NBC 12 News: Gilbert Purple Heart recipient continues to help fellow veterans

GILBERT, Ariz. — 21-year-old Army Specialist Charles “Chuck” Byers was a tall young man whose call name was “Big Band Aid.” He served in the United States Army from 1966 to 1972. Anticipating he was going to be drafted, Byers enlisted and chose to go into the medical field.

He was sent to Vietnam to serve as a senior combat medic and it got scary in a hurry.