Pitman: Veteran who didn’t talk about Vietnam experience for decades pens book

Nov. 5—For the longest time, Dr. Gerald Nieters never talked about his time in Vietnam. Most of those in or near the heavy fighting didn't discuss their experience. It was too painful to relive. But then, a few years ago, though the trauma never subsided, the importance of discussing his time was evident. Nieters, a 1959 Hamilton Catholic graduate, was visiting his sister and her family in …