Patriotism and gratitude were front and center for Memorial Day in the Hudson Valley. AielloTV spoke with a Vietnam veteran who holds many fallen friends in his heart.
"We all lost friends and relatives, and this is the day dedicated to them," John Fratangelo told Aiello.
"People just don't understand how horrible war is," Fratangelo said."Me and my cousin went there together. I brought him home -- he was killed -- and then I went back. It was a hard time for everyone, a very hard time."
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