[MistyCA]

I am not so sure that is unusual with your age group. I was really surprised by some close friends who were also too young but feel an extraordinary fascination and impact from Vietnam. One friend has a deep desire to research and write about it. Is that really that much different then the deep feelings we all have for Normandy and D-day? Thanks for sharing that. Thanks for keeping those feelings alive for the generation right ahead of you.

[HiJinx]

No, it's not that different. And as for the next generation, well!

My boys are both aware of the awesome responsibility that comes with citizenship. They were young, but two tours in Germany showed them that America is different, and well worth fighting for.

It's dinnertime here, so I'm going to take a break. I'll see all of y'all in a little while!

[habs4ever]

My mother lost her favourite cousin in Normandy, at the ripe age of 17, and no matter how long it has been since that event, it brings back the tears every year.The Black Watch Regiment, of Montreal, got wiped out in one of the most notorious snafus of WW2 and when she went to the mass cemetary in Caen, to see his grave, with thousands of others, the impact was overwhelming.The sorrow never goes away, not shall it for any Vietnam Vet, or their loved ones.

But it is good to have their sacrifice and memory well served by movies like We Were Soldiers Once so that a new generation can appreciate what these young men in Vietnam did.