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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.
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Where a new subdivision is being developed off Lake Lanier
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Construction crews prepare new single-family homes and townhomes currently going up Wednesday, April 2, 2025, off Chestatee Rd. near Bolding Mill in Hall County at the new Falcon Landing subdivision. - photo by Scott Rogers
A new housing development is springing up off the shores of Lake Lanier.
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