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Family Says Local Vietnam Vet Let Down by Country in Death

Monday, February 18th, 2008

This is a disturbing story about the plight of a local Vietnam veteran who passed away more than a month ago. That veteran remains in what his daughter calls ‘cold storage’ because she cannot afford to have him cremated.

And she feels her country has let her — and her father — down. What do you think?