Burkhalter, Thomas.
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Burkhalter, Thomas.
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Burkhalter, Thomas.
Burkhalter, Thomas H., 1930-
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Burkhalter, Thomas H., 1930-
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Burkhalter was born in Iron Mountain, Michigan, but grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin in the Advanced Army ROTC. He served in Fifth Regimental Combat Team in Korea and served two tours in Vietnam. Burkhalter got a Masters in Industrial Psychology at the Ohio State University. He married three times; his second wife was Vietnamese, and Burkhalter helped her family immigrate to the U.S at the conclusion of the war. Post-Vietnam, Burkhalter held various positions in Fort Lee (Virginia), Frankfurt (Germany), Utah, and at the Presidio (San Francisco). In 1982, he retired from the Army with the rank of Colonel and moved to Wisconsin where he became the Ozaukee County Veterans Service Officer, helping veterans cope with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other issues. He has participated in numerous veterans associations and now lives in Port Washington, Wisconsin.
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Battle casualties
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Korean War, 1950-1953
Korean War, 1950-1953
Montagnards (Vietnamese people)
Post-traumatic stress disorder
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Psychological warfare
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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Korea
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Wisconsin--Ozaukee County
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Wisconsin--Madison
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Wisconsin--Port Washington
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Wisconsin
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Vietnam
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Cambodia
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