The Vietnam Story

[Waynebob126]

A screwed up involvement started by Kennedy to avenge the French loss continued by Johnson with no plan for victory and finally ended by Nixon with no win. 58,000 plus American lives lost and many other destroyed for WHAT? Bottom line if the civilian politicians get us in a war then let the military win it and come home

I did four tours and missed much of my kids early childhood and many of my friends missed much more as POWS in a **** hole all so we could come home and be spit on. sorry for the rant, ignore the F4 pilot as what does he know

Sorry for the lack of respect from the "older than me" crowd. Welcome home!

 

[Waynebob126]

And it's one, two, three, whata we flighting for?
Don't ask me I don't give a ****
Next stop is Vietnam

And it's five six seven open those pearly gates
there aint no time to wonder why
whoopee, we're all gonna die.
USN three years one month six days.
I don't need to see any more of it.

Welcome home!

 

[Waynebob126]

Wouldn't watch it on a bet. The story never changes. Dad was kia, wwII, kid bro was within inches of being killed (combat medic, PH). As many of us say, we was winning when I left (67). I never regretted going.

Welcome home!

 

[Waynebob126]

Spent a year over there,Weighed 175 # at the start of my tour,weighed 130# at DEROS. Sick as a dog and full of infection. Got home to discharge at Ft Lewis and first thing we were told was the people of Seattle don't want you in their city,you are not welcomed there.I haven't set foot in the state of Washington since.They can still kiss my *** !...russ

From Mississippi, welcome home!

 

[Creamer]

I can't say it enough - for all of you who served Thank You for doing it!

 

[Waynebob126]

I was born in December of '63. I hardly knew anything about the war. I barely remember seeing anything on the news about it since we did not get a television until I was 9 or 10 years old.

My dad served in the Korean War. He never talked about his time overseas, only his time at Camp LeJune in NC.

Over the years, I've been keenly interested in the history of both the Civil War and the Vietnam War. I have found throughout the years that I now know several individuals that served in Vietnam. I wish that our country and its "hippies" had not disrespected those that served. I wish that I could have been at the airports when troops came back from Vietnam so that I could have given them a handshake, hug or simply say welcome home. Unfortunately, I was still young and not aware of they way troops were treated upon return.

I wish that I could personally visit with Vietnam vets more just to say that it wasn't everyone in the USA that hated them for doing what their country called them to do. It's not every American that doesn't believe in them.

To all those on this forum that served in Vietnam, Thank you and Welcome Home!

 

[houstonscott]

Today solders do a year tour every other year, Vietnam guys look like complainers compared to today's military situation. Any Vietnam guys have 12 one year tours? I have a healthy respect for today's guys.

 

[kidr]

During Viet Nam most soldiers were draftees. 2yrs was the obligation. Now we have a volunteer army. You might say they are pro. soldiers. Big difference I think.

 

[6thgpSF]

houstonscott I served with men in S.F. that were WW2,Korea and had up to 6 tours in Nam. I volunteered for the Army ,jump school S.F. and Nam. I'm proud of my service but kept it quiet for yrs. I worked 34 yrs at the V.A. and worked w/ professionals that didn't like Nam vets. I made the mistake once in a staff meeting that I served in VN and a shrink called me a baby killer. You can call me a complainer if you want,my SIL just retired, has 5 deployments as 11b. I respect all those that served honorably. If you served in combat whether for a day or 12 tours you have a right to complain more than those that let others do it for them. For the record I served with the 173 ABN in VN and S.F. at Bragg. russ

 

[houstonscott]

houstonscott I served with men in S.F. that were WW2,Korea and had up to 6 tours in Nam. I volunteered for the Army ,jump school S.F. and Nam. I'm proud of my service but kept it quiet for yrs. I worked 34 yrs at the V.A. and worked w/ professionals that didn't like Nam vets. I made the mistake once in a staff meeting that I served in VN and a shrink called me a baby killer. You can call me a complainer if you want,my SIL just retired, has 5 deployments as 11b. I respect all those that served honorably. If you served in combat whether for a day or 12 tours you have a right to complain more than those that let others do it for them. For the record I served with the 173 ABN in VN and S.F. at Bragg. russ

You volunteered for those, I respect that, but only one tour was required.