[BigBlueJon]

Thank you both so much for your comments. Dad was a Marine in Viet Nam. He's no longer with us here, but I know he's lurking somewhere. CJ's out of it. It's not mental illness. It's nightly nightmares that come back to haunt. Nightmares about what's creepin' in the jungle after you and nightmares about how you're treated after comin' home. I know because Dad had those nightmares. He wasn't crazy. As bad as it was he would've done it again. No questions. Thanks for keepin' the memories burnin'. Oh, and Cultural Jihad, No thanks to you.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Dad was a Marine in Viet Nam. He's no longer with us here"
SALUTE in his memory

[Snow Bunny]

Thank you for sharing about your Dad. Your Dad was one of American's heroes. Your post was so good and said it so well.Thank you.

[MistyCA]

I know about the nightmares because all these years later my husband is having them! He has spent a productive and successful life since Vietnam, much of it because he was able to put the horror of it all on the back burner. But burn it did, and over the past 10 years the nightmares persist. The heat of vietnam, the smells of vietnam, the wet boots that never dried out, the planes overhead and the cluster bombs and ambushes. It's all still there just as it is for my uncle who was at Normandy on D-Day.

People run and hide when it is their time to come to the aid of their country, but they sure know how to flap their lips when given the opportunity to criticize something they can not ever possibly understand. My dad is gone now too,BigBlueJon, but I remember all of his stories as well. :) I am a proud American but my pride comes from having known the heros of our time who gave and gave and gave.

Blabber mouth CJ needs to get a life.