Thanks to the Viet Nam veterans who came to the Kiowa fairgrounds on Saturday. Joe DiLeonardo set the room to accommodate hundreds of people to witness what the veterans had to say 50 years after the war began. A handful of people showed up, but hopefully many more will take the time to see the video. It is no trivial matter for these veterans to open themselves to the public about the war they experienced, after years of counter-culture political attacks on their characters and the war. They deserve far better than what they got from some Americans. They spoke with a genuine humility despite the magnitude of their accomplishments both in the war and civilian life since. I hope the vets continue to open up. Americans need the benefit of their wisdom. They bring a deep pool of leadership qualities tempered under the most brutal of conditions. Only fools would pass up the opportunity to learn from them.