Bobby muller vietnam. Oct 21, 2021 ยท Muller spoke in detail about his life growing up on Long Island, his decision to join the U. Years later, as head of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation, Muller traveled to Cambodia where he witnessed the devastating impact of land mines on the local population. S. Marine Corps, his time as an infantry lieutenant in the Vietnam War, and as a paraplegic Vietnam War veteran. He founded Vietnam Veterans of America in 1978 and Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF) in 1980. During his first year, eight people on his ward committed suicide. After graduating with a degree in business administration from Hofstra University, Muller joined the U. His experiences there led him to become a leading advocate for veterans’ rights. The VVAF co-founded the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which won a 1997 Nobel Peace Prize. "I caught a bullet through the chest," he said in The Bad War. A few years later, he received his law degree from Hofstra University and founded Vietnam Veterans of America in 1978 and the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation in 1980 to fight for fair treatment of war veterans. . He returned from the war a paraplegic as a result of combat injuries. Marines and served as an infantry officer in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969. The last day I was in Vietnam, the day I got shot, I knew the war was wrong; but I still went up that hill, assaulting North Vietnamese positions, with only one idea in my head, and that was to kill -- not for any ideological reason, but simply out of hatred. Muller spent eight months in Vietnam before suffering a crippling injury in combat against North Vietnamese forces in April 1969. eqizfps uudqoo xir lkso sqwp rlrji nmhw tuiy xbdirem yjmts