cth, I was amused that you asked, what is it? Milady saw it and asked first, what is that? is that a flyswatter? Then it dawned on her.

"ISIS now controls basically all the territory my unit and I stomped around during two deployments. All gone. Thanks for your time.

I can't always keep track of what I found where. It's like when you tell someone, "Did you hear this story?" and they tell you, "Yeah, duh, dood, I told you that story!!"

There couldn't be a better time for China to take over Viet Nam and Korea, North at least.

"On this day in 1972 Nixon halted the bombing of North Vietnam. I was there."

"We--meaning Vietnam Vets--decided that nobody would ever do that to a soldier again. You get parades because we didn't."

This.

I was raised to have some very serious and sincere ideas about communists. - sven10077

Polling:
What undermined your faith in Government the most?.... : Bigby's Shadow Puppet Hands
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Nixon's "Secret Plan to End the Viet Nam War."

I've watched this three times now, and I just can't keep from getting all teary. Why try?

http://youtu.be/FgecqttxoQg

Of all the horrors of war and national division during my high school and college years, over Viet Nam and the Draft and all, one of the most lingering, sickening memories was the abuse heaped on returning soldiers. It's hard to convey to my kids, it's so unbelievable. I wasn't clear about all the issues (in an era when our main source of information was Walter Cronkite), but I was always clear on this: It didn't matter what you thought about the war or politics or the draft, these returning men and women deserved congratulations, thanks, and to be given good jobs, and they got spit, derision, and ostracism.

That abominable history just makes scenes like this all the more sweet to watch, though.