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‘This is top secret’: Gainesville Vietnam veteran recounts service 60 years later
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86-year-old Vietnam veteran Ron Kellner, poses for a portrait in Gainesville on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. - photo by Ashtin Barker
Ron Kellner was 22 years old when the military told him to keep a secret that would change the course of his life.