Roy Brouhard was drafted immediately following high school graduation. He was inducted in September 1967 and honorably discharged in September 1969. Brouhard was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division, Tropical Lightning, and deployed to Vietnam in the Fall of 1967. He was on the ground and saw action during the Tet Offensive in January and February 1968 in Tay Ninh Province.
Brouhard was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Combat Infantryman Medal and was promoted to PFC E-3 on March 20, 1968. He was wounded in action on April 17, 1968 and awarded the Purple Heart on April 24, 1968. During recovery, Brouhard was assigned to Okinawa. When the Commanders discovered that Brouhard's brother was also in the Vietnam war zone, it was decided that Brouhard would finish his service in Okinawa, out of the war zone, as both family namesakes should not have been in Vietnam together.
"During my time in Vietnam, I was exposed to Agent Orange and to this day am dealing with the long term side effects of that exposure," says Brouhard. "The KC VA has treated me with dignity and diligence throughout my numerous ongoing medical issues."