"A SOLDIER'S VIEWPOINT OF WAR" - FERNANDO VILLELA 1968 - 1969

"A SOLDIER'S VIEWPOINT OF WAR" REPLICA BY KOREAN ARTIST - FERNANDO VILLELA 1968 - 1969 I HAD A REPLICA MADE BY A KOREAN WOMAN ARTIST IN 2003 WHILE I WAS STATIONED IN THE US ARMY IN CAMP HUMPHREYS, (PYONTAEK), KOREA MY BROTHER FERANANDO VILLELA PAINTED THIS IMAGE ON A BAMBOO MAT THAT GOT DESTROYED MANY YEARS AFTER. IT IS NOT EXACTLRY LIKE THE ONE HE DID BUT I KEPT THE INTEGRITY OF HIS PAINTING. I PRESENTED TO HIM WHEN I RETURNED FROM MY OVERSEAS TOUR IN KOREA. HE WAS SO SILENTLY SURPRISED THAT THE ARTIST HAD CAPTURED HIS FACE SO CLEARLY. ALSO EXACTLY HOW THEY WERE DROPPED BY THE HELICOPTERS INTO THE COMBANT ZONES. HIS SISTER, US ARMY, 1SG, RETRIED, GLORIA VILLELA MUNIZ

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FERNANDO VILLELA, AIT, FT ORD, CA 1968

FERNANDO VILLELA, ADVANCE INDIVIDUAL TRAINING (AIT) INFANTRY, FT ORD, CA 1968 PRIVATE E-2,

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FERNANDO VILLELA - VIETNAM WAR PLAQUE NOV 1986 - NOV 1969

C CO, 3RD BATTALION, 4TH INF, 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION - 1968 NOV - 1969 NOV I HONORED MY BROTHER'S COMBAT SERVICE IN VIETNAM WITH THIS PLAQUE HE RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR WITH "V" FOR VALOR HE RECIEVED A VIETNAM AWARD 23-6-69 - VIETNAM CONG - HOA THE UNIT RECEIVED THE PRESIDENTIAL AWARD

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SP5 FERNANDO VILLELA US ARMY SERVICE JUNE 1968 - DECEMBER 1972

SP5 FERNANDO VILLELA- US ARMY SERVICE JUNE 1968 - DECEMBER 1972 HIS UNIFORM AWARDS, RIBBON AND MEDALS. HE SAID THE ONE THAT HAD THE MOST VALUE TO HIM WAS THE "INFANTRY" BADGE.

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FERNANDO VILLELA VIETNAM - CANE, ORIGAMI & BAMBOO PIPE

FERNANDO VILLELA VIETNAM WAR - WALKING CANE, ORIGAMI & BAMBOO PIPE 8) THIS IS A PAPER ORIGAMI HAT OF A VIKING STYLE BY FERNANDO VILLELA 9) BAMBOO PIPE, CARVED, INITIALED WITH MY WIFE'S INITIAL'S RV "Rosa Villela" 10) WALKING CANE THAT I GOT FROM CAPTURED HOOTCH IN A RICE PADDIE PLANTATION. "HAND CARVED IT WITH A SNAKE & FINGER" WITH POCKET KNIFE BY FERNANDO VILLELA 1968-1969 I CUT UP TO A "SHORT" CANE BY NOVEMBER 1969 WHEN I RETURNED TO THE U.S.A. I PUT THE AMMUNITION SHELL ROUND AT THE END OF IT.

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A COMPANY OF 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION COMES UNDER ATTACK

A COMPANY OF 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION COMES UNDER ATTACK REPORTERS WENT OUT WITH ONE COMPANY OF THE 9TH DIVISION. THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY ATTACKS THEY CAME UPON US AND ALL IN COMBAT. MY BROTHER KNEW SOME OF THEM BUT HE NEVER KNEW IF THEY SURVIVED.? HE WAS NOT IN THAT MISSION.

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9TH INFANTRY DIVISION

9TH INFANTRY DIVISION "OLD RELIABLES" ENGAGEMENTS MANY TO INLCLUDE VIETNAM WAR WAS AN IMPORTANT UNIT IN WWII AND VIETNAM ACTIVATED AS PEACTIME READINESS UNIT FROM 1947 TO 1962 AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSERY AND FT CARSON, COLORADO FROM 1972- TO 1991 IN FT LEWIS AS AN ACTIVE DUTY INFANTRY DIVISION AT FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON THE SHOULDER SLEEVE INSIGNIA IS AN "OCTOFOIL" RESEMBLING A HERALDIC DESIGN GIVEN TO THE NINTH SON OF A FAMILY. THIS REPRESENTS THE SON AS A CIRCLE INTHE MIDDLE WITH EIGHT BROTHERS AROUND HIM. THE BLUE REPRESENTS THE INFANTRY, THE RED THE ARTILLERY WITH ALL THE WHITE MAKING THE COLORS OF THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

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3D BATTALION, 47TH INFANTRY

CONSTITUTED 15 MAY 1917 in Regular Army, REDESIGNATED 1 FEB 1966 as the 3d Battalion, 47th Infantry, allotted to the Regular Army, assigned to the 9th Infantry Division. PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION: (Army) for MEKONG Delta) Valorous Unit Award for LONG BINGH-BIEN HOA Valorous Unit Award for Saigon & FISH HOOK MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION: (Army) for VIETNAM 1968

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BRONZE STAR - FERNANDO VILLELA - EL PASO, TEXAS

FOR HEROISM IN GROUND COMBAT AGAINST A HOSTILE FORCE IN THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM ON 12 FEBRUARY 1969. BRONZE STAR MEDAL WITH "V" DEVICE FOR "VALOR" GIVEN TO FERNANDO F. VILLELA FROM EL PASO, TX. GRADUATE CLASS OF 1966 OF BOWIE HIGH SCHOOL OF THE "SEGUNDO BARRIO" IN THE DOWNTOWN CENTER OF EL PASO.

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VIETNAM AWARD - FERNANDO F. VILLELA 1969

VIETNAM AWARD - FERNANDO F. VILLELA 1969

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FERNANDO VILLELA - 3 BUDDIES

FERNANDO VILLELA - 3 BUDDIES WE JUST ARRIVED INTO SAIGON'S RECEPTION CENTER ON NOVEMBER 1968. MY BUDDIES FROM FT ORD, CALIFORNIA. WE WERE SEPERATED INTO DIFFERENT UNITS.

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FERNANDO VILLELA - 1968

I AM IN GEAR JUST BEFORE HUMPING INTO THE JUNGLE FOR A MISSION ON NOVEMBER 1968 IN VIETNAM. El Paso, Texas: City Rep. Acosta, Dist. 3, Chair for the Welcome Home El Paso Vietnam Veterans (WHEPVV) Committee in coordination with the City of El Paso Museum and Cultural Affairs Department (MCAD) invite our El Paso Vietnam Veterans and their families to upload photos of when they served in Vietnam and current photos to the DIGIE/Digital Wall. The photos will be displayed and part of the historic Welcome Home El Paso Vietnam Veterans Events that are scheduled for August 2016. The main event will be on August 28th with a downtown parade followed by a reception, dinner, concert & dance at the El Paso County Coliseum. In addition to the August 28th event WHEPVV committee will be hosting eight (8) events the entire month of August 2016, primarily in downtown El Paso.

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FERNANDO VILLELA - FIRST CHRISTMAS IN VIETNAM BUNKER

FERNANDO VILLELA - FIRST CHRISTMAS 1968 DECEMBER IN VIETNAM BUNKER BASE 40 MILES SOUTH DONG TAM, SOUTH OF SAIGON, WITH CHINESE CARBINE WAS CAPTURED IN ANOTHER MISSION

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FERNANDO VILLELA M14 CAPTURED

FERNANDO VILLELA M14 CAPTURED IN A VIETNAM MISSION DEC 1968

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FERNANDO VILLELA - LT'S BUNKER

FERNANDO VILLELA - LT'S BUNKER I AM IN THE 1ST LIEUTENANT'S BUNK QUARTERS WITH OTHER BUDDIES IN CO. C (CHARLIE) ,3D BATTALION, 47TH REGIMENT, 9TH INFANTRY DIVISIION, MEKONG DELTA -BUNKER BASE OUR 1LT DIDN'T SURVIVE!

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FERNANDO VILLELA - VIETNAM 1969

FERNANDO VILLELA - FROM EL PASO, TEXAS DONG TAM, VIETNAM 1969. MAY - JUNE

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FERNANDO VILLELA - VIETNAM 1969 -KIEN HOA PROVINCE SIGN

FERNANDO VILLELA - VIETNAM 1969 -KIEN HOA PROVINCE SIGN HEADQUARTERS SIGN REQUESTED BY HIS CAPTAIN HIS CAPTAIN ASSIGNED HIM ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS DUTIES HE REQUESTED HIS ART TALENTS TO BE USED ON MANY DIFFERENT SIGNS ON THE COMPOUND.

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FERNANDO VILLELA - VIETNAM 1969 - MOD PLATOON

FERNANDO VILLELA - VIETNAM 1969 - MOD PLATOON C-3, 47TH - RED 6 - THIS WAS MY BUNKER! VIETNAM DONG TAM - MAY - JUNE 1969 SO I WOULD PAINT ALWAYS DURING MY LIESURE TIME AFTER COMING IN FROM THE COMBAT MISSIONS.

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FERNANDO VILLELA - VIETNAM 1969 - AMMO LADY

FERNANDO VILLELA - VIETNAM 1969 VIETNAM DONG TAM - MAY - JUNE 1969 I PAINTED THIS FOR A LIEUTENANT! HE ASKED ME FOR IT. THIS LADY'S FACE IS THE DREAM GIRL WAITING FOR HIM WHEN HE GETS HOME. I WOULD ALWAYS STAY BUSY WITH ART WORK AFTER WE CAME BACK IN FROM OUR COMBAT MISSIONS.

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