[onyx]

*ping* to brilliance

[dixiechick2000]

Thanks for the ping, onyx. It is a wonderfully well reasoned piece.

I have only one thing to add. The Viet Nam vets that I know, the true heroes, don't speak of their time in Viet Nam very often. And, when they do, they certainly don't brag about it, or attempt to elevate themselves above others who didn't serve.

I saw that Ketchup woman is equating people who served in the National Guard with draft dodgers, those who chose to go to Canada, etc. That is just plain despicable.