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40 years later, Vietnam War still haunts
Bombing ended, but conflict continues in veterans minds
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A photograph of Cookie Salinas taken while he served during the Vietnam War.
The bombing stopped 40 years ago in the Vietnam War, but the memories still pound in Hubert “Gunny” Hunnicutt’s head. Talking them out three times a week with fellow U.S. Marines in Gainesville each week “gives me more help than anything,” said Hunnicutt, who takes medicine and gets professional help for post-traumatic stress disorder. “You’re able to sit down with other Marines and they know what you’re talking about,” he said.