Childhood promise kept with tribute 50 years after Vietnam

Childhood promise kept with tribute 50 years after Vietnam

FERRYSBURG, Mich. (WOOD) — Billy Haynes knew the time was near. For more than a decade, the Vietnam veteran had traveled West Michigan and states beyond, displaying the rolling memorial he’d constructed to honor those who didn’t make it home. But at 75, Haynes had grown weary. “I was worried because it means a lot to me,” said Haynes of the motorcycle adorned with relics from the war in Southeast Asia. “A lot of personal emotions in there, and I…