Parting shot

World War II veteran Rudy Matule plays pool at the Montana Veterans Home, while a fellow resident is asleep in the background. “I’m not like most of the guys around here,” Matule said. “Seems like all they do is sleep.” I went to the Veterans Home with the intention of finding a subject for a profile on a World War II veteran. I met Rudy and asked if I could hang out with him. “Yeah, I’ll hang out with ya, but first we gotta get your hair cut,” he said. So Rudy took me to a local barber and got my hair trimmed up high and tight. From that moment on we&#…