On Veterans’ Day, Central Coast Memorial Museum honored veterans through awards, inspiring speeches, and connections. Family and friends gathered to hear keynote speakers recount personal stories from their service. Eight former military members from various formations received awards for their outstanding service. Reporter Kimber Draughon brings us this story.
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Vietnam vet and novelist screens documentary
He sits in a multi-colored, plaid shirt, his metal-rimmed glasses resting on his nose. “That’s me,” he says, pointing to one of the soldiers on the cover of the novel he’s clutching. The book is his first novel, “Soldados: Chicanos in Viêt Nam.” This past Friday night, Vietnam War veteran, novelist, filmmaker, publisher and editor Charley […]