‘It could have easily been my name up there’: Vietnam veterans share painful reflections during bittersweet visit to Moving Wall
Published on: Saturday 22 June 2019
STOCKTON — Michael Lopez is a United States Marine. He served his country from 1966-67 in Vietnam. Lopez made it home and is 73 years old.On Saturday, Lopez and several more veterans were awarded a pin and certificate to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. The pins and certificates were provided through a partnership between the Stockton Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Department of Defense. For Lopez, the occasion was bittersweet. In plain view from where he was
