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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.

Veterans' baggage

Thursday, June 16, 2016

When a member of the military completes his or her tour of duty in a war zone they lay down their weapons, gather their personal belongings and begin the trip home. They leave a world of harsh reality, danger, surrealistic events and close personal bonds. The memories of this time in every war veteran's life are the baggage carried by many and it remains long after youth has passed.

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