietnam, they met up with the 5th Marine Division out of Hawaii in Okinawa, Japan. David served alongside US Marines from 1964 through 1968.<br /><br /> DT3 Sternzon served in Vietnam for 14 months at the 5th Marines field hospital in Phu Bai Combat Base, before being transferred to the new field hospital at Da Nang. While at that hospital David served as an oral surgery assistant, where they surgically stabilized service members who had been wounded in the mouth before being evacuation back to the states. David also served as a duty corpsman at a hospital the Sea Bees had built where he monitored and assigned patients to the ward, stabilizing them before transport. Additionally, he scrubbed-in to assist in general surgeries when all hands on deck were needed. Surgery was nearly a daily task until he was relieved from active duties in combat. He served the remainder of his active service at the dental clinics at Miramar and Camp Pendleton. After completing his service obligation, David was discharged from active duty on Jan 19, 1968. After the service David attended mortuary school and went on to become a funeral director where he served grieving families for well over 50 years.