Ravitz saved the letters his friend, Dr. Gary Lee McMillan, sent from Vietnam. Ravitz’s roommate ... his medical knowledge to care for wounded soldiers. A West Virginia native, he was with ...

Some volunteered to go to Vietnam. But many of the soldiers who went were drafted ... he sent a self-addressed letter home, welcoming himself back to civilian life.

Seven soldiers who served in the wars in Vietnam and Korea received the Medal of Honor -- the nation’s highest military award ...