Moultrie Tech Honors Vets with Passionate Historical Talk from Vietnam Veteran
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Albert Spears, adjutant and quartermaster of the Georgia Veterans of Foreign Wars, left, was invited to speak at the annual event honoring Moultrie Technical College’s student, faculty and staff military veterans by MTC Veterans Representative Sondra Crawford, right. |
A highly decorated Vietnam veteran said he would rather see people in classes learning what veterans have done for them than taking a day off from school and work.
Albert Spears, adjutant and quartermaster of the Georgia Veterans of Foreign Wars, was the speaker at the annual Veterans Day luncheon at Moultrie Technical College on Tuesday, November 11. Spears is a Vietnam veteran and has been awarded the Legion of Merit, seven Bronze Star Medals including one with “V” for Valor, the Air Medal, the Department of Defense Meritorious Service Medal, four Army Meritorious Service Medals, four Army Commendation Medals, three Army Achievement Medals, two National Defense Service Medals, and the Good Conduct Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, as well as several foreign and unit awards.
Spears said he would rather see people in school learning about what veterans do rather than having a day off from school or work. It would allow them to better understand the sacrifices veterans have made throughout American history.
“There’s no place I’d rather be than with veterans and with those honoring veterans,” Spears said. “I’ve found over the years that I’d much rather have folks in school or in educational institutions learning about Veteran’s Day than have a day off to go to the Macy’s Veteran’s Day sale.”
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