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VietNam We Still Remember !
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VietNam We Still Remember !
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VietNam We Still Remember !
posted at July 29, 2012 11:14 AM EDT
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It was an unpopular war, fought by our brave young men and women, who came home to find out they were disliked for what they did. It is time to talk about what happened in VietNam , and to honor the soldiers at last. Mayaguez, By Those who were there: http://www.legion.org/magazine/211337/last-battle Were you in Viet Nam? Tell us how you survived, and remember those who did not. |
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Re: VietNam We Still Remember !
posted at October 5, 2012 5:40 AM EDT
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I n Response to VietNam We Still Remember !: It was an unpopular war, fought by our brave young men and women, who came home to find out they were disliked for what they did. It is time to talk about what happened in VietNam , and to honor the soldiers at last. Mayaguez, By Those who were there: http://www.legion.org/magazine/211337/last-battle Were you in Viet Nam? Tell us how you survived, and remember those who did not. Posted by BettyCM Last week I received an old photo from a woman I grew up with. It was from my 15th birthday and in it were 3 boys were grew up, joined to fight and never returned. NO, I'll never forget! |
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Re: VietNam We Still Remember !
posted at October 5, 2012 12:08 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: VietNam We Still Remember !: I n Response to VietNam We Still Remember ! : Last week I received an old photo from a woman I grew up with. It was from my 15th birthday and in it were 3 boys were grew up, joined to fight and never returned. NO, I'll never forget! Posted by gailpatricia Oh, my! I remember we lost so many in my town, too! Can you believe it is 50 years since the Vietnam War? How we fought against that war, and , now we have two wars going on. Why were protests so common then, but, not now?? |
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Re: VietNam We Still Remember !
posted at October 6, 2012 6:32 AM EDT
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In Response to Re: VietNam We Still Remember !: In Response to Re: VietNam We Still Remember ! : Oh, my! I remember we lost so many in my town, too! Can you believe it is 50 years since the Vietnam War? How we fought against that war, and , now we have two wars going on. Why were protests so common then, but, not now?? Posted by BettyCM In 1990, I knew the Middle East would be a problem. My son joined the Marines and we had Desert Storm. I told someone at work - this isn't over - the "Vietnam of your generation is about to begin" - I HATE IT when I'm right sometimes. My son was killed in 1992, and we are still losing military in Iraq and Afghanistan. I think the generation of protesters is now retired and the new generation is - frankly I don't know What the new generation is! |
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Re: VietNam We Still Remember !
posted at October 25, 2012 3:16 PM EDT
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Vietnam is not just a memory to many of our Servicemen and Women, since they still live daily with the wounds, both physical and mental , of that war. The American Legion is taking time to commemorate their service, and honor them for their contributions to our freedom as a nation.Please note, any veteran of Vietnam who has died due to the wounds or chemicals of that war can now be commemorated on the Vietnam Memorial Wall. Read Below: November marks Veterans Day and the 30th anniversary of the completion of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. In commemoration, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) is conducting a special 65-hour ceremony to recognize the fallen and missing in action. From Nov. 7-10 at the memorial site, volunteers will read the names of the 52,282 servicemembers inscribed on The Wall. This will be only the fifth time in The Wall’s history that the reading of the names has occurred. And on Nov. 11, VVMF will conduct its annual Veterans Day ceremony at the memorial site. Visit www.vvmf.org/Ceremonies for more details. Additionally, VVMF is conducting a nationwide "thank you" tribute to Vietnam veterans with its video project. It’s asking individuals and groups, such as Legion posts, to videotape themselves reading the names of servicemembers on The Wall who have local or personal ties to them. To find names on The Wall by state, visit www.vvmf.org/names-by-state. VVMF is also expanding its video project to include the names of veterans who have died from Vietnam-related causes, such as Agent Orange, but do not meet the Department of Defense requirements for inclusion on The Wall. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund was established in 1979 and is dedicated to preserving the legacy of The Wall, keeping veterans’ stories alive and educating America on the impact the war had on servicemembers and their families. Meanwhile, this past Memorial Day during a ceremony at The Wall, President Obama proclaimed May 28, 2012, through Nov. 11, 2025, as the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. http://www.legion.org/veteransday/212590/tribute-vietnam-servicemembers
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Re: VietNam We Still Remember !
posted at October 27, 2012 1:50 PM EDT
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Let us all sincerely hope those who attempt to gain political advantage from exploiting those who sacrifice life, limb and mind can somehow come to understand. The bond between those who serve in time of war transcends all politics... |
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Re: VietNam We Still Remember !
posted at November 3, 2012 11:36 AM EDT
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In Response to Re: VietNam We Still Remember !: In Response to Re: VietNam We Still Remember ! : In 1990, I knew the Middle East would be a problem. My son joined the Marines and we had Desert Storm. I told someone at work - this isn't over - the "Vietnam of your generation is about to begin" - I HATE IT when I'm right sometimes. My son was killed in 1992, and we are still losing military in Iraq and Afghanistan. I think the generation of protesters is now retired and the new generation is - frankly I don't know What the new generation is! Posted by gailpatricia Maybe a cyber protest against the wars of today could take the place of the in the street march protests of the past. That could be the way to get more people involved and have our government listen to us. |
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Re: VietNam We Still Remember !
posted at November 4, 2012 7:46 PM EST
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It is close to 'Decoration Day'. A song by Eric Bogle called "The Green Fields of France" recounts his feelings upon visiting Flanders Fields.....perhaps it will cause you to remeber again your father or your grandfather..... or even your great grandfather. In the wake of the reprehensible political posturing for political gain.....it may make you think about the "values" of those who forget the truth of the cost. Well, how do you do, Private William McBride, Do you mind if I sit down here by your graveside? And rest for awhile in the warm summer sun, I've been walking all day, and I'm nearly done. I can see by your gravestone you were only nineteen when you joined the glorious fallen in nineteen sixteen, Well, I hope you died quick and I hope you died clean Or, Willie McBride, was it slow and obscene? Did they beat the Drum slowly, Did they play the pipes lowly? Did the rifles fire o'er you as they lowered you down? Did the bugles sound The Last Post in chorus? Did the pipes play the Flowers of the Forest? And did you leave a wife of a sweetheart behind, In some loyal heart is your memory enshrined? And, though you died back in nineteen sixteen, To that loyal heart are you ever nineteen? Or are you a stranger without even a name, Forever enshrined behind a glass pane, In an old photograph, torn and tattered and stained, And fading to yellow in a brown leather frame? The sun's shining down on these green fields of France; the warm wind blows gently, and the red poppies dance. The trenches have vanished under the plow; No gas and no barbe wire, no guns firing now. But here in this graveyard that's still No Man's Land The countless white crosses in mute witness stand to man's blind indifference to his fellow man... And a whole generation who were butchered and damned. And I can't help but wonder now, Willie McBride, Do all those who lie here know just why they died? Did you really believe them when they told you "The Cause"? Did you really believe that this war would end wars? Well the suffering, the sorrow, the glory, the shame The killing, the dying, It was all done in vain..... For Willie McBride, it all happened again, And again, and again, and again, and again. ........John McCutcheon later observed in the final lyric of "Christmas in the Trenches"....... ".....each Christmas passed since WWI, I've learned this lesson well, That the ones who call the shots Won't be among the dead and maimed And on each end of the rifle..... We're the same. |
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Re: VietNam We Still Remember !
posted at November 9, 2012 4:56 PM EST
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In Response to Re: VietNam We Still Remember !: In Response to Re: VietNam We Still Remember ! : Oh, my! I remember we lost so many in my town, too! Can you believe it is 50 years since the Vietnam War? How we fought against that war, and , now we have two wars going on. Why were protests so common then, but, not now?? Posted by BettyCM Yes, two wars we are in now..........both started, in my estimation, with lies and machinations. No WMD's in Iraq...Bush's big name for the day of attack, which I can't remember now as am really old and forgetting too much too easily. How many innocent Iraqi's killed in that first attack AND how many lives of our loved ones lost and maimed. WHY!!! Still in Afghanistan.....where is the hue and cry about this one?? I say, BRING THEM ALL HOME,,,enough is enough!! WHY, indeed, not the demonstrations as when the Nam war was starred and continued and continued...I WEEP FOR ALL OF OUR LOST AND WOUNDED MEN AND WOMEN. Each time I see the VietNam Memoril personally I CRY CRY CRY and even now looking at the present movie I AM CRYING AND FEELING HELPLESS FOR ALL THOSE LOST AND MAIMED. HOW MANY MORE GONE IN AFGHANISTAN??? STOP IT ALL NOW!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!! |
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