Rep. Roe Issues Column: A Story Worth Preserving
October 09, 2019
October 09, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following column:
I was just a young man in the summer of 1973, but I still remember that summer like it was yesterday. It was the summer when I was called to serve our nation during the Vietnam War. Many of those with whom I served and who returned came back to protests and opposition. Their sacrifices had seemingly gone unnoticed and underappreciated. Fortunately, Americans' attitudes toward servicemembers has changed si . . .
I was just a young man in the summer of 1973, but I still remember that summer like it was yesterday. It was the summer when I was called to serve our nation during the Vietnam War. Many of those with whom I served and who returned came back to protests and opposition. Their sacrifices had seemingly gone unnoticed and underappreciated. Fortunately, Americans' attitudes toward servicemembers has changed si . . .