The Vietnam War polarized American politics for many reasons, some warranted, others not. The rancor has persisted for three generations among the diehards, revisionist historians, and the actual veteran survivors. The conflict was poorly understood and reported back then and now. There was plenty of blame to go around including the lack of accurate accounts by the media. […]
Vietnam War Veteran Wannabes
A recent highly publicized confrontation in Washington, DC over MLK’s birthday between a Native American claiming to be a “Vietnam Vet” and visiting Catholic high school children highlights the shameful state of American politics and discourse. Unfortunately, more than a few individuals game the system, like this fellow. He was a veteran of the era, […]
Vietnam War – Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Atrocities
Millions of Americans are familiar with the graphic photos of the era depicting the horrors of war that I featured in my recent blogs – Iconic Photos and More Images. If you are not aware of these photos, take a moment to review a selected few that captured the terror and pathos of war on […]
The Vietnam War – The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR THE GOOD: The empathy for another man’s suffering defines the experience. Larry Burrow’s famous wartime Pulitzer prize winning battlefield photo, “Reaching Out” in 1966 illustrated the compassion for one’s comrade. The backstory is compelling and I recently wrote a blog on this touching story. […]
Vietnam – The Fake News Debate
Judging from the responses to my “Fake News” blogs posted on February 7th and February 22nd and letters to the editor in the WSJ last month, there remains a lot of interest in this subject. How much did the reporting of the Vietnam war’s progress influence American public opinion? Especially at the pivotal point in […]
Vietnam “Fake News” Revisited
Another Look at Vietnam “Fake News” On February 15, 2018, the Wall Street Journal printed excellent letters to the editor that debated fake news and the Tet offensive of ’68, which took place 50 years ago. The letters were written in response to William Luti’s Op Ed on the 30th of January, featured in my […]
