Neal Madsen, Vietnam veteran
Neal J. Madsen, on the right, Vietnam 1966-67 "The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." -Douglas MacArthur I was asked to present the wreath in honor of fallen soldiers at our local Memorial Day celebration in 2016. I was seated next to the guest speaker, Neal Madsen, and his wife, Jodean, who was a friend of a friend. Neal was in Vietnam during the worst of times. His speech abo
Michael Doolittle
"American soldiers in battle don't fight for what some president says on T.V., they don't fight for mom, apple pie, the American flag...they fight for one another." - LTC Hal Moore, CMDR 1/7 Cav. la Drang Valley, Vietnam Michael Doolittle is front and center in this newspaper photograph attached to the article about one of the worst battles in Vietnam, the battle of Soui Tre. It was his first taste of combat, although he had enlisted in the U.S. Army 4 1/2 years prior to b
