--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What was it like during the Viet Nam war? Did this > sort of thing happen > then? I've heard about vets being mistreated; what > about those still > actively serving? > > Julia
It happened a _lot_ then. It's probably the same people doing it. I remember Carl Vuono telling me that the most frightening moments of his life were walking through JFK airport in uniform during Vietnam. I've heard many people who protested the war say that they weren't attacking the soldiers, but I've _never_ heard one of the soldiers say that, even ones who ended up leading war protests and would say - quite frankly - that they had great difficulty doing so because many of the other protesters didn't want to associate with ex-soldiers. I can't imagine the mindset of the people involved, and I honestly don't want to - even the thought of it makes me feel vaguely dirty.
Don't forget the people who bombed or burned recruitment offices and ROTC buildings on campuses . . .
-- Ronn! :)
Almighty Ruler of the all, Whose Power extends to great and small, Who guides the stars with steadfast law, Whose least creation fills with awe, O grant thy mercy and thy grace, To those who venture into space.
(Robert A. Heinlein's added verse to the Navy Hymn)
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