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GGJohn

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36. But it did happen in isolated cases.

Reply to delrem (Reply #24)

Sat Nov 29, 2014, 12:08 PM

Nov 2014

Every movement has it's bad actors, and the anti-vietnam war movement wasn't any different.

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Spitting on the Troops: Old Myth, New Rumors [View all] grahamhgreen Nov 2014 OP

I only heard one of those stories directly from a vet Warpy Nov 2014 #1

It did happen, but, AFAIK, not at any demos, and not that often, GGJohn Nov 2014 #3

I was called 'Baby-killer' on my first pass from the SF Army hospital treating me for my wounds pinboy3niner Nov 2014 #28

Excellent reply, thank pinboy3niner. Scuba Nov 2014 #29

Great post. GGJohn Nov 2014 #34

The vets Ive spoken to are the most anti war of all. grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #13

So was my friend Warpy Nov 2014 #15

Didn't Ann Coulter come up with a spat on story that was shot down in flames a few years brewens Nov 2014 #2

It did happen, but the instances were few and far between. GGJohn Nov 2014 #4

Maybe. Any prosecutions you know of? I mean maybe a guy getting spat on and beating the crap out brewens Nov 2014 #5

I can't postively confirm it, but one of my chopper bud's said it happened at SFO as he was GGJohn Nov 2014 #7

"Few and far between..." not really.Ono cherokeeprogressive Nov 2014 #20

Nobody spit on me because.... Brother Buzz Nov 2014 #6

Brother, not anymore! grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #14

The spitting on stories are either all bogus, SheilaT Nov 2014 #8

It didn't happen to me or anyone I know/knew. jaysunb Nov 2014 #9

it's always been hard for me to fathom G_j Nov 2014 #32

As with any movement, you'll always have rogue members, GGJohn Nov 2014 #33

Think about it.... Bigmack Nov 2014 #10

ROFL grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #16

A drafted army versus today's volunteer army. Festivito Nov 2014 #11

I think it happened joeglow3 Nov 2014 #12

Do you have a copy of the interview? grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #21

I wish joeglow3 Nov 2014 #35

Lots of people NEED it to be false. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2014 #22

We've gotten the baby killer bit in the modern day... Oktober Nov 2014 #17

No one is more guilty than we who sent you. grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #18

That one was during the occupy days.. Oktober Nov 2014 #19

The baby killer claims go all the way back to WWI. irisblue Nov 2014 #31

I believe it happened, but not a lot. blue neen Nov 2014 #23

The vets were mostly draftees. delrem Nov 2014 #24

Yes, I believe that's what I said.... blue neen Nov 2014 #25

But it did happen in isolated cases. GGJohn Nov 2014 #36

Of course. But that isn't how the anti-war movement has been characterized. delrem Nov 2014 #37

I agree. GGJohn Nov 2014 #38

the true spitting onethatcares Nov 2014 #26

My father was in Vietnam FLPanhandle Nov 2014 #27

I was never spit on when I came home. . B Calm Nov 2014 #30

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