Description: Portal to the multimedia presentation of the autobiography of Green Beret SFC Michael G. Stahl, US Army (Ret.): Army career, ultra top secret missions in Vietnam, skydiving, education, unique experiences, etc.
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I am SFC Michael G. Stahl, U.S. Army (Ret.). As a high school dropout, I enlisted on 22 Nov. 1962, at the age of 17, in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis. I lived near an Air Force SAC (Strategic Air Command) base in central Florida, so if the balloon did go up . . .
While in the Army, I was trained as a parachute rigger. I learned to speak both Arabic and German fluently. I was accepted into special forces (Green Beret) training and earned my beret as an operations and intelligence sergeant. I “volunteered” for service in Vietnam three (3) times. I served two (2) tours. I was awarded several “baubles” and was medically retired due to combat wounds received on 8 Aug. ‘70.
I have recently donated all my military memorabilia to The Heritage Arsenal - Military Museum Consultants: Honoring and Preserving the Legacy of Military Service - who have turned it into an exhibit honoring the work of USA Special Forces in Vietnam. They have produced one video for there YouTube channel about my items - and me. It can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-mAOjohjNc