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BigmanPigman

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49. You're right , it did. The word started to get out by the end of 68
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 03:20 PM
Sep 2017

and in 1969 the shit hit the fan after Meadlo finally told the real story to a reporter.

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It is so well done. I feel a lot of sorrow, watching it. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2017 #1
we just started tonight (back from vacation) - through first episode and half of the second NRaleighLiberal Sep 2017 #2
You can watch... TeeYiYi Sep 2017 #3
Hey thanks! CountAllVotes Sep 2017 #5
Thanks for the link! My cable is not working and I have been too busy to schedule repair. Tanuki Sep 2017 #23
thanks gopiscrap Sep 2017 #42
Vietnam sucked so bad! CountAllVotes Sep 2017 #4
The music! FuzzyRabbit Sep 2017 #20
That's how I put the 60s in perspective. SergeStorms Sep 2017 #22
This was McNamara's war at this point. dogman Sep 2017 #6
And McNamara knew he was full of shit, but hey, his business charts looked great dalton99a Sep 2017 #7
We made it to 3 and taking a break. mountain grammy Sep 2017 #8
it made me angry then, it makes me angry now spanone Sep 2017 #9
The helicopter was ubiquitous in Vietnam due to lack of runway space. LeftInTX Sep 2017 #10
Why stop there? Xolodno Sep 2017 #11
I've watched documentaries and read books about WWI NobodyHere Sep 2017 #27
Real estate grab, resource plunder, prestige..... Xolodno Sep 2017 #37
We taped it and just watched the first one CanonRay Sep 2017 #12
The balance of death thing you mention is called the "crossover point". Elwood P Dowd Sep 2017 #13
I was drafted in 1966. Came home from the war in March 68 right after Tet. wasupaloopa Sep 2017 #38
America was racist Not Ruth Sep 2017 #14
WAS? CountAllVotes Sep 2017 #16
Racism-It was an explanation of why America lost to Vietnam and may still lose to North Korea Not Ruth Sep 2017 #19
...... raven mad Sep 2017 #15
That's what I'm afraid of! Laffy Kat Sep 2017 #17
I'm upset over South Vietnam's leadership. LeftInTX Sep 2017 #28
I wonder if they will mention the massacre at My Lai in 1969. BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #18
I'm sure Burns will spend plenty of time on My Lai, William Calley et al. MrPurple Sep 2017 #31
I wonder if they interviewed him for the series since he is still alive. BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #32
Interesting, Ellsburg has gotten a lot of coverage,Calley & the other soldiers from hisunit haven't MrPurple Sep 2017 #46
They are going into such Snackshack Sep 2017 #35
I think My Lai was in 1968? kentuck Sep 2017 #47
You're right , it did. The word started to get out by the end of 68 BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #49
War is a racket.nt zentrum Sep 2017 #21
Good song for this thread: Ken Burch Sep 2017 #24
I watched the second episode was really upset by the Diem regime LeftInTX Sep 2017 #25
stupidity and vanity elleng Sep 2017 #26
Watching it too. Kath2 Sep 2017 #29
It is a... Snackshack Sep 2017 #30
Like the Civil War, it is of the past. Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #33
To us who were in the war the past is hard to forget wasupaloopa Sep 2017 #39
I spent my share of the Vietnam war in the Air Force... Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #40
It is making me sick to my stomach as we speak. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #34
I was there in 1967 and 68. We were really stunned to see fighting wasupaloopa Sep 2017 #36
As expected, Ken Burns has out done himself.....It's excellent. And yes, Upthevibe Sep 2017 #41
And 3,000,000 Vietnamese were killed Beringia Sep 2017 #43
To start - LBJ was a lying sack of shit, and the fucking French started it and made it worse Baclava Sep 2017 #44
Yo, that POW footage of McCain was HARD TO WATCH MariaCSR Sep 2017 #45
Piece-of-shit war. So glad I actively protested against it. Paladin Sep 2017 #48
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