Winners of the Friendly Valley Veterans Club essay contest have been announced. Elementary school students answered the question "Why was the Vietnam War important to America?"

Bill Sickler, Doug Gadowski, John Cocco, George Charnock, Allen Karz, Karl Stein, Sum Tran and Art Vatz are only some of the doctors/nurses at Henry Mayo Hospital who served in Vietnam. They will be honored at the Traveling Vietnam Wall this weekend.

Dr. John Cocco, a medical ombudsman at Henry Mayo and Air Force veteran, recalls treating the wounded in Vietnam and the Philippines from 1968 to 1969. He will be present at the Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall evening ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 28.

Mayor Bob Kellar, along with Assemblyman Scott Wilk and veteran Bill Reynolds, will be speaking at the opening ceremonies of the Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall on Sept. 26. Kellar sees it as a way to thank local Vietnam veterans.

Canyon Country Navy veteran Larry Reyes has gained national support for his boycott of Lee Daniels' film "The Butler," which casts Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan. "The Butler" tells the story of a White House butler who served under eight presidents.