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[QUOTE="Rooster, post: 1231311, member: 19605"]
I just visited with a "Nam" veteran this weekend. Although he doesn't tell any horrific stories, you can tell by looking into the widows of the soul, he saw some nasty action. He is the grandfather of the children that belong to the gal my friend married a few years ago. He takes the grandchildren on walks, carves walking sticks for said walks, and is a very kind and caring individual. The thing is, you can see, every now and then, that "thousand yard stare" where he just kind of goes back to "Nam" and re-lives something. Then, he just calls it a night and goes to bed. I often wonder how much time he spends staring at the ceiling at night.

He took my friend's  '07 Cadillac to the store, bought gas for the dirt bikes, and didn't seal the can properly, somehow it tipped over in the trunk and now the car reeks of gas. Case in point? He's old. He made a mistake, he didn't mean to do it, so give a little bit. My friend is pissed off, but the rest of us are all telling him, open the trunk, let it air out, it will be fine.

That old man is a hero to me. Anyone that was on the receiving end of enemy fire is a hero to me.  :(
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