I remember vietnam. I am so proud of the soldiers then and now. I hurt inside with the smug opinions implying it was wrong. What we did was and is good. I pray we can come to an accomplished end. God Bless the World, and protect us from evil characters.
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Most soldiers returning from Iraq get a shock when they come home.  Over there we see what we are achieving and the good we are doing - but when we come home we realize that the people who hate us and want us to lose are the only voices you hear.\n\nNow we are questioning all of you.  We are winning this - and the only people who can defeat us are the news media and the US anti-war movement.\n\nAnd there is another issue you should consider.  If you let us down and force us to lose in Iraq - who will fight for you next time?
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I think only the person that spat on you can truly answer this question. But, maybe it was all of the liberal rhetoric floating through the campuses or the weed wafting through the air.\n\nThank the Viet Nam vets for not letting it happen again.\n\nThank you for your service and yur sacrifice!
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Thank you. I didn't know that. As the wife of a serving British Army Officer I often get the impression that the opposite is the case. Some of the bizarrely Gung-ho statements don't help. I mean what on Earth does 'Ladies and gentlemen, we got him' say to a watching World? or, a recently aired interview with an American Soldier serving in Iraq who referred to 'zapping' Iraqis. We joined you in making a terrible mistake. I have been deprived of my husband for a year in the last three whilst he served on two Operational Tours, and a 27 year old friend mourns her husband. There were, and are, no WMD and all we can do now is to try to help clear up the terrible mess we made and hope that our UN Allies, the French & the Germans will forgive us. I don't suppose the people of Iraq ever will. You are right. It's not your fault. It's your Government's fault and my Government's fault and the only way we can truly protest (although as a Senior Army Officer's wife, I have marched against this war) is at the polling booth.
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i think it is good to honor all those that have been in battle and it does not matter what the war was...i do not like war.. but i am glad for all those who made it home...but in what condition did some of them make it home...how much damage does being involed in a war do to a person... i do not think i could sleep nights myself...i have never been in was but just abusive husbands has done great damage to me...
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PLEASE STOP COMPARING VIETNAM TO IRAQ THEY ARE NOTHING ALIKE EXCEPT THAT THEY ARE BOTH WARS!!!!!!\n\nKnock it off with your stupid walk of shame crap too! For a supposed veteran you bring more shame to yourself for spewing this waste than anything else! Total US losses in Vietnam were 58,193 us soldiers. That's out of an 18 year war and we werent' there for ALL  of it even! We were there for 12 years, let's see, that's 4,850 us soldiers a year. Compare to a currently 3 year war with 2500 deaths that rings out to 833 soldiers a year at this point. NO COMPARISON!!! You really need to get your facts straight!
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I'm all for getting us out of there.  We shouldn't have been there in the first place.  My only reservation about it is leaving the folks that helped us in the lurch, like we did in Vietnam when Nixon pulled the troops out.  Those folks would be slaughtered.  We need to get out of there with some kind of honor intact.
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I've never actually heard, or read about, any Americans claiming they've never lost a war. However, if 'Vietnam, Korea, etc. were "police actions"' as someone here claims, what the heck DO they call a 'war'?? At least they can't pretend Iraq wasn't a 'war' - it was called one repeatedly, although I'm still not prepared to accept that "America" (or her allies) won, it looked to me more like a successful invasion which has caused civil unrest!! Not quite the same thing as a 'war'!\n\nAnd why does America (or her government) think it's acceptable to compensate all those 'nice' soldiers for the damage caused to them by Agent Orange - but that it's okay NOT to compensate the Vietnamese, who are still suffering to this day, and who were mass-murdered by a bunch of Americans?!???? America DELIBERATELY poisoned Vietnam! Those were civilians!! Even if America DID have the right to poison the land (which it DIDN'T!!!) they should STILL give HUGE amounts of compensation to the Vietnamese who are SUFFERING!!
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I used to roll my eyes at the military. I used to spew uneducated nonsense about how our country was a terrible place to live, and that I wanted to live someplace that was actually free. That was before I realized that soldiers sacrafice so much of their own freedom in order to make our country a great place to live. Thank you for giving your life to make all of us "civilians" free. Happy Father's Day, Big C!" You're doing a wonderful Job!
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I am a military wife and proud of my soldier.  He is deployed now.  Yeah we have lost people but those soldiers we have families who wish they were still with us.   you may not care about those who have fallen but i sure as hell do.  you need to remember what country you are in  before you go bashing those who is fighting for your freedom.
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I'm not a Conservative, nor am I brainwashed or brain-dead, but I find your statement pretty ignorant.  Kerry, the very man you're praising, disgraced his country back in Vietnam and did so again with is comments about the military.  I suggest you pull your head out of your butt and open your eyes to see what a real disgrace looks like.  Whether you like it or not, Bush did his time too and if Clinton's bj was meaningless, so is the unsubstantiated statement that Bush did cocaine.  However, the facts about Kerry are in plain sight and should be viewed for exactly what they are.....disgracing comments about Vietnam and soldiers willing to defend this country.
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Maybe I have a unique perspective from those that have posted so far considering that I am one of the "troops" and a veteran of the current conflict.  From my own viewpoint it is discouraging to hear all the anti-Bush/anti-war rhetoric--not because I support him/it personally, but because it belittles what we are doing over there.  Can you imagine what it would be like to be in a combat zone and know that your fellow citizens think that what you are doing is pointless, worthless, and/or "illegal"?  It is more than a little disheartening.\n\nAs for what I do: I correspond with a number of my fellow service members who are in Iraq and Afghanistan, I wear a Support Our Troops bracelet 24/7 to remind myself at all times of the sacrifices made by those in uniform, and I strive to educate those that I come in contact with about how not supporting the war that we are fighting hurts almost as much as being called "babykiller".
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I am with you. It seems like we don't have a definitely plan at this time. But we should not turn our back to our military and support them 100%. We do not need another Vietnam.
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Well I spent 8 active with 2 tours and29 months in Korea and a year (1966-1967) in Vietnam and I know how you feel.\n\nMost of the ones you talk about are conservative, who's view were molded by the service. I remember when I thought the president could do no wrong! LBJ and Nixon. Robert McNamara and Gen Westmoreland. What a F___g crock they were!\n\nThey way I look at it is the shrills on here never served a day in the service, never saw combat, never ate c-rations for months. Don't suffer from PTSD or are dying from agent Orange.\n\nWe earned our right and as far as I am concerned we gave them theirs. Without us they wouldn't have a country to fight over, and sometimes I winder whether it was even worth it! From the day we got home we were treated like shi~! and it continues. They have no respect or self respect. They weren't worth the people on that black wall or the rest of us!\n\nThey don't vote, they don't serve, they don't say a damn thing while their freedoms are taken from them, or from others. All they do is blame it on the press and liberals.\n\nCan't be a Traitor, especially after what Bush has gotten away with being one, I can't believe people in the service or who were out would vote for a draft dodger.\n\nYou ignore those people. They hate everyone anyway. They don't talk issues, the spew venom. I wish I could take a few of them out to a hot LZ and leave them there!.\n\nIraq is wrong, Bush lied, we didn't go after the terrorism circumvented National law and are to this day. We went to war over greed and oil!\n\nBush's LATEST Lies!!! There are NO SECRET CAMPS and WE DON"T TORTURE!  Anyone believe him?? I can't believe one is in Poland!
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I had to wait awhile and cool down before I answered.  Otherwise, my reply would have looked something like this: ****in **** **** ***** ***** *** **** **** ************!!!\nThat wouldn't have been polite, or very articulate.  While I respect your opinion, I have no respect for a person who would insinuate that my father, who was more of a man than many could EVER hope to be, is a liar.  And the peace sign was the equivalent of the finger in the 60s.  Every time my parents saw one, it reminded them of that awful time.  The people who said "Peace, man, make love not war!" were the ones spitting on the soldiers returning home.  I think you've already found that either he and everyone with a similar story are all lying, or they're all telling the truth.  Not all hippies were like that, but there were many who were.  It wasn't all sex, drugs, and Jimi Hendrix, and singing "White Rabbit", or "Fortunate Son."  Not everyone was able to move people like CSN&Y.\nNo, going to Korea or Vietnam was not "protecting" America, but it was SERVING America.\nYes, my dad died early because of his stint in Viet Nam.  We know that for sure.  HOWEVER, it was not a waste of time, because of the fact that the things that he learned, which he imparted to me that final summer we had with him, have stuck with me for fifteen years.  A man who died when I was barely more than a child taught me what it means to truly sacrifice for your country.  He taught me what true integrity is, what love is, what hope is, what faith is.\nHe was a man raised by an alcoholic mother, who allowed her boyfriends to abuse him and his two siblings.  Yet he was a man of faith, who educated himself enough to become an instructor at Boeing.  He was very successful, and would have been more so if he had been healthy.\nMy dad taught me that we each control what we make of ourselves.  He could have wound up an alcoholic himself, like his brother did.  He could have wound up drinking himself to death.  He could have been a bitter, horrible person, like his own mother.  He could have taken his awful experiences in Viet Nam (He told me about some of the things he witnessed, like a young child with an improvised  bomb strapped to their body, coming towards his platoon.  He had to make a split decision:  Kill the child, or let them kill his men.), and turned it into a hatred for the Armed Forces and for our great country.\nYet he didn't.  My dad was extraordinary.  He went through hell many times, but married an amazing woman, had four children who have made mistakes but done well for the most part, and now I believe firmly that he's in peace.\nMy dad was anything but a liar.
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Wow, I can understand how you feel, but as a Retired Marine with 30 years fighting for this great country, your logic is lost. Why should we quit and give them the time to attack us here? Again? Unfortunately we have politic ions that want to do this, God help this country. We need to let the military fight the war, not the politicians.
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Thanks for the link. I sent an e-card. Shout out to Specialist Thomas C. Gordon of the US Army. Thanks homey. Thank You to ALL those who have served. Just because I am against Bush does not mean I will not do my duty as a patriot today and pray that you can all come home ASAP!
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More and more Americans are staring to agree with you on this. It is a terrible situation. Some soldiers say that they've had enough. However, there are those who've only just begun over there, and they feel like: Would you run into a burning building to save lives and then leave everyone to burn? I think at this point we are damned if we do, and damned if we don't