VETVN68

Headline:

Our best moment was not VN

Hometown:

AMERICA in PEACE

When I'm Not on Topix:

I am no longer sipping my drink of choice.

Read My Forum Posts Because:

My perspective on life may be different than yours

I'm Listening To:

Quiet and peaceful solitude

Read This Book:

http://www.thedevilsdictionary.com/ - satire 100 yrs ago

Favorite Things:

Reading about how it was in VN from those to young to know or were never there then seeing them justify their ignorance by denigrating a veteran.

On My Mind:

The last words from a soldier rarely are those of doing something noble ---- they reflect on god and family not country in their remaining moments.

I Believe In:

VN was long ago and the soldiers that were in the fight almost never speak of it. What we experienced was not something most wish to relive. The fact that those of us who did return were greeted with America's scorn was a quieting experience for a generation of brave young men. Today's soldiers are now both men and women with ladies defending ghetto cowards of gang mentality ignorance in this revolving door of overflowing prisons. VN was a war fought by drafted youth not old enough to vote or buy a beer but old enough to die for issues they did not totally understand. The USA is now fighting two wars with no draft which in my view is absurd. Soldiers of today as always deserve Americas total support no matter if a person believes in the cause or the politics. November 11, is Veterans Day and for some people it represent a day off work yet for others it's not important at all. For the true Americans among us the day evokes a very deep personal reverence combining elements of pride, sadness, and respect. Nov. 11 is a sacred day to remember service, honor, bravery, duty and sacrifice. It is a day to recall those who served in the past as those of today protecting the freedoms we in America enjoy.