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Irish_Dem

(46,915 posts)
6. I saw how much money the MIC made during the Viet Nam war.
Tue May 3, 2022, 03:15 PM
May 2022

I am a military brat, grew up in the Air Force. I was a teenager during the Viet Nam war, living on a military installation in the Far East.

I knew military contractors and their private industry contacts/suppliers. The Florida condos, nice cars, etc.

And I knew about the huge USAF cargo planes coming back from Da Nang every week full of body bags and toe tags.

So when Iraq, Afghanistan wars were started, I knew exactly what was happening. I had seen it before.

Yes, high unemployment, low wages, lack of affordable college, no healthcare make for a lot of military recruits.

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