I honor the men that went to Vietnam and fought.
After the war, when so many came home and were treated as pariahs or psychopaths in entertainment, media, and society, and those of us who felt differently, to our shame, stayed silent...well, I vowed I would never allow that to happen within my eyesight or earshot again to any of our servicemen.
I make a pointed effort to say to every single Vietnam Vet I meet and shake their hand: “Thank you, and Welcome Home.”
And I mean it.
def an “historic war” and for probably all the wrong reasons...my older sisters “generation” fought that war, and when i see films or reports and see the young men from that era...man, they paid for that war both here and over there. Those guys fought like fkn tigers over there...under horrible leadership, and yet they still went and did the job. Nothing but respect and admiration for Vietnam Vets....