On the recordJanuary 26, 1994
General Vessey not only received a battlefield commission and served for 46 years, but I think people ought to focus that this is a man who fought in Vietnam and in Laos. He is a commander. He lives by the rule that you do not leave people behind. He came out of retirement dedicated to live by that rule. He went back to Vietnam again and again and again, a long and tough journey.
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