| Donald L. Sullivan (1943-2023) - U.S. Army, Vietnam War – served with the 187th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. He survived the war after a harrowing experience in the 1969 Battle of Hamburger Hill. His many awards included the Silver Star and Purple Heart. In later years, Donald was an active supporter of veterans' causes, having personally suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder following his service. Donald had a distinguished career as a business executive, serving as CEO of multiple software companies, where he specialized in leading restructuring to return organizations to profitability. |
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 "U.S. Army Captain Donald L. Sullivan was in the famous 101st Airborne Division serving in Vietnam. He fought many battles, but the most famous one was Hamburger Hill. In that battle 72 U.S. soldiers were killed and 272 were wounded, the assault lasted 10 days,
taking place from May 11-21, 1969. Sullivan was responsible for saving many
lives that day, he received the Silver and Bronze Stars, a Purple Heart and many other citations for bravery and valor." |
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 "Don Sullivan (pictured at right at medal award ceremony in Vietnam), is a Winthrop native and holder of 16 decorations including the Silver Star and Purple Heart. He will be discussing Hamburger Hill and the
events there that led to his having and living with PTSD and the after effects of Agent Orange. He'll also discuss how to recognize PTSD, advances in PTSD therapies and how to get effective treatment for it. …." |
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"You may have noticed that today's breakfast is the Dan Sullivan memorial breakfast. it's been so named because my brother Dan was the driving force behind my speaking publicly about my combat trauma and subsequent struggles with PTSD, and after his passing in 2018 his widow, Linda, has continued that support and encouragement along with my wife Lois and my brother Paul and sister in law Ulla as well as our daughter and son in law Katie and Evan…." |
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"Enduring Vietnam recounts the experiences of the young Americans who fought in Vietnam and of families who grieved those who did not return....." |
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"...Among the first men to reach the top of the hill on May 20 was 2nd Lt. Don Sullivan from Winthrop, Massachusetts. He was accompanied by just 18 of the 42 men originally in his 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company. Sullivan said that when they reached the top one of the men crawled over to him and said, “You know, sir, when you took over your platoon we all thought you looked about 15 years old. Now you look really old, and you’ll never look young again..."...." |
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| Memorial location: Corner of Woodside Ave. and Seymour St. |
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