What started out as a few advisors to help the army of South Vietnam soon put
America's youth on the firing line in a war that was not supported by the
Politicians to go all out and win. Our troops were put in harms way and
could not fight the enemy as in previous wars. The enemy did not show up in uniforms to identify themselves as "THE ENEMY". They were everyone and
everywhere.
The troops developed a true brotherhood to survive the horror of being alone at times to face an unknown enemy.
Meanwhile at home protestors voices were raised to stop the killing of women and
children in a savage country who could care less about freedom as we knew it. The war protestors put pressure on all fronts to bring our troops home and stop the killing.
What happened after we came home was even more tragic. We were cursed and spit on. We were looked down at and called baby killers. We were called animals and we were
said to be all crazy because some of us couldn't handle civilian life. I myself remember a comercial on TV with the statement "Be patriot and hire the ex-con and Viet Nam Vet".
Many stories from Vietnam Vets confirmed the bad treatment they received when they came home . They went, they served with honor, and they died in what we called a war. For a long
time, our Government refused to call it a war. They called it a conflict or a police action.
When it was over they came home to a nation that did not honor them as Vets in previous wars, no victory parades, no respect, no welcome home,
NO HONOR!
Please thank these men and women for their valor.
58,167 lost their lives over this.
2266 never came home and are MIA, or worse yet....still POW'S
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