For more than 65 years, Wilburn Rowden has been a veteran, a veteran who was injured defending his country.
Nearly 35 years ago, David Maudlin, Roger Stottlemyre and Don Hentges returned home from Vietnam, with injuries, to a country that was less than welcoming.
The four were honored with Silver Star banners Monday morning in the governor's office at the Capitol.
To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.