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Arthur Wiknik was drafted into the US Army in 1968 at the age of 19 and went on to serve with the 101st Airborne Division in the Vietnam War as an infantry squad leader.  During the famous battle for Hamburger Hill, he was the first in his unit to safely reach the top during the final assault.  As a community volunteer, Arthur is a founding member of the Haddam Veteran's Museum, is a 25-year member of the Haddam Memorial Day Parade Committee and is a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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Arthur is the author of Nam Sense – Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division, the memoir of his Vietnam War experiences which has sold over 52,500 copies.  His other writing credits include stories in a dozen different Chicken Soup for the Soul books as well as articles in magazines such as Army, Soldier of Fortune, Vietnam, Players, North American Whitetail, Rural New England and Heading Out.

In 2008, Arthur provided commentary for Lionsgate Films 20th Anniversary DVD on the making of the 1987 movie Hamburger Hill.  In 2010, he was featured in the Scholastic educational book VIETNAM – The Bloodbath at Hamburger Hill.  In 2011, Arthur was featured in the History Channel special Vietnam in HD and in 2012 he appeared on Discovery’s Military Channel show An Officer and a Movie with actor and host Lou Diamond Phillips.

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