“We’re just veterans helping veterans. Through the years, we’ve seen what many of them are going through. We feel like we have to help our brothers and sisters because they get very little assistance from our government and very little help from the VA. So … Continue readingVietnam veterans help their ‘brothers and sisters’
“Taylor is my service dog. Basically, he’s kept me alive. He can dial 911, open and close doors, turn lights off and on. He’s a real companion, too. “I have no family, so he’s my family on four legs. He’ll lay with me at night … Continue readingLongtime service dog ‘my family on four legs’
“I’m an auctioneer. I tour the United States raising money for soldiers to be able to go get their service dogs. A lot of people can’t afford them, and the VA does not help at all. “I’m also involved in other benefits to help veterans … Continue readingHe works to provide service dogs for veterans
“What really hurt most coming back from Vietnam was being spit on, being called baby killers and that type of thing. It was terrible. People didn’t respect you, didn’t want to see you. You understood that, so you didn’t want to wear your uniform. Nobody … Continue readingThey’re fighting on behalf of all veterans
“I served in Vietnam in ’69 and ’70, in the 101st Airborne artillery unit. It was an experience. Then the company I worked for put me on medical disability retirement. “The VA says my problems come from Agent Orange, but I don’t know. I’ve got … Continue readingStill feeling the effects of serving in Vietnam
“The best job I ever had was in the ‘80s up in Virginia, working as a sheet metal mechanic in the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. It’s where they build, remodel and repair the Navy’s ships. “Being a Vietnam War-era veteran, I was proud to help service … Continue readingHe helped to keep the Navy’s fleet afloat
“We lived in a two-bedroom house, so my dad told us three boys, ‘When you graduate from high school, you’re out of here.’ I joined the Navy and was a Vietnam veteran, working on an aircraft carrier. I helped guide the planes aboard ship and … Continue readingVietnam veteran says Mel Gibson got it right