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Veterans

pinboy3niner

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2. Those of us who seved in VN are reluctant to self-congratulate

Reply to LiberalLoner (Original post)

Thu Apr 11, 2013, 09:18 AM

Apr 2013

There were (and are still, for many) hard times, but after the dedication of the Wall VN vets got a lot of attention. We may still march in the obligatory parades, but our main focus is on justice for the troops and vets who followed us. Like those who were saddled with 'Stop-Loss' and multiple mandatory combat tours.

Vietnam Veterans of America was founded with the declaration that that never again would one generation of veterans abandon another.

An aside: Many years ago I transcribed the lyrics of 'Goodnight Saigon' from a cassette tape for a good friend of mine. She'd been an Army nurse at the evac hospital I went through, and she'd asked me for the lyrics. Having to play the song over and over again to get the lyrics right was tough!

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Dedicated to all who served in Vietnam. [View all] LiberalLoner Apr 2013 OP

And one more song. This one never fails to leave me in tears. LiberalLoner Apr 2013 #1

Those of us who seved in VN are reluctant to self-congratulate pinboy3niner Apr 2013 #2

That's the true spirit of a soldier. Soldiers are generally the most selfless people I've known. LiberalLoner Apr 2013 #3