Vietnam War Facts Archives - R. Lawson Author

Vietnam War- Sobering Statistics

R Lawson — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:19:39 +0000

The following information was emailed to me and I found it posted on the Vietnam272nd.com website. Although I do not know the original author, it mentions that these statistics were taken from a variety of sources to include: The VFW Magazine, the Public Information Office, and the HQ CP Forward Observer – 1st Recon April 12, […]

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The Vietnam War- The Drug Myth

R Lawson — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 00:16:02 +0000

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 […]

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Vietnam War Myths Revisited

R Lawson — Wed, 09 May 2018 22:24:10 +0000

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. […]

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