Castro Valley man helps Vietnam veterans cope

Castro Valley man helps Vietnam veterans cope

(EXCERPT) Visit to Indonesian country, By Karen Holzmeister, STAFF
WRITER CASTRO VALLEY -- Alan Cook spent parts of 1971 and 1972 in
Vietnam as a teenage Army enlistee, but as a survivor of that tragic
and divisive war he only discovered "my purpose in life" earlier this
year.

Cook returned to Vietnam as an escort for members of Sons and
Daughters In Touch, the offspring of slain service men and women, who
traveled to Southeast Asia to visit the places where their parents
fought and died.

The 50 offsprings were accompanied by 20 Vietnam vets including Cook,
who earlier this month was elected national treasurer of the
Maryland-based Vietnam Veterans of America.

"The ages ranged from people in their mid-30s to a woman who...

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