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Putnam County Historical Society spring program to feature Vietnam War veteran

Veteran Raymond Torres to share his story of service

An aerial view on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 of the village of Hennepin.

The Putnam County Historical Society’s spring program will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 29, at the Meeting House, 403 Old Highway 26, in Hennepin.

Raymond Torres of Sterling will speak about his experiences in Vietnam and his life after returning from the war, according to a news release. Torres, a U.S. Navy corpsman, was deployed to Vietnam in fall 1967. He was assigned to a Marine Corps company during the intense fighting at the Khe Sanh siege, where he was injured by a grenade and evacuated.

Since the war, Torres has shared his story in presentations and as part of documentaries for the History Channel, the Veterans History Project and submissions to Congress, according to the release.

The event is free and open to the public. The Meeting House is handicapped-accessible.

Maribeth M. Wilson

Maribeth M. Wilson has been a reporter with Shaw Media for two years, one of those as news editor at the Morris Herald-News. She became a part of the NewsTribune staff in 2023.