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Dana Parsons
Dana Parsons reflects on everyday life in Southern California as a columnist for the Orange County edition.
He was a reporter for the Omaha World-Herald, a reporter and editor for the Denver Post and a staff writer for Orange County Life before coming to The Times as a staff writer in 1989. He has been a columnist for the Orange County edition since 1991. Born in Oakland, Neb., Parsons received a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He has received numerous awards for his work. He is also a hopeless Pittsburgh Pirates fan.
Vietnam veteran's lyrical look at war's toll
December 12, 2006
He was a young man who went to Vietnam near the end of '69 and paid the price. Not the ultimate price, because Richard Stekol didn't come home in a body bag.
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