jumped and when george was trying to move another panel that had to his high school classmate, pete kovachname on it. george was tell me how pete was one of for residents killed in vietnam. and he told me what it was like around town. >> it was like surreal, bad time anyway because the vietnam war wasn't the most popular thing in the world. it was an unfortunate that a lot of people weren't reckless for their service. >> two weeks after hearing the news, george himself was drafted, shift shipped out to vietnam to be in the mekong delta as a member of the u.s. artillery squad. he came by to pay his respect. and he said there's a special bond with being a vietnam vet that's hard to explain. it's hard to clue in other people who weren't there about it. >> it's like an overlooked time for the guys. i met a guy this morning that served in the same division as i was. we sat on the side of the road and watch it come by. like i say, is something i guess you had to be there to appreciate. >> it sounds like it's a little bit of therapy for a lot of these guys that served and suffered great loss. doe