An Older, Uglier War

Our local paper has, like many others, atrophied over recent years; but it still has at least one writer who can produce a thoughtful, moving story.

Mike Neil of San Diego, who was deployed to Vietnam in 1967, befriended an 11-year-old Vietnamese boy whom his fellow Marines nicknamed GTO because he knew all the words to the song “G.T.O.” Neil, who eventually became a brigadier general, returned to Vietnam seven weeks ago for the first time since the war, intent on finding his old friend, though he didn't even know his name.

Trust me, The vietnam vet and his long-lost friend is well worth your time.