Smith: Why we remember

A veteran takes in the half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Thursday. Photo by Mark Johnson/VTDigger.Mike Smith is the host of the radio program “Open Mike with Mike Smith,” on WDEV 550 AM and 96.1, 96.5, 98.3 and 101.9 FM.He is a regular columnist for VTDigger and a political analyst for WCAX-TV and WVMT radio. He was the secretary of administration and secretary of human services under former Gov. Jim Douglas.Jack Squires was a coal miner’s son, a mother&rsq