"When the last living link to the Vietnam war throws his ruck over his shoulder and climbs aboard the last slick off the LZ, an era, a way of life will pass forever into history. Vietnam has held onto it's people like no other war in our history. When there was no one else to turn to, we turned to each other and in our Brotherhood we found comfort, acceptance and understanding. In our shared experience, we found validation of our service and sacrifice. Hopefully, someday, someone will tell our real story. But probably not, our experience, our wartime way of life, all that transpired to produce the unique Vietnam Veteran will be known only to us, and that will be enough."