1LT Kenneth Fendley

1LT Kenneth Fendley

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All but one of the men in the platoon I led made it home. Uncle put me thru seminary, then I spent 30 years as a pastor. I’ve written songs about Nam that I’m slowly recording. You can find the first two on SoundCloud. Just started on a book about Nam vet suicide. Welcome home, brothers.

Military Experiences

Jul 1970 - Jul 1971
Jan 1970 - Jul 1970
Mortar Platoon Leader

Deployments

(2 years, 4 months)
Jul 1971 - Mar 1972
Vietnam ribbon
Vietnam War
Commanded two units during my time in Vietnam. The first was a rifle platoon with Alpha 1/46, 196 LIB. The second was the battalion 4.2 inch mortar platoon.
Jan 1970 - Jul 1971
Germany
Germany
Mortar and Recon platoon leader, 1/26, 1st ID

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Oct 1969 - Dec 1969

Mortar Officer School

Apr 1969 - Oct 1969

Infantry OCS

Individual & Special Skill Schools

May 1970 - Jun 1970

Foreign Language Skills

1966

French (3/3)

Security Clearance
Secret

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

1969

Officer Candidate School

Commission, Infantry, Leadership

Started in 1966

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