Memorial honoring Vietnam War veterans on Oregon Capitol grounds moves forward

Ron Morgan recalled how after serving in the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War he tried to stop in an American Legion post but was told he couldn’t enter.

“You’re not a real veteran. That’s not a real war,” Morgan, a 75-year-old resident of Salem recalled being told.

Decades after the politically fraught conflict, which was deeply divisive in the U.S., Morgan said he and other Vietnam veterans rarely talked about their service. He recalled…