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Arthur Wiknik Jr.


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Memoir, Military, Vietnam


Arthur Wiknik, Jr. served in Vietnam with Company A 2/506th of the 101st Airborne Division as an infantry squad leader from April 1969 to March 1970. He was one of the first in his unit to safely reach the top of Hamburger Hill during the final assault. A few months later, he prevented a possible attack on a remote firebase by discovering a nearby enemy weapons cache.

Proud of his military service, Arthur gives talks at schools, colleges and civic organizations about his Vietnam experiences. A dedicated community volunteer, Arthur is a 17-year member of the Haddam Memorial Day Parade Committee, is a founding member of the Haddam Veteran's Museum and is a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Arthur lives in Connecticut and works as a ...more

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Nam Sense: Surviving Vietna...
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“Both learned that the cost of protecting our freedom, or freedom of the oppressed, carries with it the highest cost of life itself. We should not debate over which war was right or which was wrong.”
― Arthur Wiknik Jr., Nam Sense: Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division
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