Matson, Rod

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Rodney Matson is the son of Garth Matson and his second wife, Helga. He has an older sister, Carrie, and a younger brother Phil. He has an older half brother Frank from his father's first marriage to Donna Parmeneter. (See Matson Family Tree).

Rod is a Archaeology Professor. Although not a Vietnam war veteran himself, he joins the Toivo Expedition Group providing training to those that were hoping to go to Vietnam and search for Henry Toivo. When a chance did come, Rod Matson was a member of the expedition that in fact did go to Vietnam search, locate, and return Henry Toivo's remains to Spearfish Lake.

(Personal note - as a Vietnam combat vet myself I was moved by this story. Thank you Wes).