I went to my local VA clinic this week to get my eyes checked. While waiting with pupils as big as marbles in the “dilated eye waiting area,” I talked to a few Vietnam vets and other era veterans. One of them struck up a conversation by saying “Damn son your pupils are so dilated I can’t tell what color your eyes are.” I laughed and said, “Sir you’re just a blurry shape to me right now so I’ll take your word for it.”
We are losing these stories every day. I am so glad you are in a position to hear and share stories with these true heroes! I know it has become somewhat of a cliche, but we all need to thank you and all veterans for their service and sacrifice. I missed the Vietnam draft by 6 months. My lottery number was 306. Thanks again for a wonderful read!!
We are all part of the same club in one way or another. Makes conversation easy. Ironically this is what I figured my job at VA would be when I took the job, haha
We are losing these stories every day. I am so glad you are in a position to hear and share stories with these true heroes! I know it has become somewhat of a cliche, but we all need to thank you and all veterans for their service and sacrifice. I missed the Vietnam draft by 6 months. My lottery number was 306. Thanks again for a wonderful read!!
I’ve always been a firm believer in people telling their stories. We all should. Thanks for reading.
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Man, oh man, what a great way to spend time in the doctors waiting room! Commonality makes it sound like a little bit of a family reunion.
We are all part of the same club in one way or another. Makes conversation easy. Ironically this is what I figured my job at VA would be when I took the job, haha