HISTORY OF MODERN DAY VETERANS

MODERN DAY VETERANS WAS FORMED IN HONOR OF MAJOR WARREN GORDON DENTON A RETIRED MAJOR IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

MAJOR DENTON SERVED IN TWO MAJOR WARS KOREAN AND VIET NAM

HE SERVED ONE TOUR IN KOREAN AND 3 TOURS IN VIET NAM. HE RECEIVED A BATTLE STAR COMMISSION IN VIET NAM WHEN HIS OFFICERS WERE KILLED AND HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE TROUPES TOO SAFETY AFTER BEING BOTH STABBED AND SHOT. HE LAY AFTER BEING STABBED AND RAISED TO RESCUES THE TROUPES AND WAS ALSO SHOT DURING THE RISQUÉ.

HIS TOUR WAS FOR 20 YEARS AND HIS DEATH WAS FROM AGENT ORANGES. A METHOD USED BY THE U S ARMY TO CLEAR THE FIELDS FOR SEEING THE ENEMY.

HE RETIRED FROM THE ARMY AFTER 20 YEARS SERVICE WITH 5 MINOR CHILDREN. AND MEMORIES OF A GREAT FALLEN SOLDERS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ASK ANY MODERN DAY VETERANS MEMBER. OR HIS ARMY DD 214S MAY BE PROVIDED AT REQUEST.

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AFTER HIS DEATH HIS WIDOW AND 23 VETERANS AND ONE WIDOWER JOINED VIETNOW  A VETERANS ORGANIZATION THAT HONORED VIET NOM VETERANS. THEN THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE CHAPTER OF VIETNOW BEGIN COMING HOME ,FROM NEW WARS STARTED AFTER VIETNOM.

AT THAT TIME VIETNOW DID NOT ACCEPT VETERANS FROM THE NEW WARS. WANTING OUR VETERAN SONS AND DAUGHTERS TO JOIN WE STARTED OUR OWN CLUB AND NAMED IT MODERN DAY VETERANS.