My brother, Philip Crosman Ferris, was not a sucker or a loser. He was a patriotic American who gave his life in service to his country almost 50 years ago. At 19 he flunked out of college and knew he would be drafted very soon. He could have fled to Canada as many did in those days but he wanted to be a teacher and figured draft dodger would eliminate that goal. He survived his year in Vietnam including participating in the Cambodian offensive but picked up an infection over there. Six months after he ret … (read more)