Decades-old message on Vietnamese hat changes Mobile veteran’s life

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – A Vietnam combat veteran who spent years in therapy healing from what he endured on the front lines says he’s finally found closure in an unexpected way.

Fred Grimm, a former combat medic, shared his emotional story during a Veterans Day luncheon Tuesday at the VIA Health Fitness and Enrichment Center, where a crowd of veterans and families was moved to tears.

Grimm said he was drafted in 1969 and was serving as a combat medic in Vietnam when he came face-to-face with a Vietnamese soldier…

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