PTSD Vietnam Veteran Long Way to see "Brother"

Friendship forged in combat: Two Vietnam War veterans reunite in Fayetteville
Fayobserver
By Drew Brooks Military editor
Posted: Friday, July 25, 2014

Their friendship was forged in combat.

But for the last nearly 50 years, Larry Moore and Thurman P. Woodfork had each assumed the other was dead.

Today in Fayetteville, the two men reunited for the first time since serving together on a small outpost in Vietnam.

Woodfork, who lives in Washington, D.C., was greeted at Fayetteville Regional Airport this morning by Moore, who lives locally.

The two veterans embraced, then exchanged pins for hats that denote their service.

Despite age and a few extra pounds, each man said the other resembled their old self.

"It's pretty fantastic," Woodfork said of seeing Moore.

Ahead of the reunion, a near-giddy Moore said he was anxiously awaiting his old friend.

A veteran of Special Forces, the former Green Beret credited long-delayed treatment for post-traumatic stress for making the day possible. In his darker days, Moore said he couldn't imagine seeing his old friend.

He said 18 months in combat in Vietnam made him wary of people.
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