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Tue Sep 15, 2020, 09:42 PM

speaknow (176 posts)

19. Nice and

honest. We were the Guys and Girls that went
off to war and when we returned we we spit on
and cursed at, We stood tall and took it all.
As I tell all that served. We did the right thing!

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53 replies	Author	Time	Post
I flew in the US Air Force for eight years during the Vietnam era... [View all]	Jack-o-Lantern	Sep 15	OP
God Bless You Brother	pdxflyboy	Sep 15	#1
You speak for many.	JohnnyLib2	Sep 15	#2
+ 1. nt	iluvtennis	Sep 15	#25
+100000	AZ8theist	Sep 16	#42
Thank you, Jack.	crickets	Sep 15	#3
Always consider the source. To be admired by Trump indicates the recipient is some sort of immoral	Karadeniz	Sep 15	#4
Right there with you, Brother.	Stinky The Clown	Sep 15	#5
Amen! Well said, brother	FakeNoose	Sep 15	#6
K & R	Hulk	Sep 15	#10
This is positive thinking @ it's best!...	Illumination	Sep 15	#20
Love it. nt	iluvtennis	Sep 15	#26
Made my day!!!	colorado_ufo	Sep 16	#48
K & R. nt	okaawhatever	Sep 15	#7
Please consider submitting this OP as a Letter to the Editor...	Laffy Kat	Sep 15	#8
I thought the same thing the second I finished reading it.	Dem2theMax	Sep 15	#13
I thought this too	leighbythesea2	Sep 15	#15
NYT/Wash Post/ LA times	zipplewrath	Sep 16	#51
Yes Kat, I will do that.	Jack-o-Lantern	Sep 15	#9
Thank you for your witness	MaryMagdaline	Sep 15	#11
Thank you for posting this.	democrank	Sep 15	#12
As MM says, thank you for your witness	Hekate	Sep 15	#14
Hearing your story brings tears to my eyes. All the sacrifices & lives lost doing what's	Illumination	Sep 15	#16
K&R .. respect	PoliWrangler	Sep 15	#17
Very powerful, very real.	panader0	Sep 15	#18
Nice and	speaknow	Sep 15	#19
DU rec...	SidDithers	Sep 15	#21
A touching story.	Aussie105	Sep 15	#22
Ya know what?	colorado_ufo	Sep 16	#49
BOOM	oldsoftie	Sep 16	#52
Thank You.	TallMike	Sep 15	#23
There with you. Didn't serve in country but when asked I answered.	flamin lib	Sep 15	#24
Thank you for your service	MustLoveBeagles	Sep 15	#27
As did I	Jamesm9164	Sep 15	#28
Thank you	Larissa	Sep 15	#29
Thank You!	BadGimp	Sep 16	#30
Thanks for your story and the good work!	burrowowl	Sep 16	#31
I hope when he's detained serving his life sentence before that	Lock him up.	Sep 16	#32
The further the ruling class gets away from war, the more they worship it	Withywindle	Sep 16	#33
So it goes, homes.	MrScorpio	Sep 16	#34
My own experiences as an Infantry Platoon Leader showed me the same waste you saw	Victor_c3	Sep 16	#35
Thank you for your service...	Freedomofspeech	Sep 16	#36
...and after he is in the ground rotting....	Grins	Sep 16	#37
Whoa. Talk about perspective...	sarchasm	Sep 16	#38
No doubt. People will be dancing in the streets when Trumpy is gone.	PatrickforO	Sep 16	#39
K&R	Blue Owl	Sep 16	#40
Amen!	Texin	Sep 16	#41
100% share your sentiment	Dukkha	Sep 16	#43
My heart breaks each day for this.	peacebuzzard	Sep 16	#44
K&R!	ProfessorGAC	Sep 16	#45
Thank you for your service. My nephew picked up where you left off.	Frustratedlady	Sep 16	#46
As part of a family whose members served in Vietnam, I now have tears in my eyes.	Paper Roses	Sep 16	#47
You have written this so well	KT2000	Sep 16	#50
I simply cannot not respond to the comments.	Jamesm9164	Sep 16	#53

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