[redfreedom]

The older I get, the more compassion I have for those that died young in war. Several months back I was at a Vietnam war dead website, looking at photos of the young men that died there. Many, many 18 year olds. Occasional 17 year olds. Lots were 19. Then I look at a picture of myself over there, age 19, my appearance was no different. In a way it’s bone chilling, knowing they all died so very young, and here I am an old fart.

It does not matter what war, it’s all the same. Young men die for their country.

But the politics today, those of past wars will be considered evil by our new masters. The day will come when veteran’s cemeterys will be vandalized.

[Chainmail]

I remember those kids, my compatriots, who will always be young and all the life they have missed. I have never accepted that false narrative that the Left put out back then of "Vietnam was an immoral war". The Vietnamese needed our help and we were there.

What was immoral was all those Americans openly supporting the enemy and pretending that it was for "peace".

[kearnyirish2]

I pity those that die in these wars as well; I watched a recent interview with a veteran describing the death of friend in Afghanistan, and you could tell he was groping to find a reason for it. In the end, he settled on “now girls can go to school”...

Do you think recruiters tell 17- and 18-year olds enlisting that this is why they may die over there?

Do you think with the gender warfare/affirmative action/PC culture in our own country, ANY young man would sign up so girls could go to school” in Afghanistan?

[fortes fortuna juvat]

The day will come when veteran’s cemeteries will be vandalized.
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That day is already here:

https://www.foxnews.com/us/veteran-memorials-in-3-states-vandalized-ahead-of-memorial-day

[Pharmboy]

Indeed. My late brother-in-law was in the first wave on Omaha beach and would not talk about it until he neared the end of his life. He was a Lt. standing beside the Capt. in the front of the LST when the Capt. said to him: "Mike--get in the back so you can make sure all these guys get out when we get to the beach."

He did, and when the ramp came down, the German machine guns took out the first few rows of guys including the Capt. before much else happened. Mike would say to me: "They were just kids...just kids that we lost that day and throughout the war."