A Nam Vet post in GD gets no respect

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024029105

[femmocrat]

1. I sent you to the Greatest page, if that helps!

[GP6971]

2. I wouldn't say

no respect as much as there isn't much more to say. There have been many threads about Veterans Day and even my son, an active duty soldier, tires of the thank yous. He doesn't realize most Vietnam vets served 1 year in very tumultuous times back home. I personally know soldiers that have done 3,4 and even 5 tours between the 2 wars when the country at home supported it.

I think you're finding the lack of response to the changing times,i.e. lack of support for wars we never should have been involved in. God forbid though, we get back to the era where soldiers were spit upon and called baby killers. I never want to go through that again

[Omaha Steve]

3. A line from the film spoken to Jan Scruggs

"I hated the war. I should have never hated you guys".

[catnhatnh]

4. My brother survived combat there...

...his childhood died on panel 9 west.

[GP6971]

5. So sorry to hear that

every time I'min DC I go to the wall.....it's a mandatory visit

[shedevil69taz]

6. I have had the honor for the past two years

To be able to be a part of washing the wall on the saturday during memorial day. Very powerful.

[GP6971]

7. Cool

Wish I was back on the east coast to do things like that

[unhappycamper]

8. Every time I go to DC, I stop at the wall.

A (still young) high-school friend is on Panel 11E.


FREDERICK WILLIAM LENNON

SP4 - E4 - Army - Regular
Special Forces

Length of service 2 years
His tour began on Jan 20, 1966
Casualty was on Oct 17, 1966
In , SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered

Panel 11E - Line 83