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Thank you for telling us your stories of the war, and your service to this country. Welcome home and thank you again.
Jack S

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Thank you for sharing your experience with us!

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Thank you for coming, and telling us your story. I enjoyed listening to your experience in the war, and I want to thank you for fighting for our country. Thanks, Riley

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Thank you for coming to share you story with us, I found it really interesting when you shared about what happened to the South Vietnamese soldiers after the war. Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to share with us.  -Aubrey C

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Thank you for coming in and sharing your story. Welcome home :)

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Thank you for coming, your story was very interesting. I also enjoyed listening ó you s

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Welcome home! -John

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Thank you beyond words for fighting for our country, you’re a real life hero and you’re story inspired me beyond measures. -Emma S

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Thank you so much for coming in to tell us your amazing story

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Thank you for coming to talk to us yesterday. I really liked that you shared what happened to the South Vietnamese after the w

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Thank you so much for sharing your story with our class yesterday! It was so cool learning about what you had to go through in and out of the war!

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Me and my classmates really love learning about the insight of your perspective inside Vietnam. We greatly appreciate you coming and sharing your story. Also, I personally loved hearing about you reconnecting with Mr. Long. I hope you guys will be able to continue to share your friendship for a long time to come! Thanks again

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Thank you so much for coming and sharing your story. It was super fascinating and I loved to hear it .
-nick

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Thank you so much for sharing your life experiences with our class. It really opened my eyes to the horrors of war by hereing about formssomeone who actually served

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Thanks for presenting to our class shareing your story and you’re experiences in Vietnam it made me look at the war in a defrent way. - Jack Witta

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Thank you Captain Leighton for sharing your story. It was so interesting to hear about how close you became with the other men, and how it changed you as a person. Thank you for taking time out of your day to talk to us. We appreciate it.

-Caroline Knowland

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Thank you for coming in and talking to us! I learned a lot and think it was an amazing story. -adam

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For giving us your time so we can learn

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Thank you Captain Leighton for sharing your experience with us. It was really nice to know about your experience!
Jacopo.

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Thank you so much for coming to our class and speaking about your experiences in Vietnam. It was very interesting to hear your story and understand what life was like for a US soldier during the war. -Carly

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Thank you so much for spending your time with us telling your amazing story. I’m so sorry you didn’t get the recognition you deserved as soon as you got back from Vietnam and you felt ashamed of being seen wearing the uniform. Just know that we all really appreciate what you did even though most couldn’t admit it at the time.
-Valeria

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Thanks you for coming and presenting to us it really gave a good insight of what the war was like from someone who was actually there, and experienced the things firsthand. Hope you have a good dinner this Sunday.
Josh

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Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to share your experience in the war with our class. Getting to hear about the war from someone who experienced it first hand was so cool. I hope you get the chance to come back again!
Emme

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thank you so much for the insight on the war. it was really amazing that after 40 years you met your Vietnamese counterpart who was ironically so close all this time 

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thank you so much for the insight on the war. it was really amazing that after 40 years you met your Vietnamese counterpart who was ironically so close all this time 

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Thank you for taking time out of your day to come talk to us. I really enjoyed your presentation and I liked wh

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Thank you for talking about what you did in the Vietnam, it was really interesting
-Ava Adams

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Thank you so much for coming to our class and sharing you experience with us. Your story is so cool and I hope your friend Long is doing okay.

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...For sharing your no doubt unforgettable experiences, both in Vietnam and on the home front.

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Thank you so much for coming into my school and sharing your personal story to my whole class to help us get a more in depth look for the veterans of Vietnam and their experiences, it is greatly appreciated.

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Thank you for coming in and sharing your story with all of us! It was so interesting to hear what your experience was like. Also I thought it was really cool that you had the chance to reunite with other soldiers that you had known from being in Vietnam

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Thank you so much for taking time out of your day and sharing your experience with us. It was at

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Thank you for taking your day off and choosing to come in and talk to us about an important part of your life. It was very interesting!

-Johnny

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Dear Captain Leighton,

Thank you so much for coming to our class and sharing your stories of the Vietnam war. It was amazing to hear what you’ve gone through in your lifetime and to get a real life example of what we’re learning about in class. I really enjoyed your reconnection story with your friends from Vietnam.

Thank you,
Kaden Haugdahl

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Thank you for sharing your story in Vietnam. I think it is really awesome that you get to see your counterparts to this day.

Bryce

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Thanks for coming and sharing your experiences with us

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For taking time out of your day to give us a dealer insight on the Vietnam war.
Ethan Godsave

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Thank you for teaching me about Vietnam and first hand experiences that actually would happen.

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It was really special and insightful to have you come speak to us. Thank you so much!

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Thank you so much for taking time out of your day and sharing your story with us. It was a great presentation! - Ava

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Thank you for coming to our class and talking about your experiences and life in the war.
-Jack Polk

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thank you so much for coming in to our class and volunteering your time to tell us about your experiences and life in the war. Thank you for being a part of everything you went through, so we’re here where we are today. I’m so glad that in the end, you were reunited with your friends. Than you so much for everything you’ve done! -abigail

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Thank you for coming to our school and teaching us everything you experienced. I really liked learning about how the war effected your lives after it was over. Max P

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Thank you for coming and telling us about your experience. It was really cool that you did that and it was very interesting. Thanks.

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Thank you so much for sharing your experience in Vietnam with us. It was really interesting to hear about it from a person who was there. I really liked your stories about the life there and about your friends. I’m so glad you found them after so many years! Thank you again for taking your time and talking to us. It was amazing!
-Anna K

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Thanks so much for coming, I really enjoyed learning on a more personal level all the things a vet would have had to go through. What you said was insightful and inspiring to all of us. I really liked your stories about your friends and there fact that you found your friends afterwards was cool. Jack Eichhorn

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Captain Leighton,

Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to come and speak to all of our classes! I’m so thankful that I got to hear your amazing story of your journey throughout the Vietnam War and the lasting effects on your life after. I was really moved by your lasting friendship with Mr. Long and the story to go along. I learned many different things but the one thing that stuck out to me was your life lesson you learned while serving. You said that “Life only happens once, so live and love it while you can.”

Thanks again!
Lisa LaRoche

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Thanks for coming in and speaking. It was a lot of fun to hear what you had to say about the war and how it affected your life. Really cool how you were able to meet back up with your close friends from the war and catch up.

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Thank you for coming in and talking to us and teaching us more about the war.

Nic

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Thank you for coming into our classroom and taking time out of your day so that we could here about your story from Vietnam. You gave us more insight on the war from a soldiers point of view and now we have a better understanding of what it was really like to have to go through all of that.
-jake Brandt

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thank you so much for coming into our class and volunteering your time to tell us about

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Thank you for taking your time to come in and share you experience with our class. I am happy to hear that you were able to reconnect with one of your counterparts and that you are still in touch with each other.
- Meg

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Thank you for speaking to us about your experiences in Vietnam and telling us about your experience of coming home even though it might have been hard for you to talk about.
-Autumn

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Thank you for coming in sharing your story with all of us! It was so interesting to hear what your experience was like. Also it was really cool that you had the chance to reunite with the soldiers that you had known from being in Vietnam.
- Kaylee

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Thanks for coming and sharing your experience with the Vietnam war. I really loved your story and thought it was amazing how you ended up reconnecting with your war buddies. -Liam

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Thank you so much for coming and sharing your story with us. I was able to learn the deeper understanding on how it affects the soldier and what life was like during the war.
-LE

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Thanks your so much for coming!!

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Thank you Captain Leighton for sharing the stories in the Vietnam War. I’m very happy when hearing your valuable experience in my country and asking me about Vietnam. I also understand more about the war and the life the US troops and also the South Vietnam people through your sharing. Thank you for giving a love for my country and my people too. Thank you for spending time with us and it is amazing to hear your stories.
Julie

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Thank you for sharing your powerful story. It was really entertaining to listen and it let us hear a voice of someone in the war. I thought it was really cool that you get to see your counterparts even after the war.

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Thank you for sharing your story. It was very cool to hear your experience. It was really cool to hear that you connected with your friend and it’s cool that you have grandchildren that go to this school.
-Sierra Leckie

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Thank you you coming into our class on Wednesday and telling us your experience in Vietnam. It was really interesting to hear about some of the friends you made while in Vietnam. One thing I learned from you was the backstory behind some of the most popular pictures of the Vietnam war of that time.

From Carter

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Thank You so much for sharing your experience in Vietnam with us. It was really interesting to hear about your time there, about your

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Thank you so much for coming and talking to our class and showing us your perspective on the Vietnam war as well as sharing a great story with us.
-Jeff

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Thank you so much for sharing your story with us! It was a great presentation and I learned a lot. - Ava

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Thank you for taking time to come in and talk to our class. It was really interesting hearing your story. I am very happy to hear that you

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Thank you so much for taking the time to come into our class and give us an inside look in to the Vietnam war. It was so interesting to hear the stories of what u experienced when you were in action and even when you were back at home. We are all so greatly to get a deeper meaning of the war. Thank you so much a.

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Thanks for taking your time to come in and talk about an important part of your life! It was really cool to and fascinating to learn and talk to someone who fought in the Vietnam War! It was cool to hear the diffrernt things your went through during the time that you served in the war. Again, thanks!

-Johnny

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Thank you so much for coming! I really enjoyed the experience I had when you spoke about the war in Vietnam as not a lot of us

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Thank you for taking the time out of your day to come and speak to us. It was really insightful and very special to have some give us said insight. Thank you so much!
-Gloria

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We are grateful for this chance to hear your experiences in the Vietnam War and are very happy you were able to reunite with your fellow soldiers. Each soldiers experience is unique but every single one holds an amazing story, and yours was no exception. Thank you for spending the time to share it with us. Best wishes.
-Chase

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Thank you very much for taking the time to come to our class to talk to us about your experiences in the Vietnam War. Your story was very touching and really opened up our perspectives on life. Thanks again!
-Laura

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Thank you so much for finding some time to speak to our class and answer some questions we had about the Vietnam War -Anna

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Thank you for sharing your story with us

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Thank you for the time spent with us, detailing a time that must not have been easy. Thank you for the thought provoking messages you shared.
-Jake

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Thank you for taking your time to come in and talk to us about your experience in Vietnam. It really made me appreciate how good we have it in the US. Thank you for your service!
Abbie

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Thank you so much for coming to our school and speaking to us about your experience in the war. It was so amazing to hear about it.

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Thank you so much for coming in and sharing your experiences with us! It gave me a new perspective of the war and what it was really like.
-Nhi

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Thank you so much for giving your time to come speak to us! It was a very moving story and I really enjoyed it. I learned a lot about what it’s actually like to go to war. -Lauren

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I really appreciated you coming and giving us a bigger insight on the Vietnam war and American wars in general. I found what you had to say very inspiring and I am extremely thankful for your visit. - Nora

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Thanks for taking the time out of your day to come and share your experience with the Vietnam War. I learned a lot and it was cool to get a inside perspective from someone who experienced it.
- Caroline Hauser

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Thank you captain Leighton for speaking to our class about your experiences as a soldier in the Vietnam War. I learned a lot, and it was interesting to the Vietnam War through the perspective of a soldier.

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Thank you for coming to and sharing insight on the true experience of being in the war. It was super cool to hear all you’re different stories and get a deeper meaning on what it was like. Thanks for taking time out of you’re day.

-Oliver Gunderson

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Thank you so much for taking the time to speak to us, it was amazing to hear your story and perspective on the war. Sarah

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Thank you for speaking to us and telling more about what it was like during the vietnam war. It was cool how you met your closest friends and shopped at the same store and didn’t even know.
-Justin

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Thank you so much for speaking to our class.

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Thank you very much for taking time out of your day to come and talk with us! It was interesting to hear experiences from a source that was heavily involved, once again, thank you! We all really appreciate and are grateful for what you’ve done for us.

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Thank you for finding the time to show up to our class and give insights on life in Vietnam and the history of that era. I especially found your insights on the draft lottery interesting.

Alec Gougebas

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Thank you cap! I really existed you finding the time to show up to our class and give insights on that time period and especially on Vietnam itself. I especially found your thoughts on the draft lottery interesting.

Sincerely, Alec Gougebas

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Thank you for coming and sharing your experience about the Vietnam war. It really opened up my perspective on how it was like to be a soldier in this war. I think it was very cool how you reunited with those two people and how they both ended up in the United States.
- Delanie

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Thank you for coming to speak Captain Leighton, it was an honor to meet you and hear about your experience.
-Olivia Meredith

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Thank you for coming in to share part of your life. It was amazing to hear your story of how you were able to reunite with you buddies during the war.
-Noah

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Thanks for your inside look for what it was like to be in the Vietnam War

- Luke Harris

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