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He was in the 8th calvary regiment, and deserted because he feared being deployed to Vietnam
https://virtualwall.org/u-army/8thcavrgt.htm
8th Cav lost about 890 people in Vietnam, the rough size of the regiment was 1000....
Sure, he was stuck in NK for 40 years, but he didn't die in Vietnam.