For Memorial Day, honor those lost in Vietnam from N.J. county | Letters
Posted May 18, 2021
Memorial Day was established as a national holiday to honor the ultimate sacrifice that the men and women who wore our country’s uniform made to ensure our freedom.
I’ve been rereading John “Soup” Campbell’s book, “They Were Ours, Gloucester County’s Loss in Vietnam,” which pays tribute to the 44 county men who died serving our country during the Vietnam War. Campbell’s book devotes a chapter to each man to tell about his upbringing, his family and friends, and how his life ended. The late Bob Shryock, a longtime