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Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War was not a happy experience for Juil Robinson Jr.“It was basically, in my opinion, it was a…
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As Miguel Llano puts it, for much of his young life, he was stuck between different worlds.He was born in Puerto Rico but was raised in Ontario County.“I…
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In the 1960s, Stirlin Harris was living as a landed immigrant in Canada. And once his draft notice came through, he decided that he was going to stay…
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Tai Le was 6 years old when he almost died.It was 1968, and he and his family could hear the sounds of war outside their home in Saigon, Vietnam.…
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“I was not what you would call an activist during Vietnam. I was what you would call a Republican fundamentalist.”During the Vietnam War, Pat Mannix…
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Max and Henrietta Levine met more than 70 years ago on a blind date — but it wasn’t with each other.“Some other guy was my date,” Henrietta Levine said.…
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When you think of an anti-war protester, what comes to mind?Students, carrying signs? The word “hippie?” So-called leftists?In the 1960s, George McVey was…
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Doug Escher’s 8-year-old grandson, Rafael, calls him “Pow.”He also calls him his hero.“We went to one of his plays in the morning,” Escher said, and…
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Barry Culhane, a U.S. Army veteran, was instrumental in getting the Vietnam War memorial constructed in Highland Park. He said it was a labor of love.
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Many years before he became known as Brother Wease to local radio fans, Alan Levin made a big decision.It was 1966. He was 19. One of his best friends was…