Vietnam Veteran’s Day, March 29, recognizes a precious sacrifice. North Vietnam agrees we won all the battles, but asserts it made no difference. During Tet, the US and ARVN shattered VC main force units, causing an irreparable loss of face. In March 1972, the ARVN destroyed an invading NVA army.
The Democrat Party secured defeat. Responding to Tet, those that got the United States into war cut and ran. In 1972 a Democratic Congress refused funding to restore South Vietnamese forces, which had defeated the invading NVA army. Soviet and Chinese support brought NVA victory in 1975.
A few examples from the History Channel show the disinformation campaign waged against Vietnam Veterans. U.S. forces took extraordinary steps to avoid civilian deaths. The VC and NVA murdered over 36,000 by targeting village leaders, teachers, and medical workers. Two-thirds of Vietnam vets volunteered compared to only one-third of those serving in WW II. Over 90% of Vietnam Veterans say they are glad they served and 74% would serve again knowing the outcome. Compared to non-veterans, they were more likely after serving to be employed and then earned 18% more.
Ronald Reagan said of them, “ours was a noble cause. A small country (including ethnic Chinese, Catholic Vietnamese and others fleeing Communism) newly free from colonial rule sought our help in establishing self-rule and the means of self-defense against a totalitarian neighbor (Tonkinese) bent on conquest.” He said to consider otherwise dishonored the memory of over 58,000 who died in the cause.
Statistics about the Vietnam War http://vhfcn.org/stat.html
Happy Viet Nam veterans day...to myself ;-)
Salute and respect to all who served.
No hero, I was an avionics tech and aircraft electrician, UH-1 Huey B,D,H models. AH1-G, OH-6, OH-58 copters, long time ago
Pinging a few other Viet Vets.
My hs Latin teacher, decided that was too tame and joined the Navy as a chaplain. KIA Feb 22, 1968
I’ve visited his grave at Arlington.
https://www.virtualwall.org/db/BrettRR01a.htm
Ping!