Members of American Legion Post 520 in Sunland, mostly Vietnam War veterans, keeping a promise to support the California Army National Guard unit, 746th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, whenev…
For many of them, it’s their first Easter away from their kids. The first time they won’t be home to help them dye the eggs and put the finishing touches on their Easter baskets before they wake up.
Sometime today, they’ll be a ping on their cell phone and they’ll open their Face Book page to find the most beautiful photo they’ve ever seen — their son or daughter smiling ear-to-ear, holding their Easter baskets. If anyone knows how important it is for the morale of our troops to have support from the people back home, it’s Vietnam veterans. What they never got, they are now giving.
“I spent 28 years in the National Guard, I know what it’s like leaving your family when you’re deployed to active duty,” says Robert Houle, finance officer for Post 520 — the money guy.
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