Commissioners Recognize Vietnam Veteran
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Jordan Fouts-
It’s true of most veterans, he said while being recognized at the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting Tuesday.
Zolman joined the Marine Corps in 1964 and was discharged four years later after being in a jeep that took a direct hit from an RPG not long after the Tet Offensive.
“I was riding shotgun. It killed the two guys in the back,” he quietly recounted. “I don’t remember anything, I just woke up two or three days later. They told me I flew straight up and fell straight down.”
Zolman was certified in electronics and specialized in cipher technology. He recalled also an earlier near-miss encounter while setting up troop detection equipment near the Cambodian border. The North Vietnamese soldiers who passed by were on a lower canopy of trees than his patrol, he said.
“Was I scared to death? Yes. You can’t see them, you have no orientation,” he said.
Also during the meeting, commissioners approved an additional claims resolution of $35,000 in a Homeland Security Regional Public Safety Grant, and heard about the committee responsible for evaluating county courthouse security. The committee will include county Prosecutor Dan Hampton, Auditor Marsha McSherry, Commissioner Ron Truex and Councilman Bob Sanders.
And they heard an update from Emergency management Director Ed Rock on Tippecanoe River cleanup. He said the state Department of Natural Resources will identify larger log jams by the end of the month before writing contractor specifications.
He said they plan to start on the west half of the 30-mile river this year, using mostly volunteer labor, and plan to resume work next year.[[In-content Ad]]
It’s true of most veterans, he said while being recognized at the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting Tuesday.
Zolman joined the Marine Corps in 1964 and was discharged four years later after being in a jeep that took a direct hit from an RPG not long after the Tet Offensive.
“I was riding shotgun. It killed the two guys in the back,” he quietly recounted. “I don’t remember anything, I just woke up two or three days later. They told me I flew straight up and fell straight down.”
Zolman was certified in electronics and specialized in cipher technology. He recalled also an earlier near-miss encounter while setting up troop detection equipment near the Cambodian border. The North Vietnamese soldiers who passed by were on a lower canopy of trees than his patrol, he said.
“Was I scared to death? Yes. You can’t see them, you have no orientation,” he said.
Also during the meeting, commissioners approved an additional claims resolution of $35,000 in a Homeland Security Regional Public Safety Grant, and heard about the committee responsible for evaluating county courthouse security. The committee will include county Prosecutor Dan Hampton, Auditor Marsha McSherry, Commissioner Ron Truex and Councilman Bob Sanders.
And they heard an update from Emergency management Director Ed Rock on Tippecanoe River cleanup. He said the state Department of Natural Resources will identify larger log jams by the end of the month before writing contractor specifications.
He said they plan to start on the west half of the 30-mile river this year, using mostly volunteer labor, and plan to resume work next year.[[In-content Ad]]
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