Season 9 · Episode 2
Surviving a Rocket: Lt. Comdr. Thomas Gunning Kelly
A Viet Cong rocket exploded 6 inches away from Lt. Comdr. Kelly, rendering him temporarily blind and unable to walk, but he continued directing his division’s defense until the threat was gone.
November 27, 20234m 41s
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Show Notes
Lieutenant Commander Thomas Gunning Kelly served in Vietnam as a river assault division commander. Even after a rocket rendered him temporarily blind and unable to walk, he successfully directed his division’s defense of a vulnerable boat until the threat was gone.
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