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Podcast: Veterans Chronicles
Episode: Cpl. Darren Walton, USMC Reconnaissance, Vietnam, Part 1
Description: Darren Walton grew up north of San Francisco and stood out as a distance runner in high school. When he found out he would soon be drafted into the U.S. Army, Walton joined the Marine Corps, intending to be part ofthe track team. Things did not turn out that way, and Walton was soon undergoing all sorts of elite special forces training and eventually being assigned to a USMC reconnaissance unit.In this edition of "Veterans Chronicles," we share the first half of Walton's story of service. He explains the training he went through, how a recon...