 There have even been two cases where a farmer and a storekeeper in Freeville were badly beaten when they attempted to protect their property. Great Scott, you mean to say the men who committed these acts are veterans? I sure hate to say so. Well, are you sure they are? Practically certain. Now, we've tried to ignore it. Ignore it? Yes. Because we know what the veterans are up against. And a lot of us around here had boys in the war, too. We know what they went through and that the war will upset their nerves temporarily.