[Hot Tabasco]

As a post script, the fellow vets that I have talked with never once bragged about their Vietnam experiences, let alone criticized any actions of their fellow companions.........

In fact, it was quite the opposite. Virtually all of them who lost companions were reluctant to talk about it....

[Chainmail]

What you call "bragging" is me describing my experiences. I did experience it exactly as I have described.

I couldn't tell you what your buddies experienced - everyone has a different aspect of their war. I served in combat for 17 months and spent the next year recovering from a nearly fatal wound.

Very few people have experienced what I have and lived through it.

Hence, I find all the "feel sorry for me" crap useless.