Left for Dead: A Second Life After Vietnam
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 28 December 2022
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of Our American Stories, as a 20-year-old soldier in Vietnam, Jon Hovde’s armored personnel carrier he was driving was hit an antitank mine. He made three promises to God if He let him live. Linda from Jon’s hometown of Fertile, MN, is here to tell the story.
Go HERE read more about Fertile, MN, and their entry in Reader’s Digest’s “Nicest Places in America” series.
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