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ARMY
VIETNAM

AMARILLO
their girls’ work ethic and sailor, airman or Marine
wisdom are because of their knows the risk of serving
dad. He was protective, our country, and they still
but he “always does report for duty. Perhaps
what’s right”. If this father more than in any other
and former soldier could war, the danger to life and
communicate anything to limb was unpredictable
young people, it would because, in Mendell's
be this: “We words, “no matter how
live in a land many troops we sent to
of opportunity. Vietnam, our enemies
Take advantage were willing to fight and
of those die to expel us – no matter
opportunities.” how long it took.”

Mendell Schelin The courageous sacrifice of every member of the armed
is proud to forces deserves our gratitude, whether they were
have served his
country, but he is modest about it. The truth is, there is injured or not. -Stephen Holliday on enotes
no such thing as a cheap Purple Heart. Every soldier,

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