What I learned while interviewing Vietnam combat veterans
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In 2017, my partner and I made plans to backpack through Vietnam for five weeks.
As many who own their own business can attest, there …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In 2017, my partner and I made plans to backpack through Vietnam for five weeks.
As many who own their own business can attest, there …
By Russ Fankell
Reader Contributor
For the first 30 years after my service I never thought much about Veterans Day. To me it was just another day that brought up …
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
I watched the Ken Burns’ and Lynn Novick’s “The Vietnam War” on Spokane’s Channel 7, primarily because it offered two viewings each evening. At end …
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