Shortly after graduating from college, Minneapolis resident David Hendricks was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1969, during the Vietnam War.

After graduation from Basic Combat Training at Fort Campbell, Ky., he was sent to Fort Hood, Tex. While at Fort Hood, he served as a Finance Specialist and Cashier with the 175th Finance Section, 13th Support Brigade. He also attended Fort Hoods Chemical, Biological, and Radiological School.

In June of 1970, Hendricks was ordered to report to Camp Howze, South Korea, near the DMZ, where he joined the Finance Unit of the 2nd Infantry Division. He served in that unit as an Accounting Specialist until his Honorable Discharge from military service in late 1970.

Hendricks and his wife live in Eden Prairie, Minn.