Background
Leroy TeCube was born on January 7, 1947, in Dulce, New Mexico, United States.
Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, Kansas, United States
In 1967 Leroy TeCube received a diploma in electronics from Haskell Institute (now Haskell Indian Nations University).
Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, Kansas, United States
In 1967 Leroy TeCube received a diploma in electronics from Haskell Institute (now Haskell Indian Nations University).
(In 1968 Leroy TeCube left his home on the Jicarilla Apach...)
In 1968 Leroy TeCube left his home on the Jicarilla Apache reservation to serve as an infantryman in Vietnam. Year in Nam is his story of that long, terrifying, and numbing year of combat, one that profoundly affected the men in TeCube’s platoon and tested the strength of his own Native American heritage.
https://www.amazon.com/Year-Nam-Native-American-Soldiers/dp/0803244347/?tag=2022091-20
1999
Leroy TeCube was born on January 7, 1947, in Dulce, New Mexico, United States.
In 1967 Leroy TeCube received a diploma in electronics from Haskell Institute (now Haskell Indian Nations University).
From 1967 to 1969 Leroy TeCube served at the United States Army. He also served in Vietnam and became Sergeant (E-5). From 1976 to 1996 he worked as facility manager, maintenance foreman, and water plant operator at the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Dulce, New Mexico. In 1996 TeCube was appointed a water quality specialist at Jicarilla Apache Tribe.
TeCube started writing after an experience he had with a high school class. Then he was one of several Vietnam veterans who gave a presentation on their Vietnam experiences. While giving his presentation he was rather surprised to see the students paying close attention to what he had to say, although he felt it was trivial. After that Leroy started writing on his Vietnam war experiences, mainly a few pages for his children. That turned into a major endeavor when he had his memoirs of the war published as Year in Nam: A Native American Soldier’s Story (1999).
(In 1968 Leroy TeCube left his home on the Jicarilla Apach...)
1999Leroy's TeCube's main interests relate to being in the great outdoors. He enjoys anything that involves being out in natural surroundings, such as hunting, fishing, hiking. He also likes reading and traveling.
Leroy TeCube is married. His wife’s name is Angela. They have three children: Cordell, Modina, Frederic.
