Vietnam veteran Ray Gooch educates younger generations on U.S. Constitution
By Jen Schumann | Contributor, Rocky Mountain Voice
U.S. Army veteran Ray Gooch says "the Lord was taking care of me" when he was "kept out of Vietnam and sent to Alaska".
"I learned an awful lot up there with the Arctic, the people and the environment,” he says, reflecting on his time in the military.
His journey from a tight-knit Colorado mountain community to serving in the Cold War and now teaching the U.S. Constitution, as written, as intended, and as ratified in 1887. His is a testament to resilience, patriotism and purpose.
Gooch was raised in the mountains of Coal Creek Canyon, Colo.
“Our party line had 12 people on it,” he recalls with humor, referencing the shared telephone system where multiple households were connected on the same line. “That was our way of life...