Al Santoro | Vietnam intelligence officer

Vietnam was a land far away - a distant thought in his mind before a draft notice on the mantel brought reality rushing to him. He frantically joined the Navy in hopes of being a pilot but fate and a disdain for motion lead him to military intelligence and the fields of Vietnam as a Naval Intelligence Liaison Officer. He dealt in the covert operations of paid informants and scoured the landscape from the sky. Ultimately his service was what he described as, "fulfilling, even enjoyable at times." He would go on to serve another 20 years and ultimately retire from the Navy.

This is his story.