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New Vet Center

By Bob McLoud

VVAW was at the opening of the Lincoln, Nebraska, Vet Center with our displays and ended up cutting the ribbon. They asked me to recite the "Pledge of Allegiance" but the tea leader got nervous when I asked him to go over the words with me since it had been so long I'd forgotten exactly what they were. He got so nervous he completely forgot the pledge and stuck me somewhere safe away from the microphone because a lot of dingbat dignitaries were there. Result: VVAW makes the front page of a 300,000 circulation paper. Along with me in cutting the ribbon is Jim Moore who lost his arms in Vietnam. He has a lawsuit against the VA, but I told them I wouldn't cut the ribbon without him.

Bob Mc Cloud
Lincoln VVAW