Art James was drafted into The First Air Calvary and assigned to a combat infantry unit in Vietnam from July 1969 until he was wounded in 1970.
In opposition to the arms shipments and illegal drug sales to finance the Contra war during Reagan/Bush Sr.'s presidency, he returned a statement to the government with: a Silver Star, a Combat Infantry Badge, a Air Medal, and kept a souvenir Purple Heart.
He manages a small organic farm with help from his community in rural western Maryland. |
