| Charles Ed McKinney was born in Fort Payne Al. Iwent to high school in Atlanta Ga. I entered the army 13 june 1969 Iwent to Fort Campbell Ky for basic training sent to Fort Bliss Tx. for auto. weapons school Quad 50s ,M-60 machine gun& dusters M 40mm, went to Cam Rawn Bay Vietnam then went to my unit at An Khe camp radcliff with the 4/60th Arty.E battery quad 50s spent time in Cu Chi,Chula,Dak to,Pleiku escorted convoys for about 4 months then I was sent to a little place off of Mang yang Pass called Opdelta1 on a ground mounted Quad Attached to the 4th infranty Div.came home August 1970 Stationed at Fort McPherson Ga. with 525 MP Group as a prison chaser Discharged 4 Dec. 1970 I drove a truck cross country for 30 yrs. disabled year 2000 & 100% ptsd |
