His father was a Marine for 30 years, but Neil grew up wanting to be a lawyer. He attended Boalt Hall at the University of California Berkeley. One night there in December 1965 he went to see a documentary film.
The anti-war movie had footage of a Marine helicopter getting shot down. It showed the pilot exiting the wreckage and the Viet Cong shooting him. Neil said other moviegoers cheered and clapped.
He joined the Marines the next day.
San Diegan, Mike Neil went to Vietnam over 40 years ago. There, he made a young friend, nicknamed “GTO” because he knew all the words to the song. Obviously, Neil never thought he would see his friend again. Read more here.
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