Comparing Today’s World to 1968 I wrote this post a couple of weeks ago and as timing would have it, CNN is airing a four part documentary this weekend on the pivotal and chaotic year of 1968. Think the world is a mess today? Facing existential threats- Iran and North Korean nuclear ambitions? Continuing wars […]
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VIETNAM : The “Forgotten War?”… Really?
Vietnam, The Forgotten War? Before the Vietnam War, Korea was dubbed the “forgotten war.” That terminology has also been applied to Vietnam by some pundits and historians. But is it appropriate? Ask any vet, I think not. That war still haunts many who suffered wounds, both physically and mentally, and suffered from PTSD and drug […]
Vietnam War Myths Revisited
Vietnam – Fact or Fiction? Recently I read some commentary that said poor, teenage draftees, mostly black, served as cannon fodder in the Vietnam War. Having researched this subject and previously written a blog dispelling eleven common Vietnam War myths, this allegation struct me as off- base propaganda to serve a political bias or agenda. […]