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Vietnam War's fearsome legacy leaves scars not only for veterans, but their children as well
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Vietnam War's fearsome legacy leaves scars not only for veterans, but their children as well
- Nancy McLaughlin
- May 31, 2021
- May 31, 2021
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Bryan and Jamie Minish hold a photo of their father, James Minish, at the Carolina Field of Honor in Kernersville on Wednesday. Their father served two tours in Vietnam and was an advocate for Vietnam vets.
- Woody Marshall, News & Record
Jamie and Bryan Minish sort though family photos of their father, James Minish, at the Carolina Field of Honor in Kernersville on Wednesday. James Minish served two tours in Vietnam and was an advocate for Vietnam vets.
- Woody Marshall/News & Record
Bryan and Jamie Minish hold a photo of their father, James Minish, at the Carolina Field of Honor in Kernersville on Wednesday. Their father served two tours in Vietnam and was an advocate for Vietnam vets.
- Woody Marshall/News & Record
Jamie's wife, Heather Minish (left) and Bryan's wife, Janie, (right), stand with their father-in-law, James Minish.
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Bryan and Jamie Minish talk about their father, James Minish, a Vietnam war veteran who became an advocate for veterans.
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James Minish enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force fresh out of Grimsley High School.
Courtesy the James Minish family
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The late Vietnam veteran Jim Minish in 2013, amid some of his war-era belongings.
Jerry Wolford/News & Record
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Jamie and Bryan Minish have matching memorial tattoos for their father, James Minish.
Woody Marshall/News & Record
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This Minish family photo is of James Minish in Vietnam. In his last six months there he served as a door gunner and crew chief on a medevac helicopter.
Family Photo
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Bryan and Jamie Minish visit the Carolina Field of Honor in Kernersville on Wednesday. Their father, James Minish, served two tours in Vietnam. “What I know is this war never left him ever,” Bryan Minish said.
Woody Marshall/News & Record
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Vietnam veteran Jim Minish.
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In this Minish family photo, James Minish poses for a photo with the North Carolina Vietnam Vets memorial in Raleigh. He served as a model for the memorial, but said “It’s not about me.”
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Bryan and Jamie Minish hold a photo of their father, James Minish, at the Carolina Field of Honor in Kernersville on Wednesday. Their father served two tours in Vietnam and was an advocate for Vietnam vets.
- Woody Marshall, News & Record
In this Minish family photo, James Minish poses for a photo with the North Carolina Vietnam Vets memorial in Raleigh. He served as a model for the memorial, but said “It’s not about me.”
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This Minish family photo is of James Minish in Vietnam. In his last six months there he served as a door gunner and crew chief on a medevac helicopter.
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Jamie and Bryan Minish have matching memorial tattoos for their father, James Minish.
- Woody Marshall/News & Record
The late Vietnam veteran Jim Minish in 2013, amid some of his war-era belongings.
- Jerry Wolford/News & Record
Bryan and Jamie Minish visit the Carolina Field of Honor in Kernersville on Wednesday. Their father, James Minish, served two tours in Vietnam. “What I know is this war never left him ever,” Bryan Minish said.
- Woody Marshall/News & Record
Jamie and Bryan Minish sort though family photos of their father, James Minish, at the Carolina Field of Honor in Kernersville on Wednesday. James Minish served two tours in Vietnam and was an advocate for Vietnam vets.
- Woody Marshall/News & Record
Bryan and Jamie Minish hold a photo of their father, James Minish, at the Carolina Field of Honor in Kernersville on Wednesday. Their father served two tours in Vietnam and was an advocate for Vietnam vets.
- Woody Marshall/News & Record
Jamie's wife, Heather Minish (left) and Bryan's wife, Janie, (right), stand with their father-in-law, James Minish.
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James Minish enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force fresh out of Grimsley High School.
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Vietnam veteran Jim Minish.
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