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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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I have created a way to accept donations to grow the project, use the WWII Veterans Portrait Series
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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 Navy Captain Vietnam War - Persian Gulf War Robert Bob Zentmyer was born on October 23, 1935. Bob attended one year of pharmacy school. He had to pause his education for financial reasons when a planned summer job fell through, which led him to enlist in the Navy and later use the GI Bill. Robert Bob reported to boot camp on July 23, 1954. He attended pharmacy technician school in Bainbridge, Maryland. While there, he took the commissioning exams, and his background in pharmacy math made the selection battery a little easier. After technical school, Bob was assigned to the Second Marine Division at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune as the company clerk for the Second Medical Battalion while serving as a Hospital Corpsman First Class. His test results came back, and he was selected for officer training, which included an orientation program in Newport, Rhode Island. He was later sent to medical administrator school. Upon receiving his commission as an Ensign, he was reassigned to the Second Medical Battalion. He moved from company clerk to Commanding Officer of a company within the same unit. He credited this tour with teaching him essential leadership lessons, specifically that, as an officer, he was paid to "get things done" rather than do the technical tasks himself. During the Vietnam War, he served as the patient administration officer at Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan. The hospital was a primary evacuation point, and the staff worked intensively to stabilize 50 to 100 medical evacuees each day before shipping them back to the United States. Bob also served as the Commanding Officer at the Naval Medical Hospital in Subic Bay, Philippines, from 1985 to 1987. His final active-duty role, Special Assistant to the Navy Surgeon General, involved strategic planning and required him to travel globally to Navy medical sites. Robert Zentmyer retired on June 30, 1992, after 38 years of service (8 years enlisted and 30 years as a commissioned officer). Bob retired on June 30, 1992, and went back to work the very next day, July 1, 1992, as a civilian. He continued doing the same work for the Navy for another seven years. Bob married his high school sweetheart, and they had a daughter.
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Bob Zentmyer - Vietnam War - Mickey Strand - Veterans Series
United States Navy Captain Vietnam War - Persian Gulf War Robert Bob Zentmyer was born on October 23, 1935. Bob attended one year of pharmacy school. He had to pause his education for financial reasons when a planned summer job fell through, which led him to enlist in the Navy and later use the GI Bill. Robert Bob reported to boot camp on July 23, 1954. He attended pharmacy technician school in Bainbridge, Maryland. While there, he took the commissioning exams, and his background in pharmacy math made the selection battery a little easier. After technical school, Bob was assigned to the Second Marine Division at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune as the company clerk for the Second Medical Battalion while serving as a Hospital Corpsman First Class. His test results came back, and he was selected for officer training, which included an orientation program in Newport, Rhode Island. He was later sent to medical administrator school. Upon receiving his commission as an Ensign, he was reassigned to the Second Medical Battalion. He moved from company clerk to Commanding Officer of a company within the same unit. He credited this tour with teaching him essential leadership lessons, specifically that, as an officer, he was paid to "get things done" rather than do the technical tasks himself. During the Vietnam War, he served as the patient administration officer at Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan. The hospital was a primary evacuation point, and the staff worked intensively to stabilize 50 to 100 medical evacuees each day before shipping them back to the United States. Bob also served as the Commanding Officer at the Naval Medical Hospital in Subic Bay, Philippines, from 1985 to 1987. His final active-duty role, Special Assistant to the Navy Surgeon General, involved strategic planning and required him to travel globally to Navy medical sites. Robert Zentmyer retired on June 30, 1992, after 38 years of service (8 years enlisted and 30 years as a commissioned officer). Bob retired on June 30, 1992, and went back to work the very next day, July 1, 1992, as a civilian. He continued doing the same work for the Navy for another seven years. Bob married his high school sweetheart, and they had a daughter.