Continuing with my honoring the veterans on Memorial Day 2017.
From the May 29, 2017, Indianapolis (Indiana) Star "Vietnam vets remember those from forgotten war" by Ron Wilkins.
"Memories remain, though bitterness has diminished.
"Pete Haley's eyes brighten as he laughs and recalls his youth, his days in the Marine Corps and the lighter moments in South Vietnam, while his friends sitting around the Veterans of Foreign Wars' bar wasted no time busting his chops -- you know, just for the fun of it.
"But the joy drained from the 70-year-old Battle Ground veteran's voice when asked about who he thinks about on Memorial Day.
" ' A lot of my buddies," Haley said as the smile briefly faded from his face. 'May (1967) was a bad month....We had several guys killed on Operation Union II.'"
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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