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​​The Vietnam War’s Latest Victim

Millions of American veterans have served our country and then returned to civilian life, left to cope with the mental traumas of war as best they can.
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​​The Vietnam War’s Latest Victim
A symbolic homage to U.S. soldiers who died in Vietnam stands before the traveling memorial in Camp Verde on March 29, 2023. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times
Mark Hendrickson
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On previous Veterans Days, I’ve remarked that the unseen scars borne by some of our veterans are more traumatic than visible scars. That tragic truth has an added poignancy to me this year. Let me share with you the story of Tom (not his real name).
Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
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Mark Hendrickson is an economist who retired from the faculty of Grove City College in Pennsylvania, where he remains fellow for economic and social policy at the Institute for Faith and Freedom. He is the author of several books on topics as varied as American economic history, anonymous characters in the Bible, the wealth inequality issue, and climate change, among others.
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