To the Editor:
As a Vietnam combat veteran (1st Air Cav/1969-1970) I was proud and pleased to attend the Veterans Day ceremony, with one exception.
It was a poor decision to include, ” The American Trilogy ” song made popular by Elvis Presley. Why anyone would think that “Dixie” is an appropriate song for this ceremony escapes my comprehension. Let’s all agree that the Union victory saved our country. Let’s let go of the misguided sentiment that the rebel cause was about states’ rights. The Dixie cause supported slavery, plain and simple and is inappropriately included in a Veterans Day solemn ceremony.
Jim Petullo
Village of Hacienda North
