My Silent Hurt is Over

About the Book

This book is written from the heart with sensitivity. It describes the Vietnam experience in such a manner that one can almost smell the gun powder, human blood and the stench of war.

About the Author

Born William McKinley Butler 3-3-46 Hunstville, Texas. Family of six (3 boys and 3 girls).

THE EARLY YEARS: J.C. Sanderson & Crawford Elementary School, 1959, Houston, Texas. Kashmere High School Diploma, 1965, Houston, Texas.

INDUCTED INTO U.S. ARMY: November 30, 1965, Houston, Texas.

BASIC TRAINING: Fort Riley, Kansas Nov. 65 - Dec 66 (1st Infantry Division)

FOREIGN BASE CAMP: Bearcat, Vietnam 12-12-66 (Company B 4th BN Infantry - 9th Infantry Div.)

ETS SEPARATION: November 13, 1967

RANK: SP4 - E4

HONORABLE DISCHARGE MEDALS: (Standard Combat Awards)
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal W. Dev. 60
Vietnam Service Medal

WEAPONS QUALIFIED:
M-14 and M-16 rifles
.45 pistol
M-60 and M-50 (Caliber Machine Guns)
81 and 91 mm. Mortar
M-79 Grenade Launcher
Demolition Qualified

CONTINUING EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science, Industrial Tech. (Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas)...1970-1975

Graduate Student, Industrial Education (Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas)...1975-1977

Graduate of Texas Commission of Law Enforcement (Standard Education, Houston, Texas) 1982

Real Estate - Required Courses for Salesman License (Houston Community College)...1983-1984

Management Certificate (Pan Am School, London, England) 1984

Texas Adjuster's License...1985

AAS Degree - Legal Assistant (Houston Community College)...1987