"Vietnam and Iraq veterans become brothers in arms; Survivors of unpopular American wars build a rapport over shared experiences" by Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times | August 3, 2008
FORT LEWIS, Wash. - The two most unpopular American wars of the last century have found an intersection of sorts here in Washington, where an unusual friendship has taken hold between veterans of a war that ended in Southeast Asia 33 years ago and newly battle-honed soldiers with the "4/9" brigade, who shipped out for Iraq in March 2007.
Over the last 14 months, as the soldiers spread out through the date palm groves and dusty villages north of Baghdad, battling insurgents and building alliances with local leaders, they have been in constant communication with 4/9 veterans of the Vietnam era. They have exchanged photographs, e-mails, and packages, and - unit commanders hope - established friendships that will help guide the returning servicemen through the newly difficult terrain called home.
"They always compare this war to their war," said Corporal John Joss, 25, who lost a leg to a roadside bomb near Tarmiya, Iraq. "The enemy's the same, almost. It's not fighting like it should be. They just blow our stuff up and run off. I always knew when we went over that the Vietnam guys would be behind us, because they know what it's like to fight an enemy that doesn't fight right."
And WHAT WOULD YOU DO if say, China, INVADED and OCCUPIED YOUR LAND, kiddo?
Especially if that OCCUPYING POWER KILLED MILLIONS, DISPLACED MILLIONS and DESTROYED the NATION?
I am SO SICK of AMERIKA'S SHIT STINKING FUCKING ARROGANCE!!!!!!!
Much has happened between the fall of Saigon in 1975, when America was paralyzed with demonstrations opposing the war, and 2008, which comes after the Sept. 11 attacks and a war on terrorism many see as vital to the nation's survival.
There is your ZIONIST SHIT SHOVEL right there!!!
WHO sees this LYING FRAUD of 'terror" as an EXISTENTIAL THREAT?!
ONLY ONE shitty little shit stink fucking state!!
Gee, since Friday, my language has gotten worse!
Looks like the spam shutdown BACKFIRED, didn't it, because it made me ANGRIER than EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"I think the American people have realized they blamed the wrong people in Vietnam," said Doug Richardson, mayor of the nearby city of Lakewood, who attended the ceremony. "There's been a realization that if you are unhappy with the war, the fact is the military guys go because they were told to go."
Who ever blamed the soldiers for this?
Quit shoveling SHIT PROPAGANDA, will you?!
I blame the WAR-CRIMINAL, MASS-MURDERING TRAITORS who brought us 9/11 and Iraq -- all a bunch of DAMNABLE FUCKING LIES, sir!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, like Carlin said "The Public Sucks; Fuck Hope, Fuck Hope!!"
