Comments on: SOTRU’s Veterans Day Special http://stateofthereunion.com/sotrus-veterans-day-special State of the Re:Union is a new Public Radio show that examines what makes a community and the resonating themes that unite us as a country. Thu, 04 Aug 2011 02:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Michael Hoskins http://stateofthereunion.com/sotrus-veterans-day-special/comment-page-1#comment-4962 Michael Hoskins Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:45:58 +0000 http://stateofthereunion.com/?p=2427#comment-4962 Hello: My name is Michael Hoskins; I was interviewed by Sara Wood for this project. I want to thank all of you for caring enough to tell a very small part of our stories. Not a day passes that Vietnam is always on my mind. The nightmares are not so bad anymore; finding "O" has helped find myself. Richard is my Bro and I love him like a brother, which we are simply brothers from different mothers. O saved my life at Gio Linh; I was wounded twice in a five minute span and was literally unconscious on my feet wandering through a heavy artillery attack. Richard came and got me, taking me to the only safety we had, which was our parapet for our 105mm howitzer.I was later medivaced. I was the one who always asked him to play "Younger Girl." God Bless you all; it was a honor to serve all of you in Vietnam. I hope in a small way we made a difference for you... Michael Hoskins Hello:

My name is Michael Hoskins; I was interviewed by Sara Wood for this project. I want to thank all of you for caring enough to tell a very small part of our stories. Not a day passes that Vietnam is always on my mind.

The nightmares are not so bad anymore; finding “O” has helped find myself. Richard is my Bro and I love him like a brother, which we are simply brothers from different mothers.

O saved my life at Gio Linh; I was wounded twice in a five minute span and was literally unconscious on my feet wandering through a heavy artillery attack. Richard came and got me, taking me to the only safety we had, which was our parapet for our 105mm howitzer.I was later medivaced.

I was the one who always asked him to play “Younger Girl.”

God Bless you all; it was a honor to serve all of you in Vietnam. I hope in a small way we made a difference for you…

Michael Hoskins

]]> By: Kevin Farkas http://stateofthereunion.com/sotrus-veterans-day-special/comment-page-1#comment-4946 Kevin Farkas Sun, 14 Nov 2010 23:43:38 +0000 http://stateofthereunion.com/?p=2427#comment-4946 As a vetern, thank you. So moving it brought me to tears. As a vetern, thank you. So moving it brought me to tears.

]]> By: Susan Waterbury http://stateofthereunion.com/sotrus-veterans-day-special/comment-page-1#comment-4860 Susan Waterbury Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:57:21 +0000 http://stateofthereunion.com/?p=2427#comment-4860 Please tell me how I can get a CD of Richard O'Connor singing and playing guitar! Completely beautiful and inspiring. Thank you for this story. Please tell me how I can get a CD of Richard O’Connor singing and playing guitar! Completely beautiful and inspiring. Thank you for this story.

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