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Vets from another era still seeking help
Published 06/24/09

Bill Brady served as a Marine in Vietnam for two years.

Bob Prater was as an Army sniper there in 1969 and 1970.

Both men came out of the war with problems they say have plagued them for four decades.

On Saturday, the two men and 50 other Vietnam era vets got help from the state Department of Veterans Affairs, benefiting from outreach efforts even as the agency works to help a new generation of soldiers coming home.

"There is a lot more out there than there was when some of these veterans separated 20 or more years ago. There is a lot of new information," said Cate Conroy deputy director of outreach for...

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