Letter to the Editor: A veteran shares about his life

Dear Editor,

My name is Harry Holler. My grandpa’s name is Harry Holler and my dad’s name is Harry Holler. That’s why I named my son Michael. Michael was my only son. He was killed in a car wreck.

I was born in Peoria, Illinois. Later we moved to Chicago Heights, Illinois. I worked for a company called Dawe’s Labs both in Peoria and Chicago Heights. Eventually it was bought out by Solvay. I worked a short stint in Iowa at a feed plant, where they were looking for a foreman. It didn’t last long because I’m an easy-going guy but they wanted somebody to play hardball. I got the production out, bu...