Gov. Newsom Pardons Petaluma Vietnam War Hero For Drug Offenses Committed After Returning Home

CBS Bay Area

April 21, 2025

On Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a posthumous pardon to a North Bay Vietnam War hero for drug offenses committed after returning home.

The park overlooking downtown Petaluma is named for Richard Allen Penry, a man who has come to symbolize those who fought in Vietnam, both for their courage and for what they had to endure when they came home.

Now, it appears, there is finally some understanding that you can't judge one without considering the other.

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