These are the kinds of stories we want to include in each Veteran's biography - along with the traditional name, rank, and serial number type information.
Emmett Mullen was a Veteran and served in the National Guard.
I returned to Viet Nam in April 1970, and Kathy and Kimberly moved back to Manning to stay with her mother and brother.
I maintained my subscription to the Monitor when I was in Viet Nam to keep with the news. It was a real surprise to see the greetings from Emmett in his "Manning Bootery Ads." It was through Emmett's note in his ad that I found out that Kathy had bought a pair of shoes for Kimberly, her first pair!
Later in 1969-70 when Allen Rowedder was stationed in Viet Nam, Emmett added a "Hi Allen" to his ads.
I will always remember the greetings from a hometown
merchant and friend, to a couple of Manning kids involved in a war."
Pat Kasperbauer.