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Vietnam War

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

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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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United States Army Sergeant First Class (SFC) Vietnam War Don Garland was born in Illinois on July 2, 1932. He graduated from Elgin High School in Elgin, Illinois, in 1952, and from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1957 with a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing. In the summer of 1957, Don was living in Fort Myers, Florida, when he enlisted in the reserves and went for training. He reported to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, for his first six months of active reserve duty. At Fort Jackson, he learned the skills of a clerk typist. A clerk-typist in the U.S. Army performs administrative and clerical duties, such as typing reports, maintaining records, and managing correspondence. This position, often part of the Army’s administrative support or personnel branches, is essential for keeping military operations organized and functioning smoothly. After completing six months of active duty in the reserves, Don moved to Chicago to pursue a civilian job in the transportation industry. He was assigned to a reserve unit, a general hospital unit on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, and served as the clerk for the adjacent unit. He was promoted each time he became eligible. His second reserve unit was with the 757th Transportation Battalion in South Chicago. He served again as a clerk and also assigned additional duties as the training sergeant. He married his wife, Susan, in June 1963, and was honorably discharged from the Army reserves in July after completing his six years of obligated service. He continued working in the transportation sector after being discharged, serving as an overshort and damage clerk and a freight rating clerk at different truck lines. He had numerous jobs in the marketing and sales industry.
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Don Garland - Vietnam War - Mickey Strand - Veterans Series
United States Army Sergeant First Class (SFC) Vietnam War Don Garland was born in Illinois on July 2, 1932. He graduated from Elgin High School in Elgin, Illinois, in 1952, and from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1957 with a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing. In the summer of 1957, Don was living in Fort Myers, Florida, when he enlisted in the reserves and went for training. He reported to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, for his first six months of active reserve duty. At Fort Jackson, he learned the skills of a clerk typist. A clerk-typist in the U.S. Army performs administrative and clerical duties, such as typing reports, maintaining records, and managing correspondence. This position, often part of the Army’s administrative support or personnel branches, is essential for keeping military operations organized and functioning smoothly. After completing six months of active duty in the reserves, Don moved to Chicago to pursue a civilian job in the transportation industry. He was assigned to a reserve unit, a general hospital unit on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, and served as the clerk for the adjacent unit. He was promoted each time he became eligible. His second reserve unit was with the 757th Transportation Battalion in South Chicago. He served again as a clerk and also assigned additional duties as the training sergeant. He married his wife, Susan, in June 1963, and was honorably discharged from the Army reserves in July after completing his six years of obligated service. He continued working in the transportation sector after being discharged, serving as an overshort and damage clerk and a freight rating clerk at different truck lines. He had numerous jobs in the marketing and sales industry.