From: Rodger Chaplin
To: ALL
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 5:41 PM
Subject: toast to viet nam vets
since i hate computers, as you know, i wanted to send the following to all
classmates, but i pay no attention to your instructions. please forward if you
would be so kind. my toast to all classmate veterans. i have grown to look upon
Marines (and other veterans) as something sacred. i have laughed with them and
cried with them; cursed them and prayed for them; shivered and sweltered with
them; suffered with them; fought with them, bled with them, and held them in my
arms while they died. i have buried them. and all the time, i have loved them.
i hope to see you all at the next reunion. rodger chaplain