Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Ionia arm wrestling tournament raises funds for Belding war memorial

Old photographs of Denny Craycraft depict a skinny kid, barely old enough to shave, dressed in military greens, rifle in hand. Like a lot of Vietnam vets, he went into the military young, unsure what to expect. Two tours “in country” changed much of that.

When he finally boarded a plane for home, he again wasn’t sure what to expect. Craycraft admits he was out of touch with sentiments back home regarding the war.

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