Eric Weicht is a former Cook County resident known for adventuring on bodies of water. He chats here with Will Moore about his most recent trip--canoeing down the Mississippi from northern Minnesota to Memphis through the month of November.
Veteran William Lee recalls his village’s decision to leave their homes to hide in their gardens during a particular difficult time at the beginning of the war.
Veteran Vang Moua explains that although there were scout stations set up where they were stationed, he never quite felt safe unless he, too, was alert throughout the night.