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A buddy sent me this link. Most I've never seen before. Some are hard to look at.
Captured: A Look Back at the Vietnam War on the 35th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon | Plog — World, National Photos, Photography and Reportage — The Denver Post vietnam-war-on-the-35th-anniversary-of-the-fall-of-saigon-2010/04/30
Wow! Some amazing pics. Thank you for sharing
The anti-war sentiments among the American population was still very evident when I joined the Army in March 1977. My dad was a Naval officer who had flown in and out of Saigon in the early 60's. Because of what he went through as an officer, he certainly didn't want me joining as enlisted, which I did anyway, finally retiring in January of 1998. All I can say is that I am glad that the American population is no longer anti-military, finally realizing that the soldiers do what they are told to by our civilian leadership.
And I still change the channel whenever I happen to run across a program with "Hanoi Jane" Fonda. I don't care how many times she tries to say that she's sorry. But that's what is so great about our country - the ability to make those choices. And that's my $.02 worth on the subject.
RR
"Hanoi Jane" isn't worth 2¢
Jim
Viet Nam
1968, 69, 70
Even for us born during the time, Hanoi Jane is a traitor and should have been charged and imprisoned for what she did.
I gree. During WWII it would have been High Treason and caused a death sentence. Remember the Rosenbergs????
I remember. Julius and Ethel? Both went to the electric chair, one then the other. Even here in Canada there was an audible gasp as Jane consorted with the enemy. Or is that term to harsh?
Am I getting political???
Where are the pics on the page?
Read the first post. The link's there. No pics on the page.
Remembering how that sun was waiting for you every day, over and over. It hurt to be out in it. All that filthy water, jungle fatigues, M14s, bandoleers, butt packs, web gear, rain beyond belief, bad food, rats like cats, jungle rot on your legs, jungle junk. Lots of ways to die; plane crashes, chopper crashes, truck wrecks, mines, mortars, ****ed off people, disease, gunshot wounds, claymores. Saw a monk burn himself up; that was wonderful for a 22 year old kid to watch. May66-May67 You could put a gun to my head and I wouldn't go back there.
You guys who did "time served" in 'Nam, will always have my thanks and appreciation.
I was young during the fall of Saigon. My only memory is of the choppers being pushed off the carriers from the fleeing populace.......
In a different time and place, Jane Fonda would have been tried for treason. No doubt about that... If she would have been photo'd with the Kaiser, or Hitler or Lincoln's assasins.... well.... but that was another time. Not political, just a fact. You are not allowed to give aid or comfort to the Enemy in a time of war.
Regardless, outstanding pictures! You have my thanks!!!
by Presidential Order. They are not real wars which kick in laws that would send Jane away for a few years. Our government has no intention of winning any of these things. They are about exercising the military, getting the air hours, promotions and medals, not about winning anything. The big winners are contractors, the same ones that did it in Vietnam KBR etc. I saw them turn Cam Rahn Bay into an American war supermarket. We used to get our ammunition down there. They went off and left that $1B joke to the Russians. After all of the appetites are satisfied, we leave. The losers are the poor guys who are brain dead, have no legs or the thousands of KIAs. No dissent is allowed as all critics are branded as "Not supporting the troops" which is absolute BS. At some point, even the American public is going to realize what is going on here and raise their voices to stop this crap. The government has lots of money to develop jobs in Iraq and Afghanistan, but none here. They have a billion dollars every three days to **** away in Afghanistan, but none for your Social Security, or fixing the roads, or educating your kids. They have a $55Billion Gestapo in place to watch everything you do, but no firemen to protect your home and family. Jane is nothing I admire at all, but maybe she just had a better take on what was really going on.
Many of our members, coming from different nations, are veterans of Korea, Vietnam, to the present day and I just want to convey my utmost respect and admiration to each and every one of you. Your courage, sacrifices, dedication to duty and patriotism is beyond comprehension to most all of the 95% of the population for each country served.
Due to the national and political diversity of our membership, I feel it's best to close this thread at this time.
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~ Harlan