Bruce Henry LaDuke
Era: Vietnam
Military Branch: Army
Sergeant E-5 Bruce LaDuke of Cloquet, MN was drafted into the Army on November 10, 1969. After training at Fort Hood, Texas, he served with the Battery A 5th Battalion, 14th Artillery, 2nd Armed Division in the 5th U.S. Army. While out on a Search and Destroy Mission in Cambodia, his group was ambushed; Bruce found himself in a "real battle." He went into tunnels as a "tunnel rat" with a 45 gun and knife. Bruce received the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze stars, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Good Conduct Medal; he attained ranks of Expert and Marksman with the M-16 and M-14 Rifles respectively. He was honorably discharged on July 30, 1971.
