He’s old and frail now, but he still has clear memories of his combat tour in Vietnam, nearly 50 years ago.
When Jerry Thompson returned to the U.S. after fighting in the Vietnam War, he was often criticized and even “spat on” by civilians who had grown weary of the long conflict.
But all of that changed dramatically the other day, when the aging Thompson was transferred from a Dallas VA hospital to hospice care in small-town Forney, Texas, his hometown.
In an outpouring of thanks and admiration, the townsfolk gathered near his home to cheer for the combat vet, with many shouting: “Thank you for your service, Jerry!”
To read this moving story about a Vietnam vet who got a hero’s welcome near the end of his life: https://www.inforney.
