CHARLES F. COTTON, AT 60; VIETNAM VETERAN, T MANAGER

The Boston Globe | September 21, 2004| | Copyright

When Charles F. Cotton joined the Army during the Vietnam War, he chose to serve in the Green Berets, the elite Special Forces unit. It was a tribute, his family said, to his father's service in Navy intelligence during World War II.

As a medic and radioman, Mr. Cotton distinguished himself in the line of duty, but rarely talked about what he did during his nine months in Vietnam. Later, in civilian life, he took time out from his career as an accountant to help other war veterans in an outreach program in the suburbs west of Boston. One of his proudest moments was when his son, Charles F., ...

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