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The Blue Flower

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9. The series is superlative

Reply to wasupaloopa (Original post)

Sat Sep 23, 2017, 09:39 PM

Sep 2017

Burns and Novick have done the greatest possible service to this country at this moment in history. I became a USMC spouse in 1970, right after my fiancé came home from a year's tour. None of us military spouses understood the reason why our marriages were so difficult. Ours didn't make it. This series has answered so many questions for me. The war was a crime against humanity, our troops, and the American people. Thank God the full story is being told to the nation at last.

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I never thought I could learn more about the Vietnam war until the PBS documentary [View all] wasupaloopa Sep 2017 OP

I know... learned how F'd up South Vietnam was from the get-go LeftInTX Sep 2017 #1

My dad did a peacekeeping tour there in the early 70s True Dough Sep 2017 #2

There's not enough space here for me to add to your jaysunb Sep 2017 #3

+1, and it all looks like it was to save face ... that's it, save face with someone else kids life!! uponit7771 Sep 2017 #5

+1000 n/t jaysunb Sep 2017 #6

Thanks and same to you wasupaloopa Sep 2017 #7

IT IS AMAZING !! "... China sent 320,000 'support' troops before end of Nam war ... " we should've uponit7771 Sep 2017 #4

The government lied to troops when they returned home. Blue_true Sep 2017 #8

The series is superlative The Blue Flower Sep 2017 #9

Pinboy39er would have loved to connect with you. mahina Sep 2017 #10

My favorite DUer catchnrelease Sep 2017 #13

Mine too. mahina Sep 2017 #17

my dad's job there was to analyze aerial photos of bombing of Hanoi. He came home and said son msongs Sep 2017 #11

Very Rarely do I recommend any TV program Best_man23 Sep 2017 #12

We were sold the need for the war because of the Gulf of Tonkin incident-it was a lie. jalan48 Sep 2017 #14

I watch and learn a lot about also. imanamerican63 Sep 2017 #15

A lot of it was good old fashion racism. Yavin4 Sep 2017 #16

Yep, they never respected the Vietnamese uponit7771 Sep 2017 #19

The LBJ phone call with Eisenhower was illuminating BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #18