institutional access

You are connecting from
Lake Geneva Public Library,
please login or register to take advantage of your institution's Ground News Plan.

Published loading...Updated

What stays with one West Michigan veteran decades after Vietnam

Summary by Wood TV
On WOOD TV+: Watch "Vietnam Veterans' Stories: A Lost Generation" at 9 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. KENTWOOD, Mich. (WOOD) — Nearly 60 years after the mortars stopped falling, John Kooistra still carries pieces of the Vietnam War. Not metaphorical, but real shrapnel: cooled, metallic shards that once glowed red with heat from enemy rounds exploding near his base camp in the Central Highlands. “That would tear you into pieces,” he …

Bias Distribution

  • 100% of the sources are Center
100% Center
Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Wood TV broke the news in on Friday, July 4, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)

You have read 1 out of your 5 free daily articles.