Reply #46: He did a lot of good things

[pinboy3niner]

At the SEC, he was involved in pursuing investigations of insider trading. He was also instrumental in making the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial a reality, and worked with charities for deaf children and with Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

I met him 25 years ago, shortly after he left the SEC. His book, 'Touched with Fire: The Future of the Vietnam Generation,' was out in paperback and he was national chair of MADD. We spoke several times, at the Memorial and on the phone, mostly about his book, the war, the Memorial and his work with MADD.

Can't say I really knew him, but he struck me as a very decent man.