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“Semper Cool” Author Barry Fixler on his time in Vietnam and his efforts to help veterans returning from the Middle East.
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Program very effects were complicit in the US -- correlate.
There was not a high school -- Long Island.
And a tireless men wanted to -- up.
Shut your mark to Vietnam -- fought.
As a member of macro economy and a little legendary assays -- -- Doctor -- -- -- -- -- wrote a book called.
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-- That's call one Marines fond memories of Vietnam but Robert -- here's -- -- said got to get this guy on -- -- line.
If so please walk remembers one ember -- effects are wanted to structure that you are him.
Personal pleasure services country gonna shores well thanks to you serve is also a -- to do guerrilla Camp Pendleton we're gonna to Marines is Marines there.
So -- our clock ticked up.
Want to must talk and a chart to regular charter and yes.
Berkeley -- -- -- -- -- -- -- it was it was in a Marine Corps was an enabler to government.
We've known anymore anyway I said -- you know all of Europe -- de -- have a lot in common.
He said Sonera venue and I have in common -- -- were on the same planet with.
There -- tell me about.
-- cold very Obama and why he wrote to us.
Why I wrote -- from frustration.
The war broke out direct -- Warren -- -- war broke -- and in.
To our 2003.
As being a warrior my mind is still back when -- nineteen years old.
I felt thus missing something I just wanted to join Merrill squad that become -- marine again and defend his country is very frustrating.
Then as time went on I became more frustrated.
As the men and women coming back from from war wounded.
W entities.
Law -- -- Quite -- had to reach out and do something -- event.
Well -- -- went to went to the aid financially and and physically to help the veterans coming back gonna be there holds one -- -- my you.
Posted.
Veterans that and West Point all money all of money -- enough work.
Don't sort of Norwich on social establish what it actually goes into my foundation of the -- -- -- foundation of Barry fixes foundation.
Is 100%.
100 -- -- royalties from this book goes right back to troops and I choose.
Who who I actually give it to -- gives it a families.
That.
-- when -- you worry comes home from war.
Analysts say he's the WMG YouTube and -- and his hands.
-- -- -- -- Take care -- -- at home now they they need money they -- funds -- -- to make the house is sensible for them or -- -- them.
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Supporters are right Fisher software.
Arora myself from -- want to thank -- it is book is written from my heart is -- passion I have part of too embarrassed to kind of formal jacket.
-- the experience that you had a similar for anybody of a soulful metal jacket that mr.
-- look seems to relive that experience yes absolutely.
I wrote his book are are as it -- he -- does write this -- I kept myself as the nineteen year old marine and never it never left.
When you -- -- from from cover to cover you'll see that I'm I'm actually teenager -- -- available at all -- our discussion.
Well I feel good about Vietnam -- very proud of myself proud of the guys that -- -- with proud that I I had the opportunity to.
Defend this country.
Dollars short short -- treated well when it came home.
No there won't we weren't -- actually the only ones who treated as -- it was our parents.
Susan -- and close friends for many many years I would tell my friends.
Don't introduce me as -- is my friend Barry just got back from Vietnam forget about that.
It -- a number of years until 198586.
We had a prayed in New York City and preyed on Chicago.
And the the country turned a little bit and so you don't want these guys did a great job on such gentle and aren't on -- -- -- Of those are you worried that were ushered through -- To lose those embargo and it's -- any -- Rockland county it's actually over George Washington bridge and 990 miles past that.
And -- shuttle brought her one time in what happened Aaron.
Well well I was on Valentine's Day 2005.
A moment is still our -- o'clock in the morning.
Think it is going to be a great day you and I -- -- -- at the door open to -- become then.
Go around and go about go run counter the next thing I'm on looking and showing them -- -- -- Jim looking and it is an automatic now.
I I see this automatic moon shot footage of Obama -- exposed to work but we're honoring all -- the -- -- -- -- explain what happen.
I showed -- gentlemen.
-- -- hasn't shown music Joan -- hearings Warner -- put an automatic in my face and a mover or kill you.
At that point right there and everything stopped.
-- in my brain is the real deal I don't like -- now have to kill these guys -- forging for me.
I have a license pistols -- eight to ten feet from me I've halted to get -- this so.
Should beef on the I was on -- defense.
And -- bolting for my this only use Yahoo! every aren't gonna -- young gonna kill you.
By dove down any price thought it was dope and diving diving down and he's my count them but I started nine bigger -- pistol -- him up.
And him and -- -- you and I right now face to face both Bob pointed guns at each other and just let off action shot.
Shut the first fell on -- the black trench coat he was going to build a -- -- best shot him in the chest he goes down but.
Tomorrow write -- -- is another felony it would white shirt on camera on account they shot him -- -- chest actually he goes down there she both pop up.
The fellow who has the -- black change correction runs out leaves as part of their historic she shot.
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Who actually runs out of I don't -- trust -- -- -- -- -- and his collapses.
In my doorway he became paralyzed -- -- bullet.
It's seven -- sponsors paralyzed to a -- -- -- have finally get to two and if he is he died so I -- them.
Paramedic flooding up and of economic to -- on Poland and well that was you that was a battle of the -- -- seven days.
What would happen in my jewelry store vs UK song is a joke nothing.
-- -- Well we are zone with echo company and is a 150 of us Arnett Hilltop 861 alpha.
And -- -- seven days huge that it companies are as operation.
And around our hill we had the -- anywhere from three to 5000 NBA you.
North Vietnamese armies trying to overrun and take back -- the hill now.
And we.
Course we -- we sort of to -- the seven days.
And until very proud of that.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- don't have a couple minutes left her belt what's.
Set out those.
How some of these veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan.
A -- under two years ago -- change -- were treated.
When it came back mortgage on their -- rated -- to -- -- railroad.
Some huge discussion took a lot of people like -- don't wife to know -- broad -- following general politician.
British central stuff -- great -- to raise money to.
-- -- Wonder why this country continues seditious spectacle.
We're medication -- lives to defendant.
Who is good Americans are protecting his country.
Can make the public -- spoiled you know and you know taken for granted dead and you know we will always be free to discuss collector or just took on competitiveness about.
Artists -- marvelous example.
Forum for -- border on the planet changing.
And all the facts or dentures service and to what those part of you have to sort -- I have a -- from the father of Lance corporal Hurd.
He found that over on you showed today came to my store game at this point to give few plants crowbar -- Ninety years old also from Long Island.
He was killed saving the lives of 33.
Marines.
Should.
In order to do that use.
-- his -- -- sentry.
You suicide bomb was coming in 2000 pounds of of fuel and you had that trouble body want to take out the whole -- all 33 Marines who stood there it's a bit in the hole and just.
Global -- wrong with the and this -- here this view.
But it's confined to Vermont should let him along with more on personal books all by his very FX -- -- -- -- -- --
