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Vietnam veteran David Rasul says, “When you think of veterans, you think of honor, respect, pride, commitment and sacrifice.”
They left behind their friends, family, love interests, comforts and more to serve their country. Upon returning from duty, some veterans are not welcomed home as heroes. Veterans of color returned to feel unseen, discriminated against and betrayed by society due to their skin tone, and, for women, because of their gender.
But a group of veterans in Sacramento paid tribute to those who gave so much through a large virtual monument to their sacrifices — which now exists on the northern wall of VFW Post 67 on Stockton Boulevard.