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About Me

For veteran blogs: Michael served in the Marines (68-70) including a 1-year tour of duty in Vietnam. He experienced combat in numerous patrols, search-and-destroy missions, and operations. He witnessed the events leading up to the shootings at Kent State University, where he was a student. He participated in the peace movement until the War’s end in 1975, including the famed veterans’ march on Washington in 1971, when veterans, led by John Kerry, protested against the war they fought. In 2001, he published a memoir of his service, Fire in the Hole: A Mortarman in Vietnam (www.amazon.com/Fire-Hole-Mortarman-Michael-Orange/dp/0595160034/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213061993&sr=8-1) Since 1984, he has volunteered as a guest lecturer for history and social studies classes. Currently, he teaches classes about the War at the University of Minnesota, Compleat Scholar Program and through the Seminar for InQuiring Minds Program. He is a longtime active member of Vets for Peace.

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