CAMARILLO — Ask Ojai filmmaker George J. Sandoval why he created an exhibit to honor Ventura County Vietnam veterans, and the weight of it catches in his throat.
“I did this for the 114 guys from Ventura County,” he said, pausing to blink back tears. “Those are the vets who did the fighting and were shunned when they returned home.”
Sandoval was 20 years old when he was sent to Vietnam on June 12, 1968. But he was lucky, he says, as he was not sent to the front lines, and he was able to come home. But 114 Ventura County soldiers did not.
“We Remember: Ventura County to Vietnam and Back” is for them, Sandoval said.