EDITOR:

On July 13, Escanaba lost another Northtown veteran, Bud Irving. Bud gave thousands of hours of his life assisting his fellow veterans of the U.P. With his dogs Chopper and Chubbers, he would visit them in hospitals and bring them to and from medical appointments — no questions or payment asked.

Years ago, he told me in Korea on July 4, 1952, he and his men were told to do a routine “mop up” reconnaissance mission. Bud told me that “45 of us went in, 13 came back.” He was also wounded that day, our national day of independence.

When we say the Pledge of Allegiance and hear the National Anthem, I hope everyone remembers Bud’s (and all the other veterans’) sacrifices made for this country.

Bob Stasewich

Wells