"Ronn!Blankenship" wrote:
>
> At 11:31 AM 3/3/03 -0800, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
> >--- 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 . . .
Or research facilities. Right, Dan?
Julia
who heard more about it over Presidents' Day weekend from someone who was
born in Madison around 1970, and who'd heard lots about it from his parents
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