"I was a teenager during the Viet Nam war buildup. I painfully recall the political, religious and moral dilemmas people faced about the situation.

There are so many stories of individuals close to me who faced the challenges and had to choose what to do. But that’s not why I’m writing.

I just want to say thank you to the veterans of that war. I’ve said that through the years to individuals who lived through the horrors of that conflagration, but I just feel led to tell your organization what their sacrifices and heartaches did for an ordinary citizen back home studying and trying to make sense of
it all.

The men and women who served in Viet Nam were, in my opinion, the bravest, noblest and most giving of all of our veterans because they served in an “unpopular” war that at times wasn’t even recognized as a war.

Thank you for serving so that we at home could go on with our lives and bear the next generation."

Sincerely,
Clarice M McKenney, former journalist, PR Specialist, teacher and parent