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38. I really don't think it happened that often

Reply to coalition_unwilling (Reply #34)

Wed May 30, 2012, 12:30 PM

May 2012

and the few that did disrespect us were probably angry at the politicians and not really angry at the returning vets, we just happened to be the most visible symbols of the war.
Looking back, youv'e got to wonder if maybe some of these people weren't RW assholes who were trying to make the anti-war movement look bad.
At this time in my life, it just doesn't matter anymore.

Thank you for all you have done for the veterans of this country.

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Obama says Vietnam veterans too often 'denigrated' [View all] Omaha Steve May 2012 OP

Look for a Teahadist to claim zbdent May 2012 #1

He is right but that war was still wrong.n/t hrmjustin May 2012 #2

it's not up to those that serve to decide that DrDan May 2012 #3

Those that returned individually were often targeted at airports by groups that past judgment may3rd May 2012 #11

Coming through SFO in 69 SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #14

I call bullshit on both of you.... Bigmack May 2012 #19

You are wrong. That book doesn't prove it didn't happen and the author said so to me on the upaloopa May 2012 #22

Call bullshit all you want SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #27

I had always thought the stories of returning soliders being maligned (called names or coalition_unwilling May 2012 #34

I really don't think it happened that often SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #38

How did the WW-II vets treat you? ieoeja May 2012 #50

They treated us decently. SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #56

It's still happening Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #37

I hereby challenge you to provide one link to a post at DU that coalition_unwilling May 2012 #39

Only ONE post? Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #42

You know something? Citing your own flame-bait OP and responses to it coalition_unwilling May 2012 #44

So, I provide the proof yet an OP meant to honor the troops is "flamebait" Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #48

Absolutely right! AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #29

Absolutely wrong SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #31

Why do you want me or anyone else to believe you? AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #32

You misunderstand me SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #36

1969, huh? Art_from_Ark May 2012 #75

Wow, I hadn't thought of that SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #76

Excuse me, but the "spitting on" or "spitting at" did happen to many. And I think it humblebum May 2012 #46

So, I take it you were following both of those two DU posters around in real life to be able to say apocalypsehow May 2012 #52

I sincerely thank you SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #57

I appreciate. Bullshit like what that poster is peddling needs to be called out, and I have done so apocalypsehow May 2012 #60

Read the book... Bigmack May 2012 #58

I have read it sport, and it's mostly bullshit. For starters, GI's coming straight from combat zones apocalypsehow May 2012 #59

Amazing ain't it SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #63

I put it in quotes... and I earned the fucking right to call bullshit. nt Bigmack May 2012 #65

So putting it in quotes makes it fact? SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #68

Putting it in quotes makes it not plagiarism. And...Yup... I earned that right! nt Bigmack May 2012 #69

Even there he's not being honest: he did not cite his quote, and spent 2/3rd's of his reply typing apocalypsehow May 2012 #71

I ain't reading no book SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #62

"I ain't reading no book"... says a lot. .... Bigmack May 2012 #66

How did I respond SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #67

"Why would I take shit from a civillian? Because he's not calling Vets. liars" ieoeja May 2012 #70

Once again SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #74

Don't bother with the book - it's largely a mass of opinons, and not much substantiation. I believe apocalypsehow May 2012 #72

This Kid RobinA May 2012 #61

I don't think it was a widespread problem SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author humblebum May 2012 #41

I think you replied to the wrong post. SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #43

My apologies.nt humblebum May 2012 #45

No problem.nt SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #47

you missed my point DrDan May 2012 #20

Honour them... Brooklyn Dame May 2012 #4

More than lip service needed LiveNudePolitics May 2012 #5

As a Vietnam vet I say thats nice but I really don't care about a lost reception decades ago. HereSince1628 May 2012 #6

From an AP story today (just posted it), this fact jumped out - "230,000 new claims from Vietnam sad sally May 2012 #16

my brother in law is in his last few months of his life madrchsod May 2012 #18

denigrated most by leaders who sent them off to die in the first place Alamuti Lotus May 2012 #7

+1. bemildred May 2012 #8

Sly Stalone, a Rambo pretend vet who pretended to have been spat upon so he could be a victim AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #9

Thanks for your story, it needs to be heard. freshwest May 2012 #10

many people dodged the draft in various ways may3rd May 2012 #12

I don't mind draft-dogers. But draft-dodging chicken-hawks gets to me. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #13

The controversy about Bush is the '72 and '73 period when he was in Alabama. former9thward May 2012 #15

"McCain did not crash five planes"? Another good story ruined by the facts. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #17

Yup. The Admiral's son only lost 3 jets. The other two don't qualify. ieoeja May 2012 #51

He's probably the only one who crashed a plane in flight school and still be allowed to fly. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #55

There weren't that many actual "draft dodgers." In the sense of being drafted and then finding a yellowcanine May 2012 #73

I wonder when you came home and where. I was treated like shit when I came home in 1968. upaloopa May 2012 #23

Others have had experiences similar to both of ours. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #24

Well the people who wrote the books weren't there. upaloopa May 2012 #26

For claification, the similar experience = some say that it happened while others not only say AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #30

Well I am not trying to convince you of anything or make you say anything you don't want to upaloopa May 2012 #33

Thank You SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #40

Sorry to be extending this out but I always wanted to say this. I seems real funny to me that upaloopa May 2012 #49

Bartender told great stories about his service in Vietnam and as a Chicago cop. ieoeja May 2012 #53

There's so many fakers. Some are better than others. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #54

I came through SFO in 69 from my first tour when a bunch SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #28

I think all Vietnam vets (except maybe Westmoreland and Abrams) were victims of the coalition_unwilling May 2012 #35

rewriting history. GeorgeGist May 2012 #21

K&R mollerjay May 2012 #25

When I returned in 68 The Wizard May 2012 #77

Well said SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #78