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In reply to the discussion: I flew in the US Air Force for eight years during the Vietnam era... [View all]KT2000
(20,568 posts)50. You have written this so well
I wish it could get into broader circulation. Currently the awful one is using threats against countries that would require the work of those he calls losers and suckers. Our streets are in the infant stages of being turned into a civil war - with warrior wannabes who have no idea of the experiences you and so many others have had.
Your essay is a reminder I hope many will read.
Thank you for posting it.
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I flew in the US Air Force for eight years during the Vietnam era... [View all]
Jack-o-Lantern
Sep 2020
OP
Always consider the source. To be admired by Trump indicates the recipient is some sort of immoral
Karadeniz
Sep 2020
#4
Hearing your story brings tears to my eyes. All the sacrifices & lives lost doing what's
Illumination
Sep 2020
#16
My own experiences as an Infantry Platoon Leader showed me the same waste you saw
Victor_c3
Sep 2020
#35
As part of a family whose members served in Vietnam, I now have tears in my eyes.
Paper Roses
Sep 2020
#47