Today is National Vietnam War Veterans Day

[Bazza]

Thank you, vets!

National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29

 

[Padreruf]

Thank you, vets!

National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29

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Lost a cousin and a good friend...

 

[GrayTide]

Such a tragic waste of life of the 58,000+ who died. A war that dragged on for years and in the end served no purpose.

 

[Tideflyer]

Proud of the guys in my generation who served over there. By the time I was commissioned and went active, we were bringing more back than were going over.

My father, a WWII vet, thought it was immoral, not the war itself so much as the way it was fought and the resulting loss of American lives, by taking ground and then giving it up only to have to go back.

 

[Bazza]

 

[selmaborntidefan]

My Dad went (Apr 1970-Apr 1971).

His barracks were bombed twice - epicenter of one bomb was in the room next to his, and he once spent hours trapped under a mattress hiding because when they were calling for him, he didn't know if they were being forced to call for him to drag him off as a POW.

I'm guessing maybe I'm starting to understand that the alcohol was so he could get to sleep because you get waked up twice in less than a year by a bomb, I guess it would make sleep difficult.

And he NEVER talks about it. Ever. What I just told you is all I know of the entire year he was there.

 

[jabcmb]

I just noticed the middle guy in the statue pic kinda looks like the character Nick (played by Christopher Walken) in “The Deer Hunter.”

 

[Padreruf]

My Dad went (Apr 1970-Apr 1971).

His barracks were bombed twice - epicenter of one bomb was in the room next to his, and he once spent hours trapped under a mattress hiding because when they were calling for him, he didn't know if they were being forced to call for him to drag him off as a POW.

I'm guessing maybe I'm starting to understand that the alcohol was so he could get to sleep because you get waked up twice in less than a year by a bomb, I guess it would make sleep difficult.

And he NEVER talks about it. Ever. What I just told you is all I know of the entire year he was there.

The Vietnam Veterans I have known who saw live action would not discuss their service...or did so privately and reluctantly. Each of them had difficulties for years handling their experiences...Sebastian Junger has written a great book about PTSD -- https://www.amazon.com/Tribe-Homecoming-Belonging-Sebastian-Junger/dp/1455566381. We all could benefit from reading this....

 

[Bamaro]

Lost one of my best friends there. Really changed how I felt about the whole mess ofer there.

 

[Bazza]

Please take a moment today to reflect and remember our veterans......

 

[Relayer]

Respect

 

[Bazza]

Just recently replaced my flags here.

I also re-located my flag pole to one of the new decks I built in front so my flags are now flying higher than ever before!

 

[Relayer]

Just recently replaced my flags here.

I also re-located my flag pole to one of the new decks I built in front so my flags are now flying higher than ever before!

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I'm envious! I hope one day to own a home where I can erect a flagpole in the front yard.

 

[Bazza]

Please take a moment today to reflect and remember our veterans......

 

[Bamaro]

50 years ago today the last American combat troups left Vietnam!