Living along the Western Slope between Grand Junction etc there are quite a few vets living around here and I always make the effort to talk with them if they want to talk but one vet in particular left me with a lasting impression. He was a Vietnam vet who served around the same time my dad did. I saw he had a small vet patch on his jacket so I said hello and asked him about the patch. He was a little reluctant till I mentioned my dad and his time in country.