Fact: The average infantryman in the South Pacific during World War II saw about 40 days of combat in four years. The average infantryman in Vietnam saw about 240 days of combat in one year thanks to the mobility of the helicopter. One out of every 10 Americans who served in Vietnam wa...
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many simply made up by anti-war activists to suit their purposes, have shadowed these vets for 40+ years. Unfortunately, these lies have been repeated often enough that many people now accept them at face value.
American soldiers returning home from Vietnam often faced scorn as the war they had fought in became increasingly unpopular.
Feeling blessed to have survived the war, Havig returned home only to be told not to mention his service. "When we got back we were treated as if we were the problem, not the solution," he said. "Some soldiers, like World War II [veterans], came back as heroes. We came back as...
Richard Nixon inspects troops fighting in the Vietnam War. Another Nixon innovation was the secret Phoenix Program. Vietnamese were trained by the CIA to infiltrate peasant communities and discover the names of NLF sympathisers. When they had been identified, Death Squads were sent in to ...
Every seat was taken as people gathered at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, surrounded by symbolic wreaths and by the names of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
but sucks me down, here, at the intersection of names. I forgive, I must, though I wish something could heal this wound in the earth. Behold, all theorists, the price of theory: extreme unction by napalm and blood, vets shipped home whole or in pieces: ...
Base for the selection committee, in rows covering more than 35,000 square feet (3,300 m2) of floor space. Here's what Memorial Day means in the words of local veterans: Robert Brandt, of Harrisburg, was in the Army for nearly two decades, ending … How many names are on the wall?
Group of Vietnam Vets Protest War in Iraq