North Ridgeville veteran to discuss service, benefits at Mayor’s Coffee and Conversation – Morning Journal

North Ridgeville veteran to discuss service, benefits at Mayor’s Coffee and Conversation  Morning Journal

When Rick Adler talks about his experience serving in Vietnam, he does not focus on the medals hanging on the walls of his North Ridgeville home. Instead, he talks about the men who served beside him, the friends he lost and the veterans who may not realize they qualify for benefits earned through their […] When Rick Adler talks about his experience serving in Vietnam, he does not focus on the medals hanging on the walls of his North Ridgeville home. Instead, he talks about the men who served beside him, the friends he lost and the veterans who may not realize they qualify for benefits earned through their military service.

Adler, a Vietnam veteran and Silver Star recipient, will share his story and discuss unclaimed veterans benefits during the City of North Ridgeville’s Mayor’s Coffee and Conversation on Nov. 18. Adler was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1969 and served with the Americal Division 11th Light Infantry Brigade, nicknamed the Jungle Warriors. His service included extensive time in combat, including an eight-hour firefight in August 1969 in which he was wounded three times. During the battle, Adler’s unit, Delta Company, walked into a horseshoe ambush involving an estimated 500 or more North Vietnamese soldiers. The American soldiers were surrounded, and the fighting continued for about eight hours. Adler