Today the country celebrates our veterans….all those that proudly served the country that we love.
My time was the Vietnam War, I was there for 2 and half years, this conflict is losing its importance and will soon be a war similar to Korea…..people will have heard about it but means little to them.
For me it was a horrible experience that I felt was unnecessary……but was it as bad as it has been painted in film and words?
Over the course of American history, it’s somewhat difficult to find a conflict that’s more infamous and controversial than the Vietnam War. Amidst the messed up events of the Cold War, the U.S. sent increasing numbers of troops to aid South Vietnam in its fight against Communist North Vietnam; by 1954, war had officially broken out, and fighting would rage on for nearly two decades.
The longer the conflict continued, the more the American public actively detested the war. Horrific images from the front marred their screens, high casualty counts eroded support, and the seemingly endless fighting led citizens on the home front to take action against the government. Protests broke out across the nation in response to the drawn-out, unpopular war effort, and in some cases, violent responses by the police and armed forces against protestors only turned popular opinion more sour. By 1973, the U.S. did officially pull out of the war, with the conflict between North and South Vietnam ending two years later.
Nevertheless, the Vietnam War has maintained its infamous reputation over time, and you’re far more likely to hear about its negative aspects than any positive ones. Even so, despite its already dismal reputation, the Vietnam War was actually even worse than you might currently believe, and for a number of different reasons than you might be aware of. Here are some of the darkest facts and effects stemming from it.
Read More: https://www.grunge.com/1664110/why-vietnam-war-worse-than-you-thought/
Please take a few moments out of your busy schedule to remember the veterans that served our great country…..I focus on Vietnam Vets for they were not treated very well when we returned.
I shall spend most of the day sticking to a routine that I have been doing for 30 years.
Back to the usual grind on Tuesday.
Have a good and safe Veterans Day…..
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I remember the bad treatment of veterans returning from Vietnam. There was no need for that, as whatever anyone thought of the overall reasons for that war, those serving went with the best intentions.
Best wishes, Pete.
I agree….here they had a ‘welcome home’ parade in 1985 and I refuse to go….it was 10 years too late. chuq
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Thank you my friend chuq
I’ll continue to curse LBJ even beyond my grave.
I feel that way about Reagan chuq
Yes, we celebrate our veterans as well we should. The Trump administration seems to be planning to celebrate our veterans also. There is a proposal in Plan 2025 to dismantle the VA Medical Care system and place all the veterans under care of private physicians. While that is all going on, the same proposal intends to completely eliminate eligibility groups 7 and 8 thus depriving at least two million veterans of their VA health care. I guess America will be a lot Greater without those of us in the lower VA categories draining the national treasury.
I was so good it was posted twice….LOL chuq
Yes, we celebrate our veterans as well we should. The Trump administration seems to be planning to celebrate our veterans also. There is a proposal in Plan 2025 to dismantle the VA Medical Care system and place all the veterans under care of private physicians. While that is all going on, the same proposal intends to completely eliminate eligibility groups 7 and 8 thus depriving at least two million veterans of their VA health care. I guess America will be a lot Greater without those of us in the lower VA categories draining the national treasury.
His plan sucks….well most of his plans suck…..chuq
when he is done a lot of us won’t even be able to live in our own homes anymore and the vacancies will be swept up by the profit hawks like gangbusters. It almost happened under Bush Junior– This one will be a lot more aggressive.
The profit hawks are always lurking that is why they buy so many politicians. chuq
2025 is not a republican agenda and certainly reducing vet care is not either. Unfortunately, Looney Dems have convinced many it is . Trumps needs a happy army and vets for his invasion of Carthage and the North Pole, doncha know ?
Just wait and see and when you find out I am right, I would appreciate a word from you. If I am not right, I will be the first to apologize.
You are going to have to wait and see and if what I am saying does not come to pass I will offer you my sincerest apologies…but my hit rate is very high… you will remember that for the past few years I have been insisting that Trump will be elected again in 2024 and I was right on the button with that one even though I had a shit load of nay sayers tell me otherwise…that is how it is with me… I say what is going to happen and a whole lot of people don’t believe me until it does happen and then they refuse to give me any credit for predicting it. Too bad…
Thank you for serving.
You are welcome and it was my duty as an American. chuq
Thank you for this…
I am pleased you liked it chuq