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May 10, 2019 5:26 PM CST Vietnam
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
This is a Thread for those who like to talk about Vietnam a lot. wave
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May 10, 2019 5:31 PM CST Vietnam
TheRighteousOne
TheRighteousOneTheRighteousOneWhatever, South Australia Australia100 Posts
galrads: This is a Thread for those who like to talk about Vietnam a lot.
uh oh
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May 11, 2019 9:12 AM CST Vietnam
Friskyone
FriskyoneFriskyoneSanta Fe, New Mexico USA271 Threads 26 Polls 4,631 Posts
galrads: This is a Thread for those who like to talk about Vietnam a lot.
My dad is a Vietnam veteran with a purple heart. He never, ever talks about it. He even still has his original combat boots and a few other things.

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May 11, 2019 11:49 AM CST Vietnam
PeKaatje
PeKaatjePeKaatjeAnkeveen, North Holland Netherlands59 Threads 3 Polls 6,334 Posts
Friskyone: My dad is a Vietnam veteran with a purple heart. He never, ever talks about it. He even still has his original combat boots and a few other things.
I guess he feels ashamed of what they did to the Vietnamese people.
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May 11, 2019 11:49 AM CST Vietnam
PeKaatje
PeKaatjePeKaatjeAnkeveen, North Holland Netherlands59 Threads 3 Polls 6,334 Posts
Friskyone: My dad is a Vietnam veteran with a purple heart. He never, ever talks about it. He even still has his original combat boots and a few other things.
I guess he feels ashamed of what they did to the Vietnamese people.
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May 11, 2019 11:51 AM CST Vietnam
PeKaatje
PeKaatjePeKaatjeAnkeveen, North Holland Netherlands59 Threads 3 Polls 6,334 Posts
Actually my father worked for a factory that made weapons for other countries, like the submarines for Taiwan, somewhere in the '80's
He later said to himself: WTF am I doing? Here I produce children and due to my work in other parts of the world children are killed.
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May 11, 2019 1:01 PM CST Vietnam
Butin
ButinButinIngatestone, Essex, England UK17 Threads 1,900 Posts
What was the gain......????????. What was the loss. The loss of many loved ones............for what..????????.................the ones. Sitting at their desks.......(at home)......may give you a reason..........the ones that. Fought and died........cannot...........very mad
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May 11, 2019 1:08 PM CST Vietnam
Friskyone
FriskyoneFriskyoneSanta Fe, New Mexico USA271 Threads 26 Polls 4,631 Posts
PeKaatje: I guess he feels ashamed of what they did to the Vietnamese people.
I really do wish he would talk about his feelings about it but he never has.

dunno
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May 11, 2019 1:17 PM CST Vietnam
PeKaatje
PeKaatjePeKaatjeAnkeveen, North Holland Netherlands59 Threads 3 Polls 6,334 Posts
Well, it's not something to be proud of. Maybe he also is afraid everything will come back by talking about it.
Talking about feelings is difficult for many men.
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May 11, 2019 1:19 PM CST Vietnam
mikey4691
mikey4691mikey4691Knoxville, Tennessee USA8 Threads 6,868 Posts
I guess he feels ashamed of what they did to the Vietnamese people.[/quot
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May 11, 2019 1:23 PM CST Vietnam
mikey4691
mikey4691mikey4691Knoxville, Tennessee USA8 Threads 6,868 Posts
mikey4691: I guess he feels ashamed of what they did to the Vietnamese people.[/quot
Are you suggesting we blame young boys for what went down there??
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May 11, 2019 1:24 PM CST Vietnam
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
Butin: What was the gain......????????. What was the loss. The loss of many loved ones............for what..????????.................the ones. Sitting at their desks.......(at home)......may give you a reason..........the ones that. Fought and died........cannot...........
Well, country Joe McDonald was one of many who summed it up at Woodstock ...
Give me a F
Give me a U
Give me a C
Give me a K

What's that spell?
What's that spell?
What's that spell?
Whats that spell? ......

Well, come on all of you, big strong men,
Uncle Sam needs your help again.
He's got himself in a terrible jam
Way down yonder in Vietnam
So put down your books and pick up a gun,
We're gonna have a whole lotta fun.

And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
.......

And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam;
And it's five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain't no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! we're all gonna die.

Come on Wall Street, don't be slow,
Why man, this is war au-go-go
There's plenty good money to be made
By supplying the Army with the tools of its trade,
But just hope and pray that if they drop the bomb,
They drop it on the Viet Cong.

And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
.......

Well, come on generals, let's move fast;
Your big chance has come at last.
Now you can go out and get those reds
'Cause the only good commie is the one that's dead
And you know that peace can only be won
When we've blown 'em all to kingdom come.
And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?


Country Joe McDonald

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May 11, 2019 1:26 PM CST Vietnam
mikey4691
mikey4691mikey4691Knoxville, Tennessee USA8 Threads 6,868 Posts
mikey4691: Are you suggesting we blame young boys for what went down there??
The site is screwy..
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May 11, 2019 1:48 PM CST Vietnam
Friskyone
FriskyoneFriskyoneSanta Fe, New Mexico USA271 Threads 26 Polls 4,631 Posts
PeKaatje: Well, it's not something to be proud of. Maybe he also is afraid everything will come back by talking about it.
Talking about feelings is difficult for many men.
I agree.

peace
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May 11, 2019 1:50 PM CST Vietnam
Friskyone
FriskyoneFriskyoneSanta Fe, New Mexico USA271 Threads 26 Polls 4,631 Posts
mikey4691: I guess he feels ashamed of what they did to the Vietnamese people.[/quot
wave

Could be true. I know he still has nightmares.
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May 11, 2019 1:51 PM CST Vietnam
Friskyone
FriskyoneFriskyoneSanta Fe, New Mexico USA271 Threads 26 Polls 4,631 Posts
mikey4691: Are you suggesting we blame young boys for what went down there??
I'm really not suggesting anything other than the fact that he doesn't ever speak of his experience. I wish he would though.
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May 11, 2019 1:56 PM CST Vietnam
mikey4691
mikey4691mikey4691Knoxville, Tennessee USA8 Threads 6,868 Posts
Friskyone: I'm really not suggesting anything other than the fact that he doesn't ever speak of his experience. I wish he would though.
From what I can tell, the site is screwing with posts..
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May 11, 2019 2:04 PM CST Vietnam
Friskyone
FriskyoneFriskyoneSanta Fe, New Mexico USA271 Threads 26 Polls 4,631 Posts
mikey4691: From what I can tell, the site is screwing with posts..
Who knowsdunno
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May 11, 2019 2:06 PM CST Vietnam
PeKaatje
PeKaatjePeKaatjeAnkeveen, North Holland Netherlands59 Threads 3 Polls 6,334 Posts
Well, I've heaard most soldiers then were drugged, and they didn't knew anything, the officers and the politicians in Washington were responsible.

Don't blame the cows for farting, blame the farmer that gives them the food that makes them fart.
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May 11, 2019 2:18 PM CST Vietnam
saidmahmoud
saidmahmoudsaidmahmoudHamburg Mitte, Hamburg Germany3 Threads 1 Polls 1,593 Posts
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and in the same time facing problems with recycling wastes !
and no health care everyone!
what about NASA budget
It's maybe more important than people health too !

Just declare wars here and there , and feed the weapon industry cartel and lobbies
Kiss your true freedom and dreams goodbye
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