Marine Vietnam veterans give back
When Joe Chasse came home from Vietnam in the early 1970s after his fourth combat tour, not only did he get spit on and receive other forms of ridicule, he didn't receive the adequate medical treatment for issues, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, that service members receive today.
Chasse could remain bitter about his treatment after Vietnam, but he, like thousands of other Vietnam veterans, choose not to.
Chasse could remain bitter about his treatment after Vietnam, but he, like thousands of other Vietnam veterans, choose not On May 17, he and five of his closest friends and members of Marine Corps League Bucci-Atwood Post 376 in Providence, R.I., visited Marines with Wounded Warrior Battalion-East aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune with a two-fold mission: donate $1,000 to the battalion and visit with some of America's heroes.
After presenting the check, they had the chance to speak with a few of the wounded warriors.
Cpl. Matthew Bradford, a wounded warrior with the battalion who is blind and a double-leg amputee, talked with some of the members to assure them things were going well.
"During the Vietnam War, at home, veterans were not taken care of," Rogowski said. "When it was over, the veterans were completely forgot about. It is my hope that the recent Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are not forgotten. That is why we are here."
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