Student Notes

I said I'd share some notes from the high school students wrote to me from my high school presentation and here are a few:

1. I really enjoyed reading the letters you sent home to our mom and family. my grandpa fought in Vietnam, but doesn't talk about it much. So, I am very thankful for you sharing your story with us.
2. Your presentation truly touched my heart and changed the way I look at war and soldiers. I have so much respect for you and am so grateful you are willing to share you stories with young people. Thank you so much.
3. Thank you for coming, of course. I imagine it's hard to talk about war and your experiences in it. Hopefully, I can be as brave as you were at 19 and serve my Country by helping others every day. If it comes to armed service then so be it. Then again, I figured that the whole point of fighting a war is ensuring it never happens again. Either way, I admire the courage. Once I heard you talk it dawned on me that everyone, even Vietnam Vets (who I considered grizzled and bitter) were people. Just people! I imagine that. To wrap this up, I'd like to offered a quote. You don't have courage. you borrow it and give it to the next guy. That's the bottom line, thanks again.
4. Thank you for taking the time to visit our class and share your experiences with us. It was fascinating to hear about the Evac Hospital. With such a focus on combat when talking about war, people often forget the fact that other roles are present that need to be filled. I know that sharing some of the more graphic experiences can be difficult but, I am glad you shared these with us. Hopefully, my fellow classmates got as much out of your visit as I did. Thank you.
5. I first want to thank you for your service in the U S Military. Also, I'd like to thank you for coming and talking to our class. It was cool being able to have someone who experienced what we've been learning first hand. I really enjoyed you coming to our class and found it very interesting. Thank you for coming to our class and teaching us about your experiences in the Armed Forces. It was incredibly interesting, captivating and moving. I will always remember the stories you told and your bravery. Thank you for your service.
6. Thank you for coming in and telling our class about your experience in Vietnam. You did a great job and I was really into it! Keeping doing what you what you do! One more time, thank you.
7. Thanks Mic for coming to our classroom and sharing some experiences from getting drafted or telling us about some crazy stories helping in the hospital. Thanks for coming and speaking to my class. you had some rally funny stories. You also had some very real stories to open up my eyes to what the Vietnam War was actually like.
8. Thank you for taking time out of your day to come share your experiences from Vietnam. It was Dope.
9. I really enjoyed listening to your stories and looking at your pictures, documents, and letters. It was an honor to meet you and to hear your story/experience in Vietnam. Thank you for your service and time!
10. Thanks Mic. Your stories were great. I really enjoyed hearing you talk about your experiences. Thank you for coming and speaking to my class about your experiences in Vietnam. I really appreciated the things you brought in to show us and especially all of the stories you shared with my class and I. I also wanted to thank you for your service in Vietnam to help protect our country. Lastly I just wanted to say thank you one last time for taking time our of your day to meet with us and to teach us more about Vietnam.
11. Thank you so much for coming to RHS talking about experience in Vietnam. I really liked how you answered questions we had as a class. Also, you went into deep detail about almost efery aspect of the war from being drafted to coming back home. You're a very brave man and I thank you so much for our service in Vietnam and sharing it with our class.
12. Thank you for coming to my class and sharing your story. I've never rally met or heard a story from someone who actually experienced it. It was really cool to hear it from your point of view. God bless you for serving and being able to share it with us.

Just a few random notes of the many I received and I may post others later. They were a great group of students and truly respectful and I was honored that they asked me to speak to their class.