[Finny]

Wow. What a fabulous post.

God bless you, and here's one American who, even at the age of 10 in 1967, about the time all that ugly stuff really started going down, understood how heroic Viet Nam vets were, and how cowardly it was to leave a brave ally to its fate. That must have hurt American vets as much as anything.

Please do me the honor of reading my homepage. :^) That was me at the age of 11-12 spitting in the faces of those who would spit in yours.

A lot of Americans are right there with you. Count me as one.

[Agamemnon]

Finny, you and I are very nearly the same age. I was in 6th grade 1969 -70

Still, I participated with a group of ~ 35 adults and WWII vets in the "Win the War" countermarch against the anti-war "2nd Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam" held in Washington, DC, on November 15, 1969. We were derided: trash, bottles, and curses were thrown at us to whole way. Our march finished up that day at Arlington at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Moratorium

We would soon return ... 100,000 strong.

The next year I participated in two "March for Victory" rallies held on May 4, 1970 and October 3, 1970, and a third rally held on May 8, 1971 only days after John Kerry belched his "Winter Soldier" screed in front of Congress.

March for Victory in Vietnam, October 3, 1970

These were the folks who formed some of that "silent majority" in 1972 that gave Nixon the victory, that allowed him to bomb the shit out of Hanoi in December,1972 and that gave Peace - with Honor - a Chance in 1973!

As a young teen it was great to be able to stand-up for America and against domestic communists.

FReegards!

[who knows what evil?]

A lot of Americans are right there with you. Count me as one.

Two more under my roof. I could spit nails at these black-hearted self-serving bastards erecting these barriers.