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Jack Dragoni

Veterans News and Views

Jack Dragoni attended Boston College and served in the U.S. Army in Berlin and Vietnam. He resides in Chaffee, Missouri.

Clarification and drone technology

Thursday, June 11, 2015

When I write a column I am trying to communicate both facts and ideas. Failure to succeed in that is my fault. In my last column, I made the statement, "I am not suggesting teaching a sterilized version of our history." That message was not understood by some readers. We need to teach accurate history, acknowledge the good and the bad parts of our history, and also tell what changes, if any, were taken to correct mistakes. Without addressing the positive steps taken by the country to correct errors and to protect freedoms leaves the student with a picture as distorted as when those issues are not discussed at all.

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