Tag Archives: Vietnam War

Welcome Home, Vietnam Vet

An enthusiastic and emotional “welcome home” honors those who served in the Vietnam War. (Tribune photo by Phil Greer) On June 13, 1986, I squeezed my way to the curb on Michigan Avenue in Chicago with my three children and two of their friends in tow. The half million people lining the streets of the […]

Grateful Warrior By Dr. Erv Barnes

There was a time when I wallowed in my dread, feeling dejected, rejected, and ejected. My marriage was ending, a second career collapsing, and my little farm slipping away. I did some writing, and one of the collections of short pieces I titled, “Nobody said Thank You.” That was eight years afterVietnam and only the […]