Your headline story, "NFA event pays tribute to all those who served," (March 9), was about NFA's commemoration of the Vietnam War. Their history department is having veterans share their experiences. The article quotes a veteran, "We were spit on, coffee thrown on us, called baby killers and everything else."

The students and teachers should do their own research on this abominable war. They'll find, among other things, that this spitting, widely reported, probably never happened.

Just Google it, e.g., Boston Globe article by Holy Cross professor Lembcke: That's not true. A 1971 Harris poll conducted by VA found over 90 percent of Vietnam vets reported a friendly homecoming. The anti-war movement welcomed them and thousands joined the opposition to the war (Secretary of State John Kerry among them). This contention defies logic. I can't imagine me or any of my anti-war colleagues being stupid enough to spit on a battle- hardened U.S. soldier. Also, veterans didn't return via civilian airports but via military ones.

I give credit to The Day for giving equal space to the story of Rob Simmons's visit to Vietnam and his encouragement of veterans doing charitable work there, and his efforts to bring benefits to Vietnam, "Simmons visiting scene of his wartime service."