A good friend who flew close combat missions in A-4’s out of Chu Lai in 1967 and 1968 recently sent me a copy of a fellow Marine’s recollections of Vietnam which I wanted to pass along to you with my recall of that experience. His descriptions offer a capsule summary of an aspect of the […]
Vietnam Amnesia
VIETNAM AMNESIA 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War’s turning point – A conflict that few recall firsthand. Half of our population was not even born during that fourteen year war starting in 1961 with JFK’s introduction of American military advisors to prevent the spread of monolithic communism in Southeast Asia. The “Domino […]
The Vietnam War- The Drug Myth
Let me try to summarize the facts and separate the myths for you. You think we have “fake news” now? The so called “statistics” from that period range all over the place. Many propagated to fit an agenda – The war on drugs, prop up the anti-war crowd, and convince the naive that our warriors […]
Is the World Less Chaotic Today than Fifty Years Ago? Comparing 2018 to 1968
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 […]
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. […]
