Army veteran John Melillo brings photos he took in Vietnam back to life on canvas.
For decades, Army veteran John Melillo tucked away stories from his service in Vietnam. He was drafted in 1970 after graduating from Cornell in 1969. He ended up in Long Binh, Vietnam, the biggest military installation in the country.
It was at the VA he learned he was battling PTSD, but they helped direct him down a path he never explored before -- healing through art.Melillo brings photos he took in Vietnam back to life on canvas.
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