Buh-Bye, Walter Cronkite: He Lost the Vietnam War for U.S. on TV, Had American Blood on His Hands

debbieschlussel.com ^ | 7/17/2009 | Debbie Schlussel

[DMZFrank]

Whoa. Unique history. You oughta write a book on your varied perspectives on the Vietnam war. I’m sure they would be MOST interesting.

[Cacique]

Even if there, the leftist revisionist historians will say there is “no corroborating evidence”. They discounted all the new info on Joseph McCarthy.

Made a slight correction to your statement. You can certainly lie about history, but you cannot change the truth and eventually the truth comes out.

[MindBender26]

Strongly suggest reading “Into Cambodia” by Keith William Nolan.

It's an excellent read about 11ACR, 2/32 FA and the 2/5 and 3/4 Cavs in that area.

I had gotten my knee FUBAR before the official Cambodian Incursion and it was still draining from the debriedment surgery, but with my media background, ignored the medical orders and took some TV crews into the COSVN area. (We were all young, brave and stupid back then.)

We were getting off a Huey at Snoul when he heard a grenade go off. It turns out it was the explosion that eventually cost then-Major, later General Fred Franks (CG, VIICorps in Desert Storm) his leg.

A fragment from that greande also hit COL, later GEN Donn Starry in the chest. It was not too bad, but at first, everyone thought it was a fatal wound.

The book also has documentation on the great story of the former WWII enlisted infantryman, who in Cambodia was an O-5 CHAPLAIN, taking over as a Platoon Leader in the 11ACR for about a week!

[MindBender26]

ERROR:

when WE heard a grenade......

[MindBender26]

OCS, Knox?

I wanted Armor, but even after Armor AIT, if you had 2 years of college math, you got sent to Sill for FA OCS.

Ended up as as an 1193 and 5505/5525, PIO and Broadcasting Officer.

BTW, The real Adrain Cronauer (Good Morning, Vietnam) is alive and well, a lawyer in DC, and an outstanding Conservative!

Be well.

[puppypusher]

The Congress stabbed the South Vietnamese in the back by cutting funding and U.S. Air Support.The South Vietnamese were holding their own up until then. The North Vietnamese were then able to build up their forces and conquered the South in 1975 if I recall my history.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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the entire future...
of the whole Human Race...
may well hinge on our finally,

during this new 21st Century of ours,

...FREEing all the women of the world...
...into being all that they already are in GOD’s Eyes...

...and all that they can be...
while here on the Planet Earth..?

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[Sioux-san]

I hope you are right - too many of my sisters are willing to give it all up for very little or nothing to show for it. Including the so-called educated ones. They may not want to be oppressed by a man, but ready to invite Uncle Sam to take over their life. I hope I am not missing your point.

[meyer]

She makes the case well, without even having to mention the hundreds of thousands of south Vietnamese civilians and military that lost their lives when they were overrun by the commies.

I'm sure that the survivors want to thank Cronkite as well.

[meyer]

Awesome post, DMZFrank!

[achilles2000]

Yes, they cut off war materials and support - the liberals wanted the South Vietnamese to lose.