Whydon't we honour our war vets like we did after WW2? Vietnam vets treated appallingly & 'new vets; come home to no job
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Posted by darwin0003 May 2nd, 2012 at 11:51PM
we dont live in the same america as 50 or 60 years ago which in many ways is a sad fact, the loss of patriotism being one of those .youth today are numb to what war really is because on a game you die you try a different strategy, instead of he died so now you try a different strategy . my generation doesnt understand the sacrifice these man and women really make weather years of their life, or something more mental or physical . it really is sad how anaware ppl are, because without our enlisted population tje rest would crumble.
ive never served, but thank god the creator for the brave souls that do
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Posted by tmcdert May 2nd, 2012 at 10:57PM
As a vietnam Vet, I thank you! I wish all of the men and women who have served and are serving could be treated better. God knows they deserve it!
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Posted by solowing May 2nd, 2012 at 11:20PM
It's easy to be nice (on the surface, anyway) to the vets when one has the luxury of a booming economy and is feeling good about things. That said, don't get too caught up in thinking about how dandy things were for the vets. Veterans' benefits concerning injuries were much stingier back then. Take John Smitherman, for example, who got screwed up from being a human guinea pig in nuclear tests. He wound up getting free treatment...from JAPAN; Uncle Sam did nothing for him, no treatment at all.
A lot of the veneration for WWII vets is in retrospect, didn't really hit until the 80s and 90s.
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Posted by energeez May 2nd, 2012 at 11:03PM
the people all agreed on the war.
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Reply by y2kbunny May 2nd, 2012 at 11:25PM
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Posted by y2kbunny May 2nd, 2012 at 10:57PM
After WWll there were plenty of jobs = Boom as in baby Boomer!
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Posted by Rolle2323 May 2nd, 2012 at 10:54PM
I agree that the Vietnam vets were treated in an apalling fashion. How I wish we could improve the economy and provide jobs for everyone...but they are few and far between...for everyone nowadays, not just vets.
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Posted by DrPestKontrolle1881 May 2nd, 2012 at 10:54PM
So true. Very much a "national disgrace."
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