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Re: Remembering a buddy from high school who died in Vietnam |
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Posted by SLRT on Tue May 26 09:33:12 2015, in response to Re: Remembering a buddy from high school who died in Vietnam, posted by SMAZ on Tue May 26 09:17:40 2015. Yes, there was valid moral objection to Vietnam but the basic "if I can get out I will" sentiment was king. You didn't have much chance to get out of WWI or WWII. Do you really think everyone in those wars really wanted to go? Those who refused faced real legal sanction, disapproval by their peers and communities, and disgrace.Society changed more than the justifications for war. You may look at WWI and WWII as morally justified, and to some the latter war was, or at least unavoidable once the Japanese attached Pearl Harbor. But they also Europe wanting America to bail them out of the messes they got themselves in. So is the canard that Vietnam vets are mentally damaged. Studies have shown that they are better adjusted than those who didn't serve. I'm interested in that. What studies? So is the canard that they got spat upon at airports. But active duty soldiers were often harassed or disrespected in other ways, especially in places like New York City. It is one reason why I, among many others, didn't wear my uniform when traveling if I didn't have to. In balance, the U.S. South was the only place where I saw actual common respect, from whites and blacks. So is the canard that they got spat upon at airports. |
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