Letters Nov. 12

Veteran’s return

Sitting at home, remembering friends lost, and so many more from Vietnam. I was fortunate, not only to survive a year “in country” but to have grown up in Colfax, which like all Whitman County communities, really knows what patriotism is. As a child I watched vets march up Main Street with awe and admiration. These WWII and Korean vets instilled pride in those of us watching.

Ten years later I “became” one of those vets and came home in time to march in the 1966 Memorial Day parade. I was very lucky to be welcomed home, as society later turned their backs on Vietnam veterans....