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TAZ,
To put a little perspective on this.I, was only 14 when Saigon fell to the N. Vietnamese in 1975.
At that time (1962-1975), news broadcasts daily would talk about this war. It was all I heard most of my childhood.
To me, it was just some far off place that did not concern me or interest me. It was not until I became an adult that I gained a passion for history and learning, in general. I, now relate more and more with how this all began and the consequences of us (U.S.) making it a political war fought in D.C. It was a tumultuous time as the country changed more that ever as a result of that conflict. I was informed by a reading that our involvement in V.N. was not a war, but a conflict. I still say war, cause you, TAZ and many many others lived a Hell and if that ain't war, I don't know what is?
I am proud of every Vet and I speak freely starting conversations to those who are strangers, just to tell them what the country NEVER told them. And that is : I respect you and your sacrifice that I live in freedom, so I humbly thank you. God Bless.