The recent obituary and prior death notice honoring former Bills quarterback and attorney Dan Darragh made no mention of his military service. I met Dan when I was a platoon sergeant in the National Guard.

During the fading days of the long Vietnam conflict, Dan served in the 206th Military Police Company and took his obligation very seriously. When his scheduled weekend training conflicted with the Bills games, he would show up at the Delevan Avenue Armory during the day to do whatever was needed. He was a modest guy and a team player with a two-and-a-half-ton “deuce” truck license. Imagine being chauffeured to a training site by a Bills quarterback. We took it for granted.

Dan quietly served through a time when military service was unpopular and helped us keep the lights on. I ran into

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