Bringing Back More Than Memories

Published: Aug. 1, 2019, 11 p.m.

David remembers arriving in Vietnam in 1967 to the words, \u201cWelcome to Charlie Company.\u201d War is Hell, and David endured one horrific experience after another. Upon returning home, he coped by abusing alcohol and drugs. But his life after war seemed just as horrific as it was back in Nam: He lost two wives, his family and a career all to his drugging and drinking. He\u2019d rather smoke crack in his basement than hold a job.