Posted on 03/29/2023 11:29:42 AM PDT by Retain Mike
Here is the letter I send to papers annually, which of course is never published.
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 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
It was also JFinK’s lies to Congress that convinced the North Vietnamese to keep on rather than give up..................
JFinK = John F. Kerry...........
Well Come Home.
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Vietnam Era vet here.
During my lifetime (I am in my 60s), Donald Trump has been the only President that did not either start or escalate our involvement in a foreign war.
So true.
Welcome home. Yep, that was my war. I grew up around those who served in WW II. It was just my turn.
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Attended the one today in Washington County MD
VERY WELL DONE!!!
Hats off to all Vets with all respect!!
I went active in January 1975, not a viet nam vet at all, i did see a sign in norfolk, virginia, “sailors and dogs keep off the grass”. Thank you for your service.
Welcome home, Brothers!
Cheers to those who were winning the War! Shame on the others, who pushed politicians to abandon the win.
I like the SGT Grit bumper sticker that says, “When I left we were winning”.
I believed everything my gov’t and the media said.
They lied completely.
Me too, but only got as far West as Hawai’i.
YUPPERS!
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March AFB...
ChAIRFORCE.
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