Mike Lee is among veterans on Honor Flight Louisiana
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Michael Lee is pictured here sitting on the front porch of his business on Main Street in Ville Platte while holding the medals he received while serving in Vietnam. Of the awards he received is the Distinguished Flying Cross for a mission in Cambodia. (Gazette file photo)
By: TONY MARKS
Editor
When servicemembers returned from the Vietnam War, many of them were spit upon and disrespected instead of being honored for their bravery and their sacrifice. As the decades roll on, however, these veterans are starting to see the appreciation that is long overdue.
Mike Lee, son of former Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court Walter Lee, is among this group. He served in Vietnam…
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