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And the idea of a st. paul and princeton person being in that mix, they were rare. >> 18 mornts after his friend was cut down by a sniper. mueller arrived in vietnam. and assumed command. on december 11, 1968, just weeks after his deployment. he and his men came under heavy fire. mueller was awarded a bronze star for combat va lor. >> his bronze star read, second lieutenant mueller moved fearlessly with complete disregard for his own safety. >> four months later in april of 1969, his platoon was attacked. during the ferocious fire fight he was shot through the thigh with enemy ak 47.

A number of his friends and teammates joined the marine corps because of him as did i. >> while many of his peers avoid serving, bob mueller decides to enlist. >> it is well-known that it was in some ways a poor person's war. the idea of a st. paul's and princeton person being in that mix, they were pretty rare. >> i remember hearing that bob had volunteered to go to vietnam. i didn't know why. but i thought it seemed very much in keeping with his character. >> mueller ships out to vietnam and assumes command of an infantry platoon. on december 11, 1968, just weeks after his deployment, his me...

>> one would have naturally thought that the life of a marine and david's death in vietnam would argue strongly against following in his footsteps. many of us saw him, the person we wanted to be, even before his untimely death. a number of his friends and teammates joined the marine corps because of him as did i. >> while many of his peers avoid serving, bob mueller decides to enlist. >> it is well-known that it was in some ways a poor person's war. the idea of a st. paul's and princeton person being in that mix, they were pretty rare. >> i remember hearing that bob had volunteered to go to vi...