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H2O Man

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20. Thank you.
Wed May 27, 2015, 02:49 PM
May 2015
http://mobile.legion.org/honor/225873/sidney-center-seven

I used to live in Sidney Center. The article at the above link tells of how this tiny hamlet had seven young men killed in a short span in Vietnam. But it really only tells part of the story.

My wife and I bought a house that had been her aunt, uncle, and cousins’ home back in the Vietnam era. Her cousin was one of the seven. His younger brother put a shotgun in his mouth on the day he found out his older brother had been killed. A year to the day later, the uncle hung himself.

Another seven young men from the larger township would die in DWI-related accidents in the next two years. None of us thought that was a coincidence.

I understand why Fox News etc attempts to promote the nonsense and lies found in the OP. It’s a shame to see that gutter shit posted on DU.

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I was a veteran and 21 when I started protesting the war. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2015 #1
Good for you! kentuck May 2015 #15
I am not about to contradict the reported experience of the vet you quote. Hoppy May 2015 #2
Here's the link Baitball Blogger May 2015 #4
The link is reflected correctly. It is it's "facts" that I am disputing. Hoppy May 2015 #5
Dispute it all you want, it did happen to friends of mine coming through SFO in the late 60's, GGJohn May 2015 #10
Why do you guys never bitch about the way WW-II vets treated you? ieoeja May 2015 #23
I went to the VFW once, and was treated as you say, GGJohn May 2015 #24
I always laughed at the being spit at in the airport nonsense. former9thward May 2015 #7
But what you are forgetting is that John Rambo is a gentleman. Hoppy May 2015 #8
I would also like to correct your last paragraph. Hoppy May 2015 #3
The right is adept at using their deaths to question our patriotism. Baitball Blogger May 2015 #6
Respectfully disagree. H2O Man May 2015 #9
That's the disadvantage of watching it unfold from outside the U.S. Baitball Blogger May 2015 #11
Hand held video cameras weren't as nearly prevelant then as they are today, GGJohn May 2015 #12
This was back in the day when the networks actually followed a Baitball Blogger May 2015 #13
The remaining tensions H2O Man May 2015 #14
Unless you live in a community like mine. Baitball Blogger May 2015 #16
Amen to that! kentuck May 2015 #17
Thank you. H2O Man May 2015 #20
It'll be a cold day in hell before I EVER apologize for my anti-Vietnam activities. Paladin May 2015 #18
. Baitball Blogger May 2015 #19
I was in the draft, but my number was not picked...still, I protested against the war. Sancho May 2015 #21
What I saw probably had to do with the My Lai incident. Baitball Blogger May 2015 #22
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