Fort Bragg soldiers spend time with Vietnam veterans

Spending time With veterans
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18th Fires Brigade
Story by Sgt. Brian Glass
December 6, 2013

FORT BRAGG, N.C. - For soldiers serving today, they would not be here without the blood, sweat and tears of service members who served before. Whether it be World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, etc., our brave men and women have fought to protect their country. One thing with soldiers serving today is that they will jump through hoops to do anything for Veterans and Spc. Joseph Brown, unit supply specialist for Headquarters Headquarters Battery, 18th Fires Brigade spent some time with a Veteran and loved every minute of it.

The veteran is James Butler, 64, was drafted in 1969 and went to Fort Bragg and shortly after was in Vietnam from 1970-71. Butler is proud of being in the Army despite being drafted into the service as it gave him greater opportunities in life. Now he resides at the Cumberland Nursing and Rehab Center in Fayetteville, N.C. Brown went to visit him and was excited to see Butler and learn of his past.

"He was very interesting, he has a lot of good stories to tell about the history of Fort Bragg, what he did on Fort Bragg and what he did in Vietnam," said Brown.
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