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joeglow3

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12. I think it happened

Reply to grahamhgreen (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2014, 03:10 AM

Nov 2014

My father never talked about his time in Vietnam. However, if high school, I had to do a paper in my history class and asked him if I could interview. He said yes and it is the first and only time I have talked to him about it. I have seen sadness and tears from my father twice in my life - when his dad died and during that interview.

He was able to vividly explain to me how he was spat upon by many people protesting in California. There is zero doubt in me that he was telling the truth.

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Spitting on the Troops: Old Myth, New Rumors [View all] grahamhgreen Nov 2014 OP

I only heard one of those stories directly from a vet Warpy Nov 2014 #1

It did happen, but, AFAIK, not at any demos, and not that often, GGJohn Nov 2014 #3

I was called 'Baby-killer' on my first pass from the SF Army hospital treating me for my wounds pinboy3niner Nov 2014 #28

Excellent reply, thank pinboy3niner. Scuba Nov 2014 #29

Great post. GGJohn Nov 2014 #34

The vets Ive spoken to are the most anti war of all. grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #13

So was my friend Warpy Nov 2014 #15

Didn't Ann Coulter come up with a spat on story that was shot down in flames a few years brewens Nov 2014 #2

It did happen, but the instances were few and far between. GGJohn Nov 2014 #4

Maybe. Any prosecutions you know of? I mean maybe a guy getting spat on and beating the crap out brewens Nov 2014 #5

I can't postively confirm it, but one of my chopper bud's said it happened at SFO as he was GGJohn Nov 2014 #7

"Few and far between..." not really.Ono cherokeeprogressive Nov 2014 #20

Nobody spit on me because.... Brother Buzz Nov 2014 #6

Brother, not anymore! grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #14

The spitting on stories are either all bogus, SheilaT Nov 2014 #8

It didn't happen to me or anyone I know/knew. jaysunb Nov 2014 #9

it's always been hard for me to fathom G_j Nov 2014 #32

As with any movement, you'll always have rogue members, GGJohn Nov 2014 #33

Think about it.... Bigmack Nov 2014 #10

ROFL grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #16

A drafted army versus today's volunteer army. Festivito Nov 2014 #11

I think it happened joeglow3 Nov 2014 #12

Do you have a copy of the interview? grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #21

I wish joeglow3 Nov 2014 #35

Lots of people NEED it to be false. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2014 #22

We've gotten the baby killer bit in the modern day... Oktober Nov 2014 #17

No one is more guilty than we who sent you. grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #18

That one was during the occupy days.. Oktober Nov 2014 #19

The baby killer claims go all the way back to WWI. irisblue Nov 2014 #31

I believe it happened, but not a lot. blue neen Nov 2014 #23

The vets were mostly draftees. delrem Nov 2014 #24

Yes, I believe that's what I said.... blue neen Nov 2014 #25

But it did happen in isolated cases. GGJohn Nov 2014 #36

Of course. But that isn't how the anti-war movement has been characterized. delrem Nov 2014 #37

I agree. GGJohn Nov 2014 #38

the true spitting onethatcares Nov 2014 #26

My father was in Vietnam FLPanhandle Nov 2014 #27

I was never spit on when I came home. . B Calm Nov 2014 #30