tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post1679600609539045773..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: VIET NAMjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-65785968931882719262015-09-01T18:05:38.609-04:002015-09-01T18:05:38.609-04:00This is a really good honest look at the absolutel...This is a really good honest look at the absolutely rational way people try to avoid being sent to a war zone. I was only recently told by my mother that my dad's promotion within his company at the time was them helping him avoid the draft. Absolutely rational to avoid being sent to any war I'd say. Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-86815286951269352812015-09-01T12:31:27.164-04:002015-09-01T12:31:27.164-04:00What makes me angry even today is hearing politici...What makes me angry even today is hearing politicians call for "boots on the ground." BOOTS? Those are somebody's dearly loved husband, son or brother - and most likely, not THEIRS! Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359404486512786477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-74953199843125862592015-08-30T21:19:27.575-04:002015-08-30T21:19:27.575-04:00Spent a majority of '66, '67 and '68 t...Spent a majority of '66, '67 and '68 there with the 3rdMarDiv in DaNang. You made the correct decision, I went for the first time because I was unsure, thought it might be the correct thing, the Domino Theory and all that. Went the second time because I didn't care. <br />Then spent the rest of my life so far trying to make up to humanity what we did there. Medicine has helped me to do that, I believe it's enough. <br />You made the correct choice, Joe. <br />Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-49584242450680938332015-08-30T20:06:51.955-04:002015-08-30T20:06:51.955-04:00It was a stupid war. It was a stupid war. Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-62508039328104259932015-08-30T19:31:08.767-04:002015-08-30T19:31:08.767-04:00I'm glad I didn't have to deal with it. No...I'm glad I didn't have to deal with it. No matter which side you were on, or whether you were in the position of a mother or a son, it must have been heart wrenching for anyone.<br /><br />I like what Catalyst said.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-78631689489701468452015-08-30T15:54:29.717-04:002015-08-30T15:54:29.717-04:00Honestly, it's hard for me to muster up suppor...Honestly, it's hard for me to muster up support when I hear that someone's son has voluntarily enlisted. It just seems crazy to me, as a mother. But God forbid, anyone ever admits it!Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-48351261628877335162015-08-30T11:22:42.466-04:002015-08-30T11:22:42.466-04:00This Viet Nam era vet (I spent 1968 in Korea) agre...This Viet Nam era vet (I spent 1968 in Korea) agrees with everything you say. I sometimes wish I had had the courage to go to jail to protest that senseless war.Axiesdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03273751356283986043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-87393876119262013262015-08-30T10:16:02.561-04:002015-08-30T10:16:02.561-04:00Really in all aspects a colossal blunder comprised...Really in all aspects a colossal blunder comprised of historical ignorance and arrogance and horrible consequence. Not to far behind though was Iraq War II. Our first preemptive war perhaps. Attack first is ignorance, then try to sort out the bodies and consequences later still not understanding where you went wrong....:(troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-56685861219058670052015-08-29T21:33:26.538-04:002015-08-29T21:33:26.538-04:00You were not a dodger, you had a legitimate physic...You were not a dodger, you had a legitimate physical problem that kept you from serving.<br /><br />And i agree, it was awful and unneeded.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-14560587602101436202015-08-29T21:26:34.863-04:002015-08-29T21:26:34.863-04:00I feel so fortunate that I have never known the he...I feel so fortunate that I have never known the heartbreak of sending a son to that, or any, war. I'm Canadian, and when my son reached 19, I thought about it a fair bit, how lucky we were. I had two American cousins - one fought on the ground and was never the same afterward. What a terrible price paid by young men of the US, most of whom had no choice.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-62307814925307130222015-08-29T18:34:42.332-04:002015-08-29T18:34:42.332-04:00Until the Vietnam War, it never occurred to me tha...Until the Vietnam War, it never occurred to me that the government would lie to us. Now I don't believe anything.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-8644368060684042182015-08-29T17:58:27.828-04:002015-08-29T17:58:27.828-04:00It was not a just war. It was just a war.It was not a just war. It was just a war.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-23832669288557984272015-08-29T16:18:58.363-04:002015-08-29T16:18:58.363-04:00I lost two friends in that war and was entertained...I lost two friends in that war and was entertained nightly at dinner time with body bag counts. I think it was the first time we got daily front row seats to a war. It wasn't pretty and almost no one thought it was a just war. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-14729789565079256762015-08-29T12:42:53.848-04:002015-08-29T12:42:53.848-04:00I agree with you--it was an EXTREMELY frightening ...I agree with you--it was an EXTREMELY frightening situation!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-54663990820900005302015-08-29T10:43:14.335-04:002015-08-29T10:43:14.335-04:00I think if I was a mother of a son during that tim...I think if I was a mother of a son during that time I would have done everything and anything to get him a deferment. I do admire those that serve our country and protect our freedom and for those that pay the ultimate price in doing so. I agree with you, this was not the right war/conflict to be involved in.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-37055813244248192762015-08-29T10:21:30.433-04:002015-08-29T10:21:30.433-04:00Well this explains a lot doesn't it. Yes it d...Well this explains a lot doesn't it. Yes it does. I've little use for our current politicians. I am talking about both sides of the aisle too.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-86836633566559819222015-08-29T09:25:24.288-04:002015-08-29T09:25:24.288-04:00My opinion, too. Had JFK not been assassinated, we...My opinion, too. Had JFK not been assassinated, we would live in a different world today, probably better. LBJ opened the little box of horrors.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com