My Uncle Larry: Vietnam Veterans

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How many times have you walked past a veteran, Korean War, Cold War, WW2 or 1 veteran, or a Vietnam veteran? I know one Vietnam veteran in particular, my Uncle Larry. Whenever I go to his house, all I can see is patriotic vibes. Whenever I hang out with him, he tells stories about his times when he was a soldier, deployed in Vietnam. But, there is one memory that really stuck with me. It was his happiness. He would joke with me all day and it would brighten my day.
The mainstream media always portrays Vietnam veterans as mentally disabled, sad and depressed people, but my Uncle Larry is in no way, shape, or form what the media describes them as. He is walking fine and as intelligent as if he has his doctor’s degree. He has a wife and they have

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