Veterans Return Home Faces Mixed Reactions Across Middletown
Eight Middletown Vietnam veterans describe isolation and hostility from some pacifists while reporting support from local services. They share postwar struggles with employment, VA delays, and the need to adjust to civilian life as they pursue college, training, or new careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
The
Journal
James Walters
Miami University
Ohio Employment Service
Seciet
Compton
Diamond National Corp
Robert
Vietnam
Dan Tutt
Red Sea
City Beat Manages Traffic and Civic Rumors
A Roosevelt Junior High traffic scene on Central Avenue risks children and pedestrians as cars and buses jam the curb. The piece also critiques city officials secrecy at a Manchester Inn meeting and laments over polished news releases.
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Roosevelt Junior High School
Central Avenue
Lincoln Elementary School
Roosevelt
Alameda Circle
Acre Y
Safety Council
Manchester Motor Inn
City Commission
Draft Chief Hershey Faces Critics Amid Vietnam War
Washington AP profile of 74 year old Selective Service director Lewis B Hershey. He recalls a hard farm childhood, discusses attacks over draft policy, and defends his role while noting the chaos of an unequal system and the limits of what any government can fix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans’ Service Center
Middletown
Lorne LeMieux
Manchester Road
Vietnam
Lorne
Dong Ha
Demilitarized Zone
South Philadelphia Naval Hospital
Selective Service
Lewis Hershey
Congress
Hershey Reflects on Modern Youth and National Duty
Lt. Gen. Hershey discusses how today’s youths lack immunity to social pressures due to changing times and technologies. He compares his own upbringing with the present, stresses the need for shared national purpose, and affirms his love for America amid generational changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lt. Gen. Hershey
America
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RTM
the Middletown Journal
City Beat
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Sebald Park
Audubon Society
Washington
Indiana
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Father
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Greece
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Red Cross
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