Decorated Vietnam veteran recalls his time in service

  • zVietnam veteran and Purple Heart recipient Ray H. Bowen sits in the military memorabilia room in the house of friend and fellow Vietnam veteran Charlie Mack Booth. ZACH TAYLOR/Special
    zVietnam veteran and Purple Heart recipient Ray H. Bowen sits in the military memorabilia room in the house of friend and fellow Vietnam veteran Charlie Mack Booth. ZACH TAYLOR/Special
   Habersham native Ray Harrison Bowen served 12 months in the jungles of Vietnam and left with a Combat Infantry Badge and Purple Heart.     Bowen was drafted for service on April 19, 1966, as an…

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