re: OT: the Loss of a True American Patriot

Slow hand salute to your uncle. I can say he saw enough action to last a lifetime and then some. I am an old geezer that is a Vietnam veteran, I was also exposed to Agent Orange. I had cancer surgery a few years back, so far so good.

Veterans from that place and time have a particular brotherhood that may be difficult for non-vets to understand. We greet fellow Vietnam vets with "welcome home" and a handshake. We all lost friends over there. Time has dimmed our memory about dates and places but we never forget our fallen friends or what they looked like. They were young men back then and that is how we remember them.