[A Navy Vet]

Thank you for fighting against the communist invasion of Viet Nam. Communism was (still is) the scourge of humanity. It was a just war that we could have won if not for the micro-management of LBJ/McNamara and the liberal media like Cronkite.

I will always admire you guys for fighting the good fight. I would have been there if not for my designation of 1Y.

That said, glad I didn't go. Combat is bad enough, but when you don't have the support of your leadership and your Country than why fight?

Signed: A simple aviation swabbie from the cold war. Big deal.

[Lumper20]

You served and a conflict could well have started during your enlistment. Regardless, I have heard some claim to be this or that, but; I can honestly say we needed cooks, supply SGT’s, personnel NCO’s, clerk typists, aircraft mechanics, plus many more. We had the only USAF Helicopter Squadron in Vietnam fly solely for us in Vietnam and NE Cambodia. I will flat out state that all helicopter pilots were needed as were their crews, but; these AF pilots were all IFR and not just VR . Their NCO’s had years flying also. Several chopper pilots had flown SR-71’s. I was lucky to have so many fine men help me and our unit. It was the SF NCO’s who made me look much better then I was.

[thirst4truth]

Thank you both for your service to our country. I apologize for my naivete in believing the 60's crap. I marched in protest to the Vietnam war when I was 17, I had no idea why I was there other than party with friends. We/they closed down Interstate 5 in Seattle, maybe 1970?

The draft was terrifying, I saw my older brothers try to get out of it, they succeeded. The year I turned 18 is the year the lotto went into effect, my future and now husband drew a 300, he was not going.

My father was horrified by the behavior of my brothers, me as a marcher and even Cronkite. He was a WW2 B24 captain, flew dozens of missions, many over "Formosa". One vet left in my family, our son, a Navy man, a submariner, so proud of him, my Dad and you two!!