Pushkin.
The fighting in the streets of Saigon during the New Year, or Tet Offensive, made the war too real.
Tonight I have ordered our aircraft and our naval vessels to make no attacks on North Vietnam.
It's 1968.
A pretty tumultuous year.
Head wrapped in a combat bandage being helped across the road now.
Officers also reportedly chased and fired on a radio equipped car.
But there was one event in 1968 that didn't make the headlines,
even though it's still having a huge effect on your well-being.
I had to wait, wait, wait,
and I really got a little bit avogate because I knew I had the money there,
so all I had to do was cash a check and get out of there.
This is Don Wetzel.
He's recalling a fateful day in November of that year.
When he was trying to do something simple, he just wanted to withdraw some cash at his bank.
I was scheduled to take a trip on a Monday morning, so on Friday, on lunch hour, I went to my bank.
to get some money.
I would say maybe eight to ten people in line.
My guess is, you know, maybe I was in that line for like 18 to 20 minutes just to cash a check.
Don's time was really valuable.