This Veterans Day, odds are good you’ll find Vince Orduña puttering in the backyard of his modest Plattsmouth home.
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Vince Orduña’s photo from Omaha Central High School.
Vince Orduña competes for Central High during a track meet in 1967.
Vincent Orduña, Vietnam War Army veteran from Plattsmouth, with his younger brother, Paul.
Vincent Orduña, Vietnam War Army veteran from Plattsmouth, with his brother, Paul and father, John.
PAUL ORDUÑA Vincent Orduña, Vietnam War Army veteran from Plattsmouth, shown in his Texas State Patrol uniform.
Vince Orduña, a Vietnam War Army veteran from Plattsmouth, is greeted by his family after his return from a Vietnam veterans flight of honor in 2017. Pictured are, from left, stepson, Isaac; brothers, Paul and John Jr.; sister-in-law, Sharon; Vince; mother, Doris; sister, Juanita; and wife, Marcella.
Vince Orduña, Vietnam War veteran, poses for a photo at the Memorial Day parade in Omaha on May 28, 2021.
Photos from Vietnam
Wounded Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeremiah Purdie, center, with bandaged head, reaches toward a stricken comrade after a fierce firefight south of the DMZ in October 1966.
Larry Burrows made this portrait, simply entitled "Operation Prairie Hill 484, Vietnam, October 1966."
The April 16, 1965, Life magazine featured Larry Burrows’ award-winning photo essay, “One Ride With Yankee Papa 13.” Burrows, who made his name early in the Vietnam War, was among the photojournalists killed when their helicopter was shot down on Feb. 10, 1971, across the border in Laos.
South Vietnamese troops on the ground in Laos during Lam Son 719.
North Vietnamese artillery shells land near South Vietnamese troop-deployment area during the Lam Son 719, February 1971.
South Vietnamese troops carry chickens to eat during the Lam Son 719 campaign in February-March 1971.
South Vietnamese troops lined up for a flight into Laos during Lam Son 719, February 1971.
Wounded South Vietnamese evacuated to Khe Sanh during Lam Son 719, February-March 1971.
South Vietnamese troops prepare to go into Laos during the Lam Son 719 campaign.
Helicopter landing zone in Lang Vei, South Vietnam, during Lam Son 719, February 1971.
North Vietnamese artillery shalls explode near Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, during the Lam Son 719 campaign.
A U.S. Marine Corps helicopter strafes a hilltop during the Lam Son 719 campaign, February 1971.
A South Vietnamese soldier walks through the haze at Lang Vei, South Vietnam, during the Lam Son 719 campaign, February 1971.
In the back of a UH-1 Huey, minutes before takeoff on their last flight: from left, Keisaburo Shimamoto, Henri Huet, Larry Burrows, and Kent Foster during Lam Son 719, Feb. 10, 1971.
