09/21/2026
Those worn brown shoes by his door only go to one place.
People walk past his house every day. Neighbors walk their dogs and chat about the weather. They see an old man sitting on the porch. They have no idea what he did. They do not know about the jungle or the heat from fifty years ago.
He served in Vietnam. He was one of our troops in that difficult war. He survived the rain and the long hours. Then he came home. He put his boots away and got on with life. Now he lives alone.
Play the video again. Look at his face right before he asks for the follow. You can see the quiet in his eyes. He has kept this quiet for fifty years.
American veterans do not always talk about the past. They just sit on their porches and watch the cars go by. He says he does not need much. He just wants to know that someone out there still remembers.
It takes a second to tap a screen. But we can do more than that for him. 🫡
Leave a comment below. Please say thank you to him in your own words.