[RandFan]

50 years since the end of the Vietnam war 🫨

Admittedly a little before my time.

There must be some stories Freepers can share?

[SkyDancer]

My dad and uncle wear this patch:

[HighSierra5]

We did not lose the Vietnam War. We signed a peace treaty with North Vietnam and as usual, the commies broke the agreement. Plus we had their comrades in arms, the DemonRats,running interference and defending the South.

[Mark]

I left all of that fun shortly after the Tet Offensive. The KEY investigation is to FOLLOW THE MONEY!

[fidelis]

I had two uncles who went to Vietnam, both of them my mom’s younger brothers. One came back physically damaged and the other had PTSD. My cousin served in Vietnam in the Navy. I had lots of older friends who were also there; most came back OK but lots had a hard time adjusting—nightmares and stuff like that. When I was old enough to enlist, I missed Vietnam by about a year.

[fruser1]

Vietnam’s closest partners, including China, Cambodia, and Laos

Personally, I don't care if we don't "reconcile" with the commies.

[crazyhorse691]

They can try to blame Trump, but,the fault lies in the Generals trying to keep their economy going strong so the money hungry younger generation doesnt start a revolution.

[crazyhorse691]

They can try to blame Trump, but,the fault lies in the Generals trying to keep their economy going strong so the money hungry younger generation doesnt start a revolution.

[crazyhorse691]

They can try to blame Trump, but,the fault lies in the Generals trying to keep their economy going strong so the money hungry younger generation doesnt start a revolution.

[Midwesterner53]

Did Jane Fonda write this article?

[Midwesterner53]

Did Jane Fonda write this article? She should have attended since her side won and she did so much to help them.

[Angelino97]

I was in 8th grade when I saw images on black & white TV showing Americans fleeing Vietnam in 1975, as NVA troops approached Saigon.

I saw U.S. troops shove their own helicopters off of ships so they wouldn't fall into North Vietnamese hands.

I saw desperate, screaming Vietnamese refugees trying to storm into the U.S. embassy, seeking asylum before Saigon fell to the NVA.

I never forgot those TV images. They looked ugly and scary, both for our troops and for the Vietnamese.

[Chickensoup]

So we stopped giving Vietnam Nam money and the status is in jeopardy?

F them!