DENVER — 28 June,1968. A day that changed Joe Sleevi’s life forever. That’s the day he enlisted in the United States Army. Along with 39 other fresh recruits from Jefferson County high schools, they formed what the army called the Jefferson County Platoon. “After the ceremony they even gave us lunch and then flew us off. How kind, or ” Vietnam veteran Joe Sleevi said with a laugh. The Jefferson County Platoon learned how to fight,together, at basic training. But […]
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