After arriving in San Mateo from his native Peru, Eric was drafted into the Marines. He was a truck driver, based out of Da Nang.
After his tour, he came back to the bay area, where he now lives with his wife with whom he has three kids, and through them three grandchildren.
Eric interacts with a number of Viet Nam vets through a group of vets who meet in Oakland to talk about dealing with PTSD. There are many groups like this throughout the nation and they have been critical in helping vets cope with very serious consequences of war.
Eric is a retired probation officer, and he is active in a catholic missionary group that takes trips to Mexico and South America- this summer they will be going to Chile.
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