Thank you,,,

I second that. I'm watching the special on History Channel about Vietnam, #### they deserve a thank you!..

 

Wow.
All that for Vietnam?

Personally, I find all this 'Thank you, all veterans' spiel to get a bit sickening.

I might end up killing someone that has broken into my house and is a deadly threat to me or my family.

I might even kill someone if they are a deadly threat to a stranger.

But to go somewhere like Vietnam and kill under the orders of Uncle Sam for no specific reason or cause or end?
No, I would not.

Same goes for too many of the war-but-not-war conflicts the U.S. has been in so often since WW2.

Being a veteran means as much being a hero, as it does being a sheep for the slaughter.
As much being the fodder, as it is being the remote executioner.


There is no great honor in being a soldier.
There is only death, for one or for all.

 

In for 20+ page thread.

 

Why I am in such awe with Vietnam is the fact that so many were FORCED without any right to say NO to go over and die. Interesting fact out of approx 375,000 troops less than a 1/3rd were volunteer's and most that werer FORCED over were between the age of 18-25 straight out of highschool or college to go. Kinda like you getting a forced dispatch. Is it a fight we needed to get into no, like many of the other conflicts we found/find ourselves in. I also understand/agree with how you feel with the other statements in your post. BUT OTR WIFE just wanted to say thanks to those that served in ANY WAR so lets leave this post for that.

 

No one can be forced to do anything they really don't want to do.
Period.

Everyone has a choice.

 

my son overseas now, love him an really miss him. thanks ort

 

Those who have gone we know we fight for our brothers/sisters on the left and to the right...
Those who haven't gone will never understand....

Happy Veterans Day to all my brothers and sisters in uniform...and for the ones who gave all...I will always remeber...

 

The college deferment draft dodgers sending people to wars today should be over their putting in their time.