Remember people flipping me off when I'd wear my Dress Blues on leave.
Don't forget to thank John Kerry and Hanoi Jane....wouldn't have happened in my neck of the woods, the kids would have chipped in their pop bottle money to buy you a beer.
I joined the Marines because I wanted to go to Vietnam. The war ended and I didn't get to experience that. I guess I did get to experience some of what they went through when they returned home though. Even got in a bar fight with some long haired, dope smoking, Hanoi Jane hippy who was cracking on my USMC high and tight. Told him "your momma liked it."
I guess he took offense to that because he charged me and was then introduced to a couple nice rights to the nose.
(Good beer story) :-)